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<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is happening in your brain when you struggle to remember something and it finally comes to you?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The brain recalls things by first filtering out memories that it deems irrelevant, to try to narrow down the remembering process. Sometimes it accidentally filters ...
<|im_start|>user [Harry Potter] Where do new spells come from? I remember in one of the books it said that you had to get a new spell approved through the ministry or something but I don’t remember the details. When a new spell is made, is there a memo that goes out to all wizards/witches? Do they have to “update” the...
<|im_start|>user Is there more to Utilitarianism than decreasing suffering? I know. I know there is literally more to it. What I'm looking for is the source of this concept of morality. All to often I argue with people that claim their ethics are based in utilitarianism. I'll ask them why and they will say "decreasing...
<|im_start|>user CMV: There is not a substantial amount of flat-earthers. Genuine believers are practically nonexistent. I’m not here to debate whether the earth is flat, I’m saying that practically no one believes it is. I’m defining substantial amount as being any amount of people that is indicative of our culture or...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do the Nordic countries seem to do so well in like, everything? They have low corruption, low inequality, very democratic, high standard of living, low obesity, etc. And of course, if they aren't so great, why are they the go-to example of an ideal country?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistan...
<|im_start|>user How should I handle a fellow student that is hijacking our lab meetings? My five fellow students in marketing and I have a lab meeting with our advisor every two weeks in which we discuss papers in our field. I love our meetings because they have very high quality discussions and i want to keep it that...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: For me to make money does someone else in the world have to lose money If for example i have $1000 more than last week does that mean that collectively everyone else is $1000 worse off?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The simplest way to understand this is through an economic concept called Paret...
<|im_start|>user In delayed choice quantum eraser experiment, what is the purpose of the lens before D0 ? I have no experience in the field- just trying to understand the experiment conceptually. The paper says "The use of lens LS is to achieve the “far field” condition, but still keep a short distance between the sl...
<|im_start|>user [Star wars] in revenge of the sith what is the big lava planet factory for On the lava planet at the end of the movie, what is the factory/refinery/building that obi wan and darth vader are fighting on used for<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A very young and volatile world, the intense geological acti...
<|im_start|>user [Spiderman] What are some of Peter Parker's most impressive academic feats? We all know he's a web slinging hero, but some might forget he's also a somewhat accomplished young scientist. I struggle to name specific scientific achievements and am hoping y'all have some to share.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>a...
<|im_start|>user How do axolotles breathe? I know that the spikes on their face are like gills, but I was wondering more about how that works in comparison to a mammalian respiratory system?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The gills have tiny blood vessels and a high surface area that allow the blood to get really clos...
<|im_start|>user Best Hard Copies of Books Hello! I'm primarily a student of English Literature. Norton Critical Editions of texts in this field are great because in addition to the text, they include hundred pages or so of contemporary critical analysis and other texts (letters, journal entries, other primary documen...
<|im_start|>user [ELI5] In the dark, why can we see an object when using the peripheral vision, but looking direcly at it we can barely see it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are two types of light receptor in the eye: rods and cones. Cones are colour sensitive but aren't good in low light conditions, and they'r...
<|im_start|>user ELIF: What is the link between heart problems and teeth?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Bacteria can very easily enter the blood stream through the gums. Most of the blood vessels in the human body have one way valves that allow blood to flow one direction but not back the other way. This prevents blo...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are pre amps for microphones or guitar amps programmed into digital plug-ins to accurately recreate the tone you'd receive from the actual device?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The designers create a mathematical model of how the amplifier works in theory. Then they compute that model for y...
<|im_start|>user Why are the major producing oil fields located where they are?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Oil fields are where they are as a due to the location of ancient organic-rich basins. Why were the organic-rich basins there? Tectonics, they generally drive the placement of landmasses. For oil to be ext...
