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Does the human brain operate like an algorithm when trying to remember something?

2141 upvotes • prtierne

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If Dark Matter is particles that don't interact electromagnetically, is it possible for dark matter to form 'stars'? Is a rogue, undetectable body of dark matter a possible doomsday scenario?

2140 upvotes • athabasket

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How come we don't recognize the utter ridiculousness of our dreams until we wake up? Why don't we realize it while we're asleep?

2138 upvotes • Toothpick_junction

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AskScience Cosmos Q&A thread. Episode 1: Standing Up in the Milky Way

2138 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Do sharks growl?

2137 upvotes • mmm_toasty

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Let's say in each hand I have half a sphere made of Uranium-235 such that together they are supercritical. What happens if I slowly bring them together?

2136 upvotes • DanielShaww

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AskScience AMA Series: We are the organizers of Celebrating Einstein, a month-long interdisciplinary science outreach event honoring Einstein's theories and achievements. Ask Us Anything!

2136 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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How did astronomers think the sun worked before the discovery of nuclear fusion?

2135 upvotes • bingeese

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There is a video of a man folding a piece of paper with a hydraulic press 7 times. The 7th time seems to essentially break the piece of paper, what happened here?

2134 upvotes • jfk_47

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AskScience AMA Series: We're Jeff Hawkins and Subutai Ahmad, scientists at Numenta. We published a new framework for intelligence and cortical computation called "The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence", with significant implications for the future of AI and machine learning. Ask us anything!

2134 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Does the human brain operate like an algorithm when trying to remember something?	2141	prtierne
If Dark Matter is particles that don't interact electromagnetically, is it possible for dark matter to form 'stars'? Is a rogue, undetectable body of dark matter a possible doomsday scenario?	2140	athabasket
How come we don't recognize the utter ridiculousness of our dreams until we wake up? Why don't we realize it while we're asleep?	2138	Toothpick_junction
AskScience Cosmos Q&A thread. Episode 1: Standing Up in the Milky Way	2138	AskScienceModerator
Do sharks growl?	2137	mmm_toasty
Let's say in each hand I have half a sphere made of Uranium-235 such that together they are supercritical. What happens if I slowly bring them together?	2136	DanielShaww
AskScience AMA Series: We are the organizers of Celebrating Einstein, a month-long interdisciplinary science outreach event honoring Einstein's theories and achievements. Ask Us Anything!	2136	AskScienceModerator
How did astronomers think the sun worked before the discovery of nuclear fusion?	2135	bingeese
There is a video of a man folding a piece of paper with a hydraulic press 7 times. The 7th time seems to essentially break the piece of paper, what happened here?	2134	jfk_47
AskScience AMA Series: We're Jeff Hawkins and Subutai Ahmad, scientists at Numenta. We published a new framework for intelligence and cortical computation called "The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence", with significant implications for the future of AI and machine learning. Ask us anything!	2134	AskScienceModerator