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<|im_start|>user ELI5: why do people with amnesia not forget their primary language?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Language and memory are stored in different parts of the brain. That's why some types of brain damage can leave you unable to speak without affecting your memory. Other things unaffected by amnesia are ...
<|im_start|>user is there a correlation between the Sun's activity and Global Warming? The temperature where I live (Ontario, Canada) rose 16 deg. C higher than average for this time of year. This corresponds directly with the solar flare activity reaching earth. Can this be coincidence and can it explain why global w...
<|im_start|>user Nothing is unnatural. CMV Everything in the universe is nature (meaning it is part of the physical world). Anything produced in the universe is natural. Genetically modified organisms were produced or engineered by humans, who are part of the universe. You can't say something is unnatural or unnaturall...
<|im_start|>user The Fourier Transformation or the Fourier Series<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Lots of phenomena in our day to day life are made up of waves. There are, of course, the waves that you see at the beach, but there are also waves of pressure in the air that make up sound and other waves made from electr...
<|im_start|>user I read that astronauts DNA can be “shattered” by cosmic rays, what does this actually mean? My question came from reading an article about our Sun going blank and maybe heading toward a 'solar minimum'. Which causes cosmic rays dangerous to astronauts, article link here: http://www.news.com.au/techno...
<|im_start|>user What branch of psychology would be ideal for me? So I am considering the field of psychology. I'd really love to make a difference in the lives and minds of others, and teach and lead people who are struggling with life and their mental health. Ultimately I want to transform the lives of others. Howeve...
<|im_start|>user Do the beneficial microbes that live inside me have an "easy life" where they have unrestricted access to everything they want, or do they have to compete for resources like most other life forms on earth do? I just want to know if I'm being a good host.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They compete for...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do we get a sore throat after being in the cold for a while?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Well it depends on what kind of cold. But often the air is very dry when it is cold, meaning a low humidity. This means it is easier for water to evaporate into the 'dry' air. What you should also kno...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is Quantum Entanglement and is it important to know what it is? What is Quantum Entanglement and is it important to know what it is?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant On a technical level, two systems are entangled if the wave function of the whole system cannot be written as a product of the ...
<|im_start|>user [Futurama] How did 25 cent suicide booths come to exist? In the very first episode of Futurama we see Bender and Fry try to end it all at a suicide booth for only 25 cents. What were the legal trials that had to happen for these booths to officially pop up in New New York? What changed from the 21st ce...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why Internet Explorer is (supposedly) so "horrible".<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The internet has a set of standards for people writing websites. The languages they use (HTML, javascript, whatever) have well defined rules that are agreed on and set by a central body. This means that anyone can...
<|im_start|>user [Halo] Is the fact that the UNSC fields mixed gender forces remarked upon as novel by the Covenant? In the UNSC both men and women serve together in the interstellar armed forces (including direct combat arms like the infantry as well as the SPARTAN forces) and it's not seen as a particularly hot-butto...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Capitalism is not a political philosophy, but is a natural/perennial part of human society At its core, Capitalism is not a “worldview” or even a “philosophy”, but rather the natural state of human transaction. Certainly since the 1700s in western Europeans come have come to revere this phenomenon...
<|im_start|>user How to think like an Economist? It might seem dumb but how do economists think about things, the world, economic problems? What is the thought process you use when you consider an issue. Thanks.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Economists have a whole lot of theoretical models they know in their he...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why was lead (Pb) so widely used before people discovered it was toxic? What properties of lead make it so useful that it’s in paint, glassware, pipes, etc.?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's very common in nature, easily mined, easily processed, very malleable - easy to make things from. On t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does glue not get hard and stick to its original container?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Often it is the case that water is acting as a solvent, so as to prevent the glue from solidfying into a self-stuck mass. The amount of air inside the container is insufficient in the short term to eva...
