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Is crying a learned response? For example, if every time a small child fell, and you laughed instead of coddled them, would they laugh every time they got hurt?

1741 upvotes • kaysadiller

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Why is there so much friction between glass and skin, although the surface of glass is so smooth?

1740 upvotes • rarededilerore

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Are the secret doors, complex puzzle locks, deadly traps, and other ancient mechanisms that we see in movies based in reality?

1739 upvotes • Monograeme

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AskScience AMA Series: I’m Ed Boyden professor of biological engineering and brain and cognitive sciences at the MIT Media Lab and the MIT McGovern Institute, ask me anything!

1738 upvotes • Ed_Boyden

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1738 upvotes • [deleted]

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I'm the director of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, AMA!

1737 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Are there any large terrestrial exoplanets with an accretion disk similar to Saturn's?

1736 upvotes • bengarrr

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Is it heat or hot air that rises?

1733 upvotes • Falkonfyre

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Why isn't every month the same length?

1732 upvotes • firmament_vs_nasa

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm Eric Noel Muñoz and I helped in the eradication of "Killer Algae" on the coast of Southern California. Environmentalist and Brady Bunch actor Christopher Knight will be joining me. Ask Us Anything!

1732 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is crying a learned response? For example, if every time a small child fell, and you laughed instead of coddled them, would they laugh every time they got hurt?	1741	kaysadiller
Why is there so much friction between glass and skin, although the surface of glass is so smooth?	1740	rarededilerore
Are the secret doors, complex puzzle locks, deadly traps, and other ancient mechanisms that we see in movies based in reality?	1739	Monograeme
AskScience AMA Series: I’m Ed Boyden professor of biological engineering and brain and cognitive sciences at the MIT Media Lab and the MIT McGovern Institute, ask me anything!	1738	Ed_Boyden
[deleted by user]	1738	[deleted]
I'm the director of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, AMA!	1737	AskScienceModerator
Are there any large terrestrial exoplanets with an accretion disk similar to Saturn's?	1736	bengarrr
Is it heat or hot air that rises?	1733	Falkonfyre
Why isn't every month the same length?	1732	firmament_vs_nasa
AskScience AMA Series: I'm Eric Noel Muñoz and I helped in the eradication of "Killer Algae" on the coast of Southern California. Environmentalist and Brady Bunch actor Christopher Knight will be joining me. Ask Us Anything!	1732	AskScienceModerator