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<|im_start|>user ELI5: What the heck is a mole exactly? edit: I apologize for not specifying. I meant mole as pertaining to chemistry.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Moles occur when cells in the skin grow in a cluster instead of being spread throughout the skin. These cells are called melanocytes, and they make the p...
<|im_start|>user Does the human body recognize symbiotic microorganisms? To my understanding, most of the cells in our bodies are not our own, but are rather outnumbered (ten to one by some estimates) by our microbiome, which led me to this question. Does the body's immune system recognize (and therefore leave it alon...
<|im_start|>user [Rick and Morty] Why did Rick freaked out when he saw the cob particles?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant We absorb matter to replace the matter lost from decay and add it to ourselves. If they were to stay on that planet they would have eventually replaced all of the particles in their body with corn, ...
<|im_start|>user If microprocessor manufactures are able to get more transistors on a processor why do they make them smaller? I understand that power and efficiency are factors they have to consider but if you're looking for all out performance why not make the processor bigger so that you can fit more transistors/cor...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do people afford the lifestyle of an extreme adventure enthusiast? I'm talking about the folks who skydive, BASE jump, ski/snowboard, hike, explore, climb mountains, and trailblaze new areas of the world that people have been yet. I want to do all of that stuff. And more. But it's to expens...
<|im_start|>user Why is Chlorine so effective in killing anything alive? What happens chemically and physically when an organism gets in contact with this substance? Why is so deadly?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Chlorine is a very effective oxidizing agent, meaning it is capable of oxidizing a lot of things while i...
<|im_start|>user How do Prions transfer their shape to other proteins? All I could find is the are ABLE to do this, but how do they do this? Aren't prions just a misfolded protein? How could they reshape a protein?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Generically speaking, when proteins misfold, it can expose regions which ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are animals born with “instincts”? That is, how is it possible that newborn animals are born with the knowledge to do things like go to the water (sea turtles) or swim to a certain location to mate/eat (orcas)?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Evolution works because only the variations that w...
<|im_start|>user CMV: There should be more emphasis on entry level/trade jobs than college It’s no surprise that college is a massive life issue for almost everyone who’s grown up in America. It just keeps inflating, like our monetary system - first it was a privilege to go to college but not the end of the road if you...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do meal combinations become "boring" and unpleasant over time? For example, if I eat rice and beans flavored with the same spices for several meals or days in a row, why do I get "sick" of that particular meal, yet enjoy it again if I go back to it after a hiatus?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assist...
<|im_start|>user What advantage does the eye's (or brain's) white-balance-like system give, and how does it work? So I have noticed that when I close my right eye for a while and keep my left eye open in broad daylight, I see warmer colours in my left eye and see cooler colours in my right eye when I open it. This is s...
<|im_start|>user How do you write a very efficient code? While doing some LeetCode exercises I noticed that they also included the total runtime of my algorithm. Quite disappointing that I write a runtime inefficient code. I noticed that most of the fastest running algorithms used data structures, some are very compa...
<|im_start|>user What is Gödel’s incompleteness theorem and why is it important? How did it change math/physics ?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The incompleteness theorem is about axiomatic systems. Around the turn of the last century, there was hope that we would be able to find some kind of ultimate logical foundat...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 How can hackers crack a password through brute force if there's a limit of attempts?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In some cases, a hacker might gain control of the server and be able to execute their own commands directly to the software on the server or obtain a copy of the database storing th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: After invitro eggs are fertilized, are they kept at a certain temperature to grow before implanted? How does the lab part work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They are incubated under optimal conditions (the correct Temperature, Oxygen levels and nutrients) , usually until a blastula is formed. ...
<|im_start|>user How in the heck do I find a good postdoc?! I am a PhD candidate in Pharmacology and Toxicology, specializing in environmental toxicology (specifically xenobiotic metabolism, disposition, and toxicokinetics). Ultimately, I would love to stay in academia, but if I needed to I want to be marketable as a r...