<|im_start|>user How can a microSD card be so compact? I have a 32GB microSD card in my phone right now and that fact just amazes me. I did some calculations, and assuming there is 3 bits stored per transistor like in the TLC NAND that is used in the Samsung 840 SSD, that means there is 32 billion x 8/3 = 86 billion tr...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why is Africa still so poor and underdeveloped after decades of western world help? We have been sending aid in numerous different ways for decades (starting from the 80's?) **billions** of dollars, many teachers, etc. I'm starting to think that it should show up in someway after all this time. ...
<|im_start|>user How can SmartWatches measure the blood pressure? And how accurate is it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I do research on hemodynamics, which uses some of these same principles. The smart watch estimates blood pressure based on something called pulse transit time, which is a calculation of how much ti...
<|im_start|>user Responsibility of reviewer to include grammar corrections? Hello! I have a question regarding peer reviewing for journals. I find when I am reviewing that I want to comment on every minor grammar/sentence structure infraction, but obviously this is time consuming and I'm honestly not sure if it is a ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does it require energy to hold something heavy in a stationary position? In physics today we were going over how work done (or energy) is equal to force multiplied by distance moved, but our teacher was unable to explain clearly why it requires so much energy to hold something stationary. If ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: People walking/biking in public places should adhere to the same "rules of the road" as when they're driving cars on public roadways. As the title states, I have believed all my life that when walking in public areas, especially those with heavy foot traffic, we should behave with the same actions...
<|im_start|>user Why did we stop inoculating against smallpox? I understand the amazing human achievement that the disease was eradicated. That said, we have an effective method against keeping people from getting sick from any possible accidental or other recurrence of the disease, so why don’t we continue using it wi...
<|im_start|>user Could there be a civilization just as technologically advanced as us in another planet whose science has a totally different content than ours? Meaning: they have all our technological prowess but their theories 'parse' the world in a completely different way.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The way ou...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can Hooters hire strictly female servers without getting into some kind of legal trouble concerning discrimination? I know this might be sort of an odd question, but if a male applied for a waiting position at Hooters (or a similar restaurant), what legally allows the restaurant to deny them ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how we detect water in the atmosphere of a planet 110 light years away.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant We use super-powerful telescopes that can look out into space in a wide range of spectrums of light. So when we start looking for potentially habitable planets, what we often start with is...
<|im_start|>user Why does a muscle get stronger? I know *what* happens when a muscle gets stronger. Buy *why* does that happen? # # This question was asked by my father who, for years, has been unsatisfied with the answers he's been getting. Can someone finally answer him? # Edit: Thanks guys! He finally got an answer...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The Glass-Steagall Act I've seen some reports in the news in the past week that Elizabeth Warren and John McCain want to bring back The Glass-Steagall Act. Can somebody explain to me like I'm five what the act included, what it did, and what effects it would have today? Thanks a ton.<|im_end|...
<|im_start|>user films/tvshows/books about academics working On those days when preparing lectures, reading articles or doing other "academia stuff" seems like the most boring thing ever, I like to read or watch something with university lecturers in it just doing their jobs (preferably in awesome-looking offices and l...
<|im_start|>user [Deadpool Movie][Spoilers] Why does Ajax appear to have super strength/durability? EDIT: Sorry, the title should say [Deadpool Movie][Spoilers] Why does *Francis* appear to have super strength/durability? I remember ~~Ajax~~ Francis saying that he had the same treatment as Wade, and as a result, got h...
<|im_start|>user ELI5- Why, in the 21st century, do politics still seem to be a matter of opinion? Does mankind simply lack the means to make objective decisions about the running of our nations governments, based on cold hard facts and numbers?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Politics is about the relative weighting o...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What makes C++ a better language than C? Or in other words, what are all the advantages of Object-Oriented Programming? My main hurdle is that I don't understand *why* it's beneficial to combine data with code. I'm having a hard time understanding why a programmer would want to make the paradigm...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Ocean phytoplankton and algae produce 70-80% of the earths atmospheric oxygen. Why is tree conservation for oxygen so popular over ocean conservation then?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Trees are more familiar, and humanity’s effects on them are more easily understood. You can imagine 100 acres...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Telling an underrepresented group in any media (games/movies etc) to go "make it their own stuff" is a completely valid option. Asians underrepresented in media in the West? Well they got Korean, Chinese, Indian and Japanese cinema/media. Not only that but these became global phenomenons and attra...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do we pay ISPs for "up to" a certain speed of internet with no guaranteed minimum, while we would never pay $10 for up to a sandwich?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Access to the Internet is a service which can face disruptions due to forces outside the control of the ISP, such as weather, a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Howcome English text is used so frequently in countries such as China Japan and Korea? Something like a billboard for McDonalds, it would have English text saying "Fast Food". Why is this?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant English-speaking cultures are extremely powerful in the world if you haven't...