<|im_start|>user How do astronomers determine masses of planets and other celestial objects? It's not hard to scale their volume, but it's not enough to find mass out. Do they define prevailing materials and substances and speculate on the density to calculate mass using volume or what?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The business model of banks. How do they make money?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant People loan you money, you pay them a small amount of interest, you loan other people money they pay a substantial amount of interest, the difference between the interest rates minus your costs is the profit.<|im...
<|im_start|>user CMV:Democracy is bad because it gives power to the stupid majority, instead of the expert few. I'm no expert on politics, or the full ins and outs of how democracy is meant to be structured. However, I feel like a system that uses the majority opinion to decide things is a poor way of making decisions....
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does cooked food generally taste better than raw food? Aren't we just supplying heat to the food? What causes the drastic difference in taste?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Different factors play a role here. What happens to food if you apply heat? I'll name a few things: Fat melts, become...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are snowflakes symmetrical? How does one side of the snowflake know what what the other side looks like? How do they grow six identical segments? Shouldn't the shape of each segment be random?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The formation of ice crystals is dependent on the precise atmospheri...
<|im_start|>user Why is the concept of infinity so hard to grasp? Let's say, theoretically, that there is life after death. In this "afterlife" you will live... Forever. Permanently. To no end. Whenever I think about how this would just keep going and going and never finish is like a strain on my brain. But why is it s...
<|im_start|>user In a classroom, (especially science, engineering and mathematics), there are students that clearly don't understand the material, yet they never ask questions, even if the teacher asks if there are any. Why don't they ask questions? Many times, they ultimately end up doing poorly on quizzes and exams....
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why aren't humans regularly de-wormed like pets are? Wouldn't it make sense to do this just in case?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In industrialized nations, parasitic infections are rare. Between wearing shoes, not stepping in poop all the time, washing hands, cooking food thoroughly, and othe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Is being Jewish a religon or is it a race ??<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You can be Jewish (religion) by birth or by choice. You can be culturally Jewish , but not religious if you have a Jewish mother. Racially there are Jews of all nations. Most think of European Jews (Ashkenaz), but there ...
<|im_start|>user Does cellular communication use radio waves or microwaves? May be a stupid question for a subreddit way more scientific than I could ever be, but I'm having trouble finding defined ranges for both radiowaves and microwaves and so I'm also having trouble categorizing cellular communication into either o...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I don't believe kids get "inspired" to pursue careers in science and engineering. I think the efforts to do so are well intentioned but futile and instead should be focused on helping the kids find what interests them. We all have innate interests. I really don't like baseball. Some people love ba...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are people in physical professions (eg construction worker) able to grow large muscles but many people recommend to have rest days if you're going to the gym if you're trying to build muscle?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's recommended to grow muscles fast and where you want them. If you...
<|im_start|>user ELI5/How does gut flora vary from country to country and from first world to third world countries? On one hand you’d think it’s better in richer countries that have less disease. On the other hand, people in third world countries seem capable of eating some things first world country people can’t hand...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are sticky things sticky? I was eating a cupcake and the frosting was sticking to my fingers, and it made me think: What makes stuff stick (e.g. adhesive, syrup, etc.)? What is going on with sticky substances that make them act the way they do?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant For those kinds...
<|im_start|>user If black is the most effective color for light absorption, why are plants green? thanks!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The reason plants use the frequency of irradiation that they do has to do with the machinery plants use to harvest energy from light. It so happens that many eukaryotes use copper a...