<|im_start|>user [Dragon Ball] Can I build up my ki energy and learn to fly and shoot lasers by learning other martial arts, or do I need karate/kung fu? Also if it does work with any martial art, is there a difference between how your ki develops depending on the fighting style? Like, can MMA fighters fly more easily ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does English invariably demand that multiple adjectives precede its noun in the seemingly arbitrary but non-negotiable order of 'opinion - size - shape - colour - origin - material - purpose'? You can have a 'lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife', but mess with th...
<|im_start|>user [Stellaris] Our civilization is doomed. How can we leave a message for the future? Our people, the Akar, began at the bottom of the seas of our homeworld thousands of years ago. We raced towards the future, elevated past factionalism, and took to the stars. In the process of finding new worlds, we foun...
<|im_start|>user Why do sunscreens expire? I would like to understand if it is because of microbial contamination or if the UV-blocking agents are degraded. If the latter is the case... how? Sunscreens are light-protected in their recipients and not usually exposed to high temperatures. Also, do sunscreens lose 100% o...
<|im_start|>user [Dresden Files] In the first book Harry shares his full name. Then later refuses to share the name of a fairy he knows. If names are so powerful why would he tell the reader his full name?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Harry states a few times that knowing someone's true name isn't just about literal...
<|im_start|>user [ELI5] Will two supercomputers playing chess against each other always have the same outcome? If two supercomputers play chess against each other, will the outcome always be the same? Consider that they will always play the best possible move and that they do not learn from past matches. If not, which...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:why are bathroom doors pull to leave? Surely it would make sense to have pull to enter and then push to leave so that after washing your hands you could barge the door open with your shoulder and not have to touch the handle which I'm assuming might be contaminated as people do not always wash the...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are all doctor's handwriting so messy, and how do pharmacists decipher what the prescriptions say?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Pharmacy side: If we aren't 100% sure, we call and ask. That being said, there are fairly standard dosing for most medications and standard anotations. For exam...
<|im_start|>user I believe that Minecraft being used for education is nothing more than a gimmick. CMV I don't see how a game like Minecraft could possibly teach kids anything more than they could learn on a whiteboard. What could it teach them? House building? I believe that things like math and science could be taug...
<|im_start|>user Why is logic irrefutable? It occurs to me that logic and truth are somehow related, but I don't know why or how. Is it that logic is somehow an inherent property of our universe or the human mind? Did we just make up logic, and due to many years of conditioning, we are now unable to separate a valid lo...
<|im_start|>user 'Biology' At what point would an invasive species be considered integrated into an ecosyste? It obviously varies from individual ecosystems, but I've always wondered if destroying "invasive species" actually hurts ecosystems based on how long it's been in the environment.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistan...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why people find beer delicious and refreshing. Honestly I think it's all a conspiracy. I believe every single one of you actually thinks beer tastes disgusting, but since everyone else has a reason to love it, you do too. How do you come up with all these sophistacted adjectives to describe it. I ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Getting rid of DACA will benefit southwestern US I want to start by saying that I don't agree with deporting people for the faults of their parents. So I think that those that are here now and on DACA should be allowed to remain here, but there should be no more DACA. There should be no more incen...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: P versus NP and the effect(s) on the world that would come from it being solved<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Without getting into theoretical computer science too much, P is the class of problems that are "easy" to solve, and NP is the class of problems that may or may not be easy to solve, bu...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is stickiness and do we have a measure for stickiness?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are several different measurements for adhesion. Peel is when you pull it off at an angle and measure the force it takes , shear is when you try to slide the two adhered surfaces in opposite directio...
<|im_start|>user Why do we use phase change refrigerants? So from my memory of thermodynamics, an ideal heat pump is the carnot cycle. This cycle uses an ideal gas on both the hot and cold sides of the pump. However in the real world we use the refridgeration cycle with an evaporator and a compressor. I understand tha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does the "Meta" in Video Games develop? How does the metagaming come about in game that are played competitively like Street Fighter or Overwatch? Do developers account for that or is it a entirely fan made thing?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The metagame is almost always originally create...