<|im_start|>user Why does blue light travel slower in glass than red light? I understand that blue light slows by more and therefore refracts by more, but I'm not entirely sure why blue light travels slower in, say glass, than red.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The two parameters that govern the speed of light are th...
<|im_start|>user Why does our skin not turn gray with age? As we get older, the melanin in our hair dies out, and gray hair starts to grow in place of colored hair. Since skin has melanin in it too, why does the same thing not happen? Edit: Thanks for all the replies, guys!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Genes that r...
<|im_start|>user Why was Wittgenstein concerned about meaning and language at all? Why is it even a philosophical problem? Sounds straightforward to me?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Language, or rather misuse of it, isn't just a philosophical problem for Wittgenstein but the root of all philosophical problems. Philo...
<|im_start|>user My teacher ghosted me and now I need someone to interview who works in the general field for my final project TLDR;I need someone to answer the questions at the bottom So for my class we need to interview someone in the general field of what we wanna do in the future. Now I don't know computer program...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did they determine the weight of the Earth, and other bodies in the Cosmos without a scale?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The weight of the earth was determined by first measuring the force of gravity between two 1-kilogram weights (Henry Cavendish performed this experiment in the 18th cent...
<|im_start|>user [Harry Potter] What classifies a creature as being 'magical', and why does the Ministry of Magic bother to hide harmless creatures like flobberworms from Muggles?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Magic is something that can be detected, a creature is magical if it has magic, which is known because it ei...
<|im_start|>user CMV: People should not be able to change the sex on their birth certificate I really want to give people some deltas so please try to change my view. I’ve been watching a lot of trans youtubers mention changing their sex on their birth certificate and I get very confused. Obviously unless you do pren...
<|im_start|>user Is it viable to bring a large number manufacturing jobs back to the US? If not, what conditions would be needed to make it so?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Always want to point out that there is a lot of manufacturing in the US. And that manufacturing is broad. Think of it this way, when we perceive...
<|im_start|>user What is preventing human-caused climate change from being a widely accepted theory? This semester I took an environmental ethics course (I go to a purely engineering school, the course is one of our only required liberal arts classes), where we discussed topics like mountaintop removal, GMOs, etc. When...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do doctors try to stop the swelling of an injury if the body's healing-reaction is to create swelling? What do we know that our bodies don't?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In some cases the swelling can pose a risk of further complications, like cerebral edema. In other cases it may simply ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Bringing the Ebola Patients Back to the US is a HORRIBLE Idea. I think that bringing back the Ebola patients is a horrible, horrible idea. Look, I'm all for caring about each individual person. The people who are infected should be cared for as best as possible... and they also need to be isolated...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: Is there any explanation why when we sleep it seems like time is so fast? For example, ive been asleep for 9 hours but it feels like just a minute.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Time passes inconsistently based on how aware of it you are. Five minutes doing something unpleasant feels a lot long...
<|im_start|>user Would it be possible to link a telescope on Earth with one on Mars to see farther and more clearly the same way that telescopes in different locations on Earth can be linked?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes, but there's a lot of things that make it tricky. Firstly, you need to know the distance be...
<|im_start|>user What makes treeline altitude (highest trees can grow) vary from place to place? In Colorado it's about 10,800'. In California it's about 8,500' in places.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Water and heat availability. In general, a you get higher, both become more scarce until it's too cold and dry for a...