<|im_start|>user PhD Student Pitfalls and Blunders? This type of question is my favorite question to ask because it teaches so much. In your personal experience and in your observations what mistakes/pitfalls or blunders do you see Phd students making? Could be rare mistakes or very common or somewhere in between! I w...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do soldiers bother taking POWs?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In addition to laws and conventions, it's also a tactical decision. If you're a soldier, and you know the enemy are about to overwhelm you, you have two options. Surrender, or go down fighting and take a few more of the enemy wi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some Bluray movies look like crap? I get annoyed when I rent a movie from a bluray disc from Netflix and the resolution doesn't appear to be anywhere near 1080. Furthermore, sometimes it doesn't even fill up the screen. What's going on here?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant &gt;These are...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How is the USA PATRIOT Act still functioning, despite constant criticisms about its unconstitutionality, as in why hasn't the Supreme Court overturned it yet?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In order to challenge the constitutionality of a law you have to have standing to do so - the simplified v...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:How can the Federal Government demand colleges handle sexual assault under Title IX? It seems to me that the language on Title IX has no bearing on sexual assault.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Title IX provides that schools receiving federal money (effectively all of them) are required to ensur...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why in the military do some people get the best medical care in the country at places like Walter Reed while other military personnel and veterans get awful horrible care at VA hospitals?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A lot has to do with where and when your injured. Active duty and in combat:...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 I read laser beams get wider, like a few feet wide by the time they hit the moon, Is that a manufacturing limit, or just something about the physics of laser light? Is a perfect laser beam that doesn't get wider possible?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It’s a property inherent to laser beams. Mos...
<|im_start|>user If there are multiple universes existing, is it theoretically possible for two universes to expand into each other? What would the consequences be?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This depends on what you mean by "multiple universes". If you're talking about multiple *observable* universes, then yes, ...
<|im_start|>user What range of atmospheric pressure changes can be sensed by the body? Some of my joints swell up when atmospheric pressure drops before a storm. It only happens sometimes, and I’m not sure why. Is this influenced more by the delta in pressure or by how quickly the pressure is changing?<|im_end|> <|im_s...
<|im_start|>user Why is 0-14 used for the pH scale? What are the highest and lowest pH substances both in existence and theoretically possible?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The pH scale is related to the molar concentration of hydrogen ions. Normal water has a H+ concentration = 10\^-7, therefor the pH is 7. Techni...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why are ISPs not considered monopolies? E.g. Only Comcast (Argh!!) is available in my neighborhood and just keeps raising the price and now is making us sign up for a contract<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They are often considered monopolies in the regions they serve. Cable companies are very ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how does the autofocus work in a DSLR camera? I know it's something related to the camera changing the focal length until it obtains the sharpest image but does it know which one is the sharpest image?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It evaluates the sharpness by edge detection. It finds the lin...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Every lawyer should serve at least 2 years as a public defender Similarly to how fresh medical school grads don't go straight into being a doctor, they become a resident first. They help treat real people in hospitals and are extra medical personnel instead of the hospital relying on only MDs. We...
<|im_start|>user What's the difference between water drying and boiling on a molecular level? Is the reaction same between different types of liquid? I've always thought that water turns into gas only after boiling because the molecules spread out. How does water that's just sitting there dry out?<|im_end|> <|im_start|...
<|im_start|>user [Physics] Is it possible to make a mirror that only reflects black and white? I know that mirrors are only supposed to reflect the colors, but is there any way to make a mirror only reflect shades of grey? Like, using a filter or some kind of film on the mirror? I mean something like [this](http://imgu...
<|im_start|>user Can the equations of fluid dynamics be used to describe/model the flow of electrons?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In low-Reynolds number flow (slow or constricted flow), fluid circuits can be treated the same way as basic electrical circuits, with pressure instead of voltage, flow rate instead of el...
<|im_start|>user CMV: In most situations, there are practical reasons to hire an able bodied person over a person with disabilities. This is not ableism, if it is, then there's nothing wrong with ableism. I hope I use the right terminology in this post. Using the correct terminology can be a minefield because there's n...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can birth control methods still cause weight gain even if your healthy diet and exercise remains consistent?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant So birth control works by using two hormones; progesterone and estrogen. The estrogen will make it so that your ovary will not release an egg. The proge...
<|im_start|>user If E=mc², does energy have gravity? I know for most classical measurements like gravities of astronomical objects, energy would be nearly inconsequential to the equation. But let's say there's a Neptune sized planet in deep space at nearly absolute zero, if it had a near-pass with a star and suddenly...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do lightbulbs take a small moment to power on in certain cases, but turn off instantly?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Fluorescent light bulbs (and Compact Fluorescent bulbs) need to do a couple of things before visible light is produced. A high voltage electrical arc passes through the tub...