<|im_start|>user Why use spaces in C when they don't affect the code? (Beginner CS50) I have a question that's very confusing to me. So you know how you write if ( i + j &lt; n - 1) printf(" "); else printf("#"); right? When I write it as if ( i + j &lt; n - 1) printf(" "); el...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do you find the line of best fit on a scatterplot?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are different ways to do it depending on what you care about most. The most common way is doing a least squares regression. Basically you use calculus to figure out the line that makes the square of the...
<|im_start|>user It is said by many cultures that suicide is a sin because it is God's/the god's decision when you die. But, now that humans are able to artificially keep the body alive during terminal illness well past the point that people would have normally died, should suicide now be considered a viable option? Th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The difference between diamond cuts and what makes one better than the other?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A lot of it is about light reflection. If you ask your mommy for a pocket mirror, you can put it near a lamp and make light reflect on the wall. When you move the mirror, light will do fu...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Minority Groups Are Justified in Believing That African Americans Should Just Work Harder So I feel pretty bad for posting this, because I know I'll be called out as a bigot. That's why I'm hoping some of you can CMV. However, every time I look at an argument for why African Americans don't do as...
<|im_start|>user Can someone link me to some articles discussing the mainstream scientific consensus on the normalcy of homosexuality? I'm having a conversation with someone who is talking a whole lotta bullshit about how homosexuality is a "mental condition" which can be "fixed". He claims that he's read articles whic...
<|im_start|>user If ocean waves are a perturbation of a medium (the ocean), and sound waves are a perturbation of another medium (air), then what is the medium for light / electricity? We know that electricity does not need matter (e.g. induction chargers work in a vacuum / in space) as well as light (seen from space y...
<|im_start|>user Why is average income calculated as GDP ÷ Population and not GDP ÷ Working Population? Since we want to find the average income of the average worker, then why is average income calculated as GDP ÷ Population and not GDP ÷ Working Population?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Both are calculated and are ...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: what is energy exactly?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Think of energy as the capacity or power to do work, such as the ability to move an object (of a given mass) by the application of force. Energy can exist in a many forms, such as mechanical, electrical, thermal, or nuclear, and can be trans...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Game Theory After seeing the golden balls split standoff, I understand what he did but don't understand the wider concept.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Game theory is a branch of math built around something called games. There are multiple players, and they each have some strategy to try to g...
<|im_start|>user Why do small animals (rabbits, mice, etc) have a faster heartbeat compared to larger animals (elephants, whales, etc)? To my knowledge, I thought smaller animals have a smaller volume therefore less blood needed to be pumped. Does it have to do with the volume-surface area ratio? What is the factor is ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Moving things in the dark are lower ''fps"? Whenever I look at something that has a spotlight or a focused bit of light shining on it for example someone's hand, then they move it really fast. It seems as if their hand is moving in "lower fps'' than usual. I'm not sure in what other way to put...
<|im_start|>user Desire to study PhD abroad after masters - how can I maximise my masters experience to reach this goal? I did my undergrad in journalism at an average UK university- finished with a 2:1. My MRes will be in international relations at a top 10 UK university with internationally recognised research. I s...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Society should reduce the length of the standard workweek from 40 hours to ~24-30 From Bertrand Russell's In Praise of Idleness, which is a goldmine of insight and worth reading: "Suppose that, at a given moment, a certain number of people are engaged in the manufacture of pins. They make as many...
<|im_start|>user In the current employment market with such a glut of applicants, how is a failed search even possible? With literally hundreds of applicants for each job posting, how does it actually happen that the search committee is unable to find someone? In my frustration I'm thinking it's ineptitude...but I've n...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Universal child care is more important than universal health care It is more important for the government to sponsor child day care (birth – kindergarten) than it is to spend on health care. Health costs are mostly consumed by the elderly . Child care costs are almost by definition consumed by wor...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do doctors always check the eyes of a patient with a light when they are unconscious?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant To see how the pupils change in response to light stimulus. They should shrink, and both eyes should do so equally. Failure to respond, delay in responding, or asymmetry in r...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: each time a new wireless standard comes out, it seems better and faster than before. Any reason we couldn't have accomplished this sooner? What are the enablers we now have that we didn't have before? I'm asking because I happened to be reading about Bluetooth 5. This is also applicable to wifi e...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: WHY are the symbols for power on / off "|" and "◯"? What are/were they meant to represent? When were they introduced? I can't find any consistent reliable sources. I'd really appreciate references if anyone has any!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The International Electrotechnical Commission sta...