<|im_start|>user What about a lack of oxygen makes a cell die? Why does a lack of oxygen kill a cell? What is changing that causes this?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Basically, oxygen is required for the formation of ATP in cells. ATP, in turn, is responsible for most of the energy requiring functions that a cell pe...
<|im_start|>user [DC/Marvel] How do superheroes routinely invent things that outpace far more advanced civilizations? This is mostly a Marvel question. Earth is a relatively unadvanced civilization compared to, say, the Kree or the Shi’ar, yet it seems like humans constantly invent things that these societies haven’t. ...
<|im_start|>user [Harry Potter/FBaWtFT] What makes a creature "magical"? There are many entries in the *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* that seem like variations of known animals. What makes a flobberworm, for example, any more "fantastic" than real world animals like [crinoids](https://www.youtube.com/watc...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why the US debt limit exists if we keep raising it every year<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They could pass a law to automatically have certain raises and such in the debt limit, tied to some measurement etc. Many economists think this would be a pretty reasonable method, perhaps not optimal ov...
<|im_start|>user If you exercise when it's hot outside, you certainly feel more tired, but do you actually burn more calories?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The feeling of fatigue is more likely related to volume status and dehydration. However, you will burn more calories exercising in the heat because your overall ...
<|im_start|>user How do we know that far away galaxies aren't made from antimatter? Scientists say that at the time of the big bang, in theory, equal amount of matter and antimatter should've been created, but now we have the universe of only matter. But how do we know that exactly? If antimatter has the same propertie...
<|im_start|>user I believe that everyone is racist. CMV I believe we all at least unwittingly make judgements based racial stereotypes. I believe this is caused by some inherent biological process that exists to improve our chances of survival.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I think your perspective may be valid if y...
<|im_start|>user If humans need connection to other humans to survive and thrive; why do so many humans hate being around other humans?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant People need other people, but often, the particular people available aren't capable of meeting specific needs. So we end up needing people, but not *th...
<|im_start|>user Visiting Scientist making up data (looking for advice) Throwaway account because some people at my school know my other one. I'm a PhD student in chemistry in my 3rd year at a large public flagship university in the USA, collecting data for later processing for a paper to be published (much) later. So...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 the term of “Ontology” and “epistemology”? As well as, the difference and it’s applications.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In philosophy, ontology is the study of existence, or being. What does it mean to say a thing is, or that it exists? For example, if you catch a fish and eat it, at what poi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the difference between a major and a minor heart attack, and how is a heart attack classified?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Heart attacks are usually classified via EKG. If there are certain changes from a usual, healthy EKG (ST-elevations in this case) it is classified as a STEMI, whi...
<|im_start|>user CMV: If a magic system has rigid rules, it's not magic, it's alternate science. I say this as a big fan of stories that use such magic systems, like Sanderson's books, but they simply are not "magic". Magic has, by it's very nature, aspects that aren't completely explainable or predictable. If a magi...
<|im_start|>user ELIT: Why Germany is such a strong world power It seems throughout the 20th century and in the modern day, Germany, despite massive repercussions from WWI and WWII, manages to bounce back and become a staggeringly powerful force in both military and economy. What are the reasons for this in the WWI ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What good is there in consuming vitamins in quantities many times more than in the RDA and does your body process the sudden excess in a productive way?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The RDA or Recommended Daily Allowance for Vitamins and Minerals. It is the average daily dietary intake level s...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do submarines have to surface at all? Can't they just operate underwater for the entire length of the mission, especially if they are nuclear-powered? I have heard that diesel engines cannot remain submerged for a long time, so they have to surface very frequently. But what is it they actuall...
<|im_start|>user [Highlander] Must there be only one? Let us say Ramirez beat the Kurgan, or Castlegar did so. Would they off Conner, or would Conner off them? Is the prize worth centuries of friendship and loyalty?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When it comes us Immortals you must remember that we are beings whose ex...