<|im_start|>user How do we know that space/ the universe is expanding and not matter "shrinking" in relation to space? How do we know that the universe is expanding and not matter "shrinking"? I have no physics background so as far I can see the observable effects would be the same: As matter gets smaller/is shrinking,...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are most of the fastest sprinters and best marathon runners of all time black? There has only ever been 1 white male to run under 10 seconds in the Olympics 100m and he was the first of purely European descent. Is it something about the skin colour geners that affect the potential of an athle...
<|im_start|>user Peer-review: how to know a request is legit? Hello everyone! I have received an email asking to peer-review a paper. This is my first approach (if you exclude obviously predatory journals) as I am still a PhD student. I was approached via my personal email, which I used to publish a thesis after I los...
<|im_start|>user Can someone explain to me the term "Hypothesis-driven research"? I know what a hypothesis is and what its role is in research (I am talking life/medical science here). But the term hypothesis-driven research never really I never really caught.. Sounds to me that one would focus extremely on its hypothe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: I read online something about how 85% of Earth's species are still yet to be discovered. How do we know that we've only discovered 15% of all species when we don't know what "all" is?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Take a bunch of samples from all over the world, look at them really carefully an...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:What happens if you never repay your loans?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are two types of loans: secured, and unsecured. A secured loan is a loan for an object that has value, like a house or a car. If you stop making your car payments, the lender takes back the car. Legally, when you to...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does transparent materials like water act like mirrors? When you look at a lake, or a water puddle, it reflects everything just like a mirror. How does it do this, if the water is totally see-through?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When light hits a boundary between one transparent medium (e...
<|im_start|>user Is math only a human construct; that is to say, do humans discover math, or do we invent it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are some intermediate positions here, namely that it is constructed in a non-arbitrary way due to constraints on how we experience the world. The idea that mathematics is ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Almost nobody actually wants you to be yourself. It is a lie they tell you and themselves to feel good about themselves. I have been thinking about this one on and off for a few years now and I think it is about time I have a proper debate on it and get some more viewpoints. People do not want you...
<|im_start|>user The Iraq War was both just and necessary. CMV. Alright, I think it's time that I had a proper discussion about this. **I firmly believe that the decision to move Iraq, the Middle East, and the region into a post-Saddam Hussein era was a moral and legal imperative for the United States and the internati...
<|im_start|>user Where is the line between a bad choice and a bad person? At what point does a person become the sum of their choices? First post but I think about this often. I'm going to provide the following example but after typing it, I realize I'm thinking more towards daily life but please keeping reading: ...
<|im_start|>user How can we have 4D objects? It was my understanding that 2D used an axis on x and y... then 3D used an axis including a third dimension, Z. So how do we have 4D? Can we have 4D?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It depends on what you call a dimension and what you call an object. In your example you hav...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is concrete so strong if it is basically just water, sand, and cement that has dried? At the molecular level, what makes concrete so strong that we can make enormous buildings and support so much weight on it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Concrete (mostly Calcium Oxide, CaO) doesn't "dry" ...
<|im_start|>user [DnD] Why do they have cemeteries in cities, when they inevitably attract necromancers? And why isn't cremation more popular to prevent this?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Here are a few reasons - communication, closeness, faith and resurrections and security of the grave. First, not all necromance...
<|im_start|>user What's in the way of creating a natural-sounding voice that doesn't rely on pre-recorded words? In other words, when I get directions from a navigation device or the announcer on public transport there's usually either a pre-recorded message (e.g. "examplestreet") or a combination of an established set...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do meats like steak need to "rest" before being consumed? I've never done this and I've always enjoyed my food. Am I missing out on something extraordinary?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant So when you cook meat like steak or chicken breast you are putting a lot of different forces (or stress)...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why do some vaccines confer life long immunity while others just a few years?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Vaccines work by presenting an inactive version/element of a disease causing agent (antigen) to the patients immune system, allowing their immune system to develop antibodies against said...