<|im_start|>user If time slows down proportionally, the closer to the speed of light you travel, does that mean that time has no existence to a light wave in a perfect vacuum? I've been getting WAAAAAAY into the cool parts of science lately. Rewatched every through the wormhole episode, currently halfway through "Physi...
<|im_start|>user CMV:There's no reason to wash your hands after going number 1. For the record, I always wash my hands. But it is partly as a social courtesy. The other part is psychological. If I don't wash my hands, I "feel" like they are dirty. That said, if you've only urinated, then your hands are not any dirt...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why does sunlight darken skin but lighten the colour of other surfaces?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Sunlight can breakdown the molecules that give things their coloring, lightening them. This works for objects because they are not alive, and so can't replace the destroyed color molecules. Yo...
<|im_start|>user Is there any reason other than "for looks" that long hair on females became a social norm? Is there any reason as to why females have almost always had long hair, at least compared to males, throughout history? Was there any kind of advantage this offered? Is male hair different than female hair?<|im_e...
<|im_start|>user Super-hydrophobic walls in Hamburg, Germany, reflect urine back at the evildoer. How does this work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoN5EteWCH8 Apparently the product in question – a simple shelf product – is called Ultra Ever Dry. To think they called it the *Peeback*. Wow.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>as...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are living DNA and cells formed out of atoms and dust? I always found it weird how atoms and dust can suddenly become life, and I know the right conditions are needed, etc. But how does rock dust or tiny little atoms suddenly "come alive"? or form a complex helix of DNA? If it is made out of...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek] Bridge officers = away team: Is this normal for the Federation? You would think that on a large starship with hundreds of crew members, there would be dedicated, specially trained away teams. Sending the captain and/or next several officers in command down to the planet every week seems li...
<|im_start|>user How do I get productive while programming? I have the ambition to program, but every time I open up my IDE, I just procrastinate for what seems like forever. Any suggestions?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Why do you open your IDE if you don't know what you're going to do? Really the most effective a...
<|im_start|>user Could a bright enough light shine through metal? So, light waves can be either absorbed or reflected by a material, or can go through a material. However, no material reflects or absorbs 100% perfectly. At least a few photons will go through (correct?). Anyway, say I write a message on a white piec...
<|im_start|>user Why do our eyes handle HDR situations fine (ex. looking own a hall at a bright window) but a camera needs a special mode?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your eyes do several things that cameras don't. 1. Your eyes are constantly adjusting the effective "exposure" they're getting in real time. Your pu...
<|im_start|>user Are there any other species that use tools to "improve" their environment? Adam Savage pointed out that humanity's ability to adapt to our environment (and adapt our environment to ourselves)^1 has been a major evolutionary advantage. Clothing seems like the earliest example of this kind of adaptation...
<|im_start|>user What is the relationship of quantum field theory to quantum mechanics? The way I see QM is as a sort of general "protocol" for making predictions at the quantum scale. First, choose a Hilbert space representing all the possible states of your system; then choose a self-adjoint operator A representing t...
<|im_start|>user [Matrix] Why do the agents miss their shots? Any hacker worth their salt can make an aimbot. What up? Is it all a ploy to get Neo to the architect?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Agents can bend the rules but not break them. Pistols aren’t terribly accurate at range and hitting a moving target is har...
<|im_start|>user Is Deleuze a post-structuralist, if so, how does his concept of difference differ from the structuralist concept of difference?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Oh boy this is a hard one, because Deleuze's relationship to structuralism is not stable through the course of his works, and even where - as w...