<|im_start|>user Is it possible to have a charged particle in a solution or suspension(other than dissolved ions)? I know many atoms form ions when dissolved in water for example. But what I am wondering is whether a larger particle can hold a static charge when in a liquid, in the way a dust particle can be statically...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are dominantly slashing weapons curved? Why do some curve backwards, which some curve forwards?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Few curve forwards and those ones are usually more for special purposes. Medieval polearms with backward hooks such as bills were intended to allow you to grab onto ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Athletic/muscular women should be considered the same way as muscular men. I was surprised to see how many people disagreed with this, but com'on the "perfect" woman's body for ads and shit is always a thin leaf, sometimes borderline anorexic. A girl with a 6-pack should be respected as much as a ...
<|im_start|>user How many live plants would I need to have in my house for there to be an appreciable improvement in air quality versus outside? Kind of a random question but I can't stop thinking about it<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's speculated that, in an airtight room, you'd need around 300-500 decent sized ...
<|im_start|>user Does a steel bar resist bending until a certain amount of force is applied, or does all force bend it, however slightly? Imagine a thick steel bar 2 meters long, suspended at its ends, and that you hang a dress shirt on a hanger in the middle. Mathematically, even such a slight mass/force would yield s...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is standardized testing so expensive? I live in a state where all high school juniors take the ACT. Some of my students will be taking it tomorrow. Considering tests such as ACT / SAT / SAT II / AP are usually proctored by teachers and are offered at schools (though grad and professional sch...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do trees’ leaves move towards the red end of the spectrum Why not the violet end? Obviously this answer will have something to do with the original colour, green, which is interestingly in the middle of the light spectrum.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Chlorophyll is the green pigment that ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: A time-traveling Bob Ross would not have been able to get Hitler into art school. In 1907 Hitler applied to the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and was rejected. It has been proposed that instead of sending an assassin to go back in time and kill Hitler, we could instead send Bob Ross to teach Hitle...
<|im_start|>user Why can't the Fed just do a 250 basis point hike in one go for the year and we can just move on with our lives From @_SidVerma on Twitter. And could you please also help me understand why a few people replied that it’s because the fed has painted itself into a corner where if we keep giving the patient...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do translators deal with unavoidable puns?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This is one of the things that makes translation challenging and exciting. Not only do you need to know two languages, but you need to be a wordsmith with your target language. When encountering puns, we first have to ...
<|im_start|>user [Harry Potter] Is Hagrid secretly a magical prodigy? He never made it past 3rd year, and yet he was capable of human transfiguration, nonverbal magic, the *Incendio* spell, and the *Aguamenti* charm, all of which are NEWT level*. If he hadn’t been expelled, could he have become a Dumbledore-level wizar...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Ninja can stream with who he wants and he isn't being sexist Ninja's decision not to stream with women is perfectly justified. Before I start I want to say I'm not a Ninja fan boy, I just have a point of view I want to share. Ninja has explained the reason behind not wanting to stream with fema...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do antidepressants wind up having the exact opposite of their intention, causing increased risk of suicide ?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Some people think that antidepressants may work to restore motivation and drive before eventually reaching their full efficacy of restoring overall mood...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does the USA subsidize the production of corn? Update: Holy hell, I appreciate all he feedback from everyone. Ive tried to read about his subject a few time but I seem to have a hard time retaining information from all the different sources. Thank you all very much.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assi...
<|im_start|>user [General superheroes] I have high-level teleportation powers. How can I stop this crashing plane? Hi. The Displacer here, calling from JFK Airport, where the air traffic controllers have called me in to help with an awkward problem. There's a Boeing 747 out somewhere over the Atlantic, with 540 passen...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do prices end with a 9? For example, .49 or .99<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Marketing psychology. The brain tends to register $1.99 as being much less than $2.00 so more people will end up making purchases if the price point creates the illusion that the product is cheaper than it really ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Gameplay is generally more important than story in a game I think generally, good gameplay should always take priority over a good story. I don't think narrative and story are unimportant to a video game, far from it. But I will always prefer a game with good mechanic but bad story over virce ver...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it so important for humans to have a balanced nutrition but not for animals? Most animals have a fairly simple diet, carnivores eat only meat their whole life, cows eat exclusively grass etc. So why are human bodies so picky and need a balance of protein, fat, carbs etc from different sour...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does tilt photography trick our minds into thinking the subject of the photo is a miniature?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When you lean in and look at a miniature or model, you're eyes are focused on what's right in front of them, and things in your peripheral vision are blurrier - Usually...