<|im_start|>user In the context of quantum physics, what does 'symmetry' mean?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It means the same thing it does in classical physics. It means that your physical system looks the same when you perform some operation on it. For example, on a large scale, the universe looks exactly the sam...
<|im_start|>user Why is the East coast of the U.S. (Maryland to be specific) so much more humid than the West Coast (such as California). If they are both near the ocean, shouldn't both be equally humid? Title<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The ocean currents flow north from the equator in the east, resulting in warme...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why do natural gas plants have a burning smokestack? Or flare stack? I think I get why they do it. Its a safety issue. But why cant they extract the gas and use it for energy? It has to be incredibly wasteful, both economically and as far as conservation goes.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Natur...
<|im_start|>user Could gravity waves theoretically be reflected or refracted? Also, just as light waves [impart a force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_sail) to things they interact with, would it be possible to cause net motion with gravity waves?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Gravitational waves can be "refrac...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are video cameras used for television production so much larger than consumer based ones? Whenever I see behind the scenes footage of a reality TV show the cameras they use are quite large shoulder mounted beasts. Whereas, the video camera I have is handheld and produces HD video exceptionall...
<|im_start|>user [HARRY POTTER] Becoming a powerful wizard. Are you born with it or can you learn to be one? Simple question. Can you learn to be a great wizard by pure hard work and skill or is it something that you are born with. Most of the powerful wizards display superior magical prowess at a young age without an...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If World War II era guns were so good, why did we replace them? What advancements have modern firearms made that warrants replacing standard issue weapons?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant After WWII there was a pretty strong effort to look at how small unit engagements had happened and to figure ...
<|im_start|>user [Doctor Who] When the Cybermen's emotional inhibitors are disabled, the humans inside collapse in horror at what they've become. What would happen if one such human thought becoming a badass cyborg were pretty frickin' sweet?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I believe there are a few examples of people ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How exactly does a preservative preserve food and what exactly is a preservative?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Echoing what the others say, it's all about "available water". Salt and sugar does the same thing - draw water away, or make the water too salty/sugary for bacteria to live in it. T...
<|im_start|>user Why is the N-Body problem considered un-solveable in the general case? Can you not just do a step-wise integration to come to a correct simulation of an n-body system?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A few considerations, in lieu of a full answer: Step-wise numerical integration isn't really considere...
<|im_start|>user Do I need to know any programming basics in order to go to college? I have just started learning Python and thought that it might be a very good idea if I went to college next year (I'm in 12th grade now) and study programming. But I have some questions: Do I need to know programming basics in order to...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can wine tasters claim that a particular wine has a taste of exotic fruits, vanilla and other things that are not actually present inside the wine? Whenever I read the description of a bottle of wine, there is always a lengthy text explaining the taste and texture of the wine. Most expert win...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do GPS apps such as Maps or Waze know the new formation of roads after construction?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It first important to understand how Google Maps gets all if it's data. Some of it's data is pre-programmed into their systems. This is usually used as initial data, especially...
<|im_start|>user How come if I put Rain-X on my windshield the rain/snow beads off but on cold mornings it's able to have frost stick to it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Rain-X is effective on water in its liquid state because it is a hydrophobic surface treatment. It causes water to bead up and roll off. It is not ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Many people don't evaluate 'capitalism' properly. It's a great economical system. Capitalism's brand name has suffered tremendously over the past two decades. However, most people do not understand the basic facts about it - in the past 500 years, where capitalism ruled the economical system,...