<|im_start|>user Does burning cash (literally, with fire to ashes) improves the strength of a currency? If yes, then by how much? is there a paper that deal with this scenario?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If by strength you mean its value to others. Well if you are creating too much that it is inflationary then de...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do counties have different names in different languages? Example: Deutschland is Germany in English. Why dosnt everyone just call a country by the name it gives itself?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Translation into other languages, including mispronunciation and physical inability to prono...
<|im_start|>user What do PhD graduates who get jobs in industry do differently in their PhD program than their peers who get academic jobs? Options post-graduation basically boil down to academia and industry. I personally would like to go into industry. So what traits, experiences, etc do students tend to display duri...
<|im_start|>user Was scientific racism actually "bad science" by the methodological standards of the time? Apologies if this has been asked before but I have searched around and been unable to find any good discussion on this point. Obviously the racial science conducted in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries purp...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Government spending should be referred to as money spent per person living in the country, not the absolute amount. Lets take the latest US infrastructure bill as an example: 1 trillion dollars spent. That is an amount I can't really grasp. However if you were to divide it by the US population (33...
<|im_start|>user What happens during near-death experiences?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant First off: there isn't all that much known about NDE's apart from anecdotal experience. Chemically, it is often said that during an NDE, there is a release of certain neurotransmitters in your brain, including the powerful psyc...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do employers want experience for entry-level jobs? We've all heard of employers who demand a couple of years' experience for even entry-level positions, but I still don't understand why they do that. What's the logic behind wanting that much experience for an entry-level job?<|im_end|> <|im_s...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How was it possible to build those highly accurate CNC machines we have today? As the questions in the title says, how could we build those higly accurate CNC machines (or any other manufacturing machine) to that accuracy, assuming you need accurate machines to machine the accurate parts for the ...
<|im_start|>user What do software architects use to plan in advance? (UML tools?) I'm a self taught Python dude (Biotech pivoting to bioinformatics) and I've been learning through building a procedurally generated video game. As the game gets larger, progress gets slower. I spend (imo) too much time drawing out class a...
<|im_start|>user Is learning RStudio better than MATLAB? Currently an undergraduate student studying Genetics. I'm learning data computing in RStudios at the moment but I was wondering if other programs like Matlab are better or more helpful when I apply for Master's/PhDs?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Not a genetics...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it hard for me to watch others embarrassing moments i.e. Embarrassing scenes in movies and such<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It is because of empathy, of the ability to put oneself in another's shoes. Most humans have an innate sense of empathy, but the degree varies depending on how mu...
<|im_start|>user Is there a chemical way to supress sexual feelings? Wasn't sure if this was a better question for askreddit, but i'd like some more intelligent suggestions based off psychological knowledge or chemical/hormonal expertise. Have there been any drug studies of the sort?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it easier to gain back muscle after a period of not working out versus when you first started going to the gym? The title.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are two mechanisms for muscle growth. Hypertrophy and hyperplasia. The former refers to protein accretion, so think of it as musc...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Satan is the hero of the Bible. I’m speaking purely in a literary sense interpreting the Bible as a narrative. I’m not religious I’m not a Christian or satanist. To me this is like discussing whether Hector or Achilles is the protagonist of the Iliad. This is not a novel idea. Paradise Lost essen...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What determines whether gas comes out your mouth or your butt?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It depends on where the air is released or generated in the metabolic process. If you drink a carbonated beverage, there's a lot of gas dissolved in the soda so you're more likely to burp it out. Other ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do we borrow money from China and give it to countries like Pakistan How exactly is the juice worth the squeeze?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant We don't do anything similar to that. What you're referring to is bond sales and foreign aid, two topics that are merely tangential to each other. ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does our body sometimes moves or shakes when We remember a cringy situation from the past?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If the situation triggers a flight or flight response, the body's first impulse is movement. A loud noise behind them will cause most people to start. This is your brai...
<|im_start|>user [Anything really] Examples of druids that aren't named as druids?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Ancient Druids were the educated elite of the Celtic people, like doctors and poets, and were responsible for the religious aspect of Celtic society. The more common interpretation of the druid is general...