<|im_start|>user [Mandalorian] How do “chaincodes” work and what do they do? Who makes the chaincode for each bounty?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Chaincodes are most likely a form of identification. Similar to a block chain on crypto currency they identify the people involved to some degree so bounties can be track...
<|im_start|>user [GOT] What does the phrase "chaos is a ladder" mean?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The metaphor is about climbing higher in terms of power and influence. I.e., when things are politically chaotic, a savvy person can use the unclear allegiances and fluid situation to better himself, much more rapidly...
<|im_start|>user Is Academia really as bad as it can be made out to be? Is there any benefit to going into academia? I stumbled across this sub a few weeks ago and had been browsing popular posts and comments that all appear to highlight the negative aspects and stresses associated with an academic career. For context...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do most big trucks adamantly say "NOT FOR HIRE" (box trucks, U-haul, big rigs etc). Who are these lawless people in the streets attempting to rent trucks at whim?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant DOT regulations have very different requirements for a private vehicle and a for hire vehicle when...
<|im_start|>user Other than rationalism and empiricism, are there any other ways of gaining knowledge?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Rationalism and empiricism aren't really ways of gaining knowledge, they're traditions of philosophical work - or historical hypotheses about what historians suppose constitute such tra...
<|im_start|>user CMV:I do not think affirmative action is wrong The statement "affirmative action is wrong" is very subjective. This can be twisted in many ways. For the purpose of intellectual honesty, we should argue whether affirmative action helps minorities more than it hurts those in the majority. We should also ...
<|im_start|>user Why are philosophy undergrads obliged to read primary texts (Plato, Descartes, etc.) whereas math and science undergrads aren't (Euclid, Newton)?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I think it's a combination of: 1) Philosophical arguments are often long and take a long time to set up. You can clip a quot...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can't we read text unless we look directly at it? For text that is more than about a meter away from our eyes, we can't really read it without focusing on it. If you look just a tiny bit above the text, it just looks like a bunch of jumbled letters. Why?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The ey...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is a central clearing bank and how does it work? And please explain like I am literally 5 years old. I understand nothing about finance.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A transfer of funds from an account at bank A to an account at bank B requires a coordinated transfer between different acc...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How solar cells transform the sun's energy to electrical energy<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant **Short Answer** Shine light on the right type of semiconductor and electrons get knocked loose, resulting in useable electricity. **More Detailed Answer** 1. Build a molecular antenna that can abs...
<|im_start|>user How do muscles get stronger ? There's obviously the whole hypertrophy system which i'm well aware about but i'm guessing there's more than that otherwise bodybuilders would be the best powerlifters. I guess my question would be what make muscles stronger, excluding muscles getting bigger ?<|im_end|> <|...
<|im_start|>user [General Science Fiction] How do territorial borders work in space, given there are 3 axes of movement. Also, how do barricades in space work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They could define them as based on three-dimensional volumes, or they could just have stars or planets each belong to specific g...
<|im_start|>user AskScience AMA Series: We're from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and from Washington Maritime Blue and DNV GL. Our organizations are working together to bring the safe use of hydrogen to these ports for a cleaner energy future. Ask away, we're here to answer your questions. AUA! Hi Reddit, H...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Consulting seems stupid considering most firms are full of recent college grads who effectively know nothing about business This will probably be an easy CMV as I am open minded and really just have this opinion because I don't know much about it. I have a few friends who are recent grads and have...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do kids love bright colors so much, but as they get older, bright colors seem less important?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant While growing, humans use attention to collect useful information. In early childhood attention is mostly focused on easily perceivable differences between events and ...