<|im_start|>user Is there any difference between mass granted by the Higg's mechanism versus mass granted by the Strong force? Forgive my terminology, but as I understand it, the Higg's field creates mass for elementary particles, but the vast majority of mass we see is a result of the strong force holding together bun...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Are reflective objects reflective in all spectrums of electromagnetic waves? also, how do objects "reflect" heat when heat is something else entirely?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Nope. Nor are they transparent across the whole spectrum. For instance, many optics used in infrared research hav...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Movie Credits<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant "Producer" is a title that has a huge number of responsibilities, from securing financing to finding source material to casting to managing post-production to dealing with marketing and distribution. If the director is the one responsible for creating...
<|im_start|>user Is it necessary to read Kant before reading Schopenhauer? I've recently started reading World as Will and Representation. The foreword from the author explicitly gives you a "manual" on how to read this book. Apart from instructing the reader to read some of Schopenhauer's earlier essays (e. g. On the ...
<|im_start|>user AskScience AMA Series: We're here to answer your questions on living with the invisible symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), AUA! Multiple sclerosis is a complex disease that affects the central nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve. Many of its symptoms are easily noticed, ...
<|im_start|>user [WALL-E] Sentience of Wall-E vs. Axiom robots Were the robots on the Axiom designed to be sentient upon the ship's original launch? We know that Wall-E developed sentience over the course of 700 years simply due to life experience, but what about the robots on the Axiom? Was the technology available...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What's the difference between a "balanced" and "unbalanced" XLR cable? Or just what are balanced and unbalanced as it relates to Audio in general? Also, can anyone tell me what would be best for recording audio on a film/video production set?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A balanced line consi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how come I feel confident about finishing my schoolwork and getting a passing grade when I'm doing something else (working, taking a walk or a shower), but when I actually sit down at my laptop, I get overwhelmed by my lack of motivation, pressure to succeed and fear to fail? EDIT: Well, sheeeeee...
<|im_start|>user Can someone explain how exactly dd Gaston Bachelard in the words of Balibar "tear epistemology from the undefined commentary of ('inductive') relations between 'theory' and 'the facts'" and thus solve the problem of induction? I came across this problem while reading: Etienne Balibar (1978) From Bachel...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does inflation even occur? Can't we just "reset"/"deflate" the value of money? Edit: Sorry I realised I should have phrased my question better. Correct ELI5: Why can't we just reset/deflate the value of money when inflation occurs to prevent prices from becoming exorbitantly high over a lon...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are the ceilings in so many grocery stores so high? Doesn't this increase both initial building costs and subsequent heating costs? Edit: Thank you to everyone who helped to answer my question. I had no idea so many factors were involved.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It makes the store fe...
<|im_start|>user Why is there a graph for √-x if you cannot square root a negative number? https://preview.redd.it/nj53jj6rt2t81.png?width=1920&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=1562af864faede85e84e896bb63e6cfb5d37d839 &amp;#x200B; Hi everyone, I am really puzzled by this as I thought it was impossible to square roo...
<|im_start|>user [40K] Which of the Chaos Gods best rewards their followers? Let's face facts for a minute - humanity is screwed. We've been fighting the powers of Chaos for millennia and not once have we had any real success. They gain power from the very nature of humanity and all we've got on our side is a withered ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the world bank, how was it founded, and what authority does it wield internationally?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The World Bank was founded after WWII, as part of a larger reshaping of the global economy under US leadership. As its name suggests, it is a bank. Like all banks, it is ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Every part of this sentence "I run mergers and acquisitions for a large private equity hedge fund" Edit: What I mean is what is a hedge fund, what makes it private, what does it mean to run mergers and acquisitions and what does that person do in a private equity hedge fund?<|im_end|> <|im_start|...
<|im_start|>user If the immune system "learns" and "remembers" viruses, how and where is this information created and stored? My understanding of vaccines is that we take "dead" viruses, and inject them into the body so that our immune systems can learn to fight them before we first get them. My guess is that somehow t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The differences between a nation, a state, and a nation-state. As many times as I've had this explained, it never sticks. I'm unashamed to ask for a simple explanation. Knowledge is power! Thank you.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A nation is a group of people with several factors in common lik...