<|im_start|>user Does fiber simply speed up our digestive system, or do our bodies want to expel fiber quickly?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Fiber acts as a bulking agent, and as mentioned by HonorAmongSteves, it carries water, creating a rather substantial mass that moves through one's digestive tract. Peristaltic ...
<|im_start|>user Is it better to teach theories first before empirical research? Hi everyone, I am new to teaching and currently working on a module on the sociology of education, which requires students to describe, apply and evaluate both theory and empirical research. I’m in a little bit of dilemma on how best to s...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The gender pay gap is largely explained by factors other than gender. When I first started hearing about the general consensus that women are underpaid compared to their male counterparts, (sometime around 2015) I was quick to believe that it was a result of deeply-rooted, institutional biases by ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the difference between theory and law in science? For example: theory of relativity and law of gravity. I googled this but answer wasn’t clear to me.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In science a law is a **description** of an observed phenomenon. Often this takes the form of a mathemati...
<|im_start|>user Do philosophers have a moral obligation to follow their own school of thought? If not, is there a rationale for not doing so? AKA why aren't all philosophers vegan? This question primarily stemmed from my pondering on whether there was any argument to be made to support the eating of meat. I have searc...
<|im_start|>user [ELI5] With supply-chain delays of trucks, ships, etc. costing "millions of dollars per day," who exactly is it costing? I'm reading about the backup of trucks at the border between Mexico and Texas, which was said to be costing $100 million a day (when trucks were stopped), and now $2.4 million per da...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If a fever, coughing, vomiting or diarrhea are the body’s defenses fighting an infection, why do OTC drugs offer to combat the symptoms? Wouldn't you want the body to do its job? I understand that deaths related to Spanish Fever were caused by the body's overreaction, but most symptoms of a sickn...
<|im_start|>user How has the understanding of exoplanets changed since the first were detected in 1988?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Among various discoveries: * Exoplanets seem to be very common for many types of stars - other than failing to detect planets due to technological limitations, just about everywhere w...
<|im_start|>user Why we are more flexible when we’re younger? What changes as we age so it’s harder for us to stretch?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant NAD or licensed professional but am a exercise science major + working under a physical therapist + occupational therapist. Our bodies lose a small amount of flexibili...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Artificial intelligence can't become conscious. I believe that it is not possible for a mere computer program, running on a Turing-equivalent machine, to ever develop consciousness. Perhaps consciousness is a fundamental force of nature, like gravity or magnetism, in which case it lies outside o...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are waiters/waitresses paid below minimum wage in the U.S.? Isn't a tip not a tip anymore when you're essentially paying their living wages and subsidizing the restaurant's payroll?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 1. Servers used to be paid normal wages. 2. People gave them tips. 3. Restauran...
<|im_start|>user Is the Cornell note taking method actually superior to alternative forms of note taking? I have read that the Cornell method helps stimulate the mind, as it involves more interaction with the written material. Is there any truth to this? Additionally, why are hand written notes superior to typed up n...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The “Don’t Say Gay” bill does not discriminate against the LGBT community First, the bill is called “Florida House Bill 1557: Parental Rights in Education”. From my understanding, the part that is the most controversial is the fact that it prohibits the discussion of sexual orientation and gender ...
<|im_start|>user How does synthetic food flavoring work? How is it that ,for example, pizza flavored chips sort of taste like actual pizza?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Chemists determine what molecules are responsible for what our bodies recognize as "pizza" or "grape" or whatever flavor they want to duplicate, the...
<|im_start|>user How can railway cables be kilometres long without a huge voltage drop? I was wondering about this, since the cables aren't immensely thick. Where I live there runs a one phase 1500V DC current to supply the trains with power, so wouldn't there be an enormous voltage drop over distance? Even with the 15...
<|im_start|>user How do we know genetically modified foods are safe for human consumption? Taking BT corn for example. Assuming the necessary animal and human trials have been conducted to demonstrate the cry1Ac protein is safe for human consumption: This protein is 1178 AA in length, yet the gene it is encoded in is ...