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Is there academic consensus on whether political microtargeting (i.e., political ads that are tailored and targeted to specific groups or individuals) has an effect on people's voting behavior?

1672 upvotes • VarunTossa5944

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How does Hawking's area theorem reconcile with Hawking radiation?

1669 upvotes • thehammer6

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Why does the immune system specifically attack the joints in rheumatoid arthritis?

1669 upvotes • TrueAbbreviations491

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To escape drowning during a rainstorm, earthworms surface. Where are all the other underground dwellers like grubs, ants, etc. during said storm?

1668 upvotes • HumanPezDispenser

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If particles are point-like, how are they not gravitational singularities?

1668 upvotes • ateles-

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Why don't meadows have bushes/trees like the land that typically surrounds them?

1668 upvotes • zach84

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What makes a GPU and CPU with similar transistor costs cost 10x as much?

1667 upvotes • timpattinson

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AskScience AMA Series: We’re a state epidemiologist and a state public health laboratory scientist – together we are a critical outbreak fighting team! Ask us anything!

1666 upvotes • we_fight_outbreaks

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Is arsenical iron or arsenical iron pyrites hazardous?

1666 upvotes • onwisconsin1

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How does brushing your teeth clean your mouth, and has the invention of toothbrushes affected bacterial evolution?

1666 upvotes • Professor-Wheatbox

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there academic consensus on whether political microtargeting (i.e., political ads that are tailored and targeted to specific groups or individuals) has an effect on people's voting behavior?	1672	VarunTossa5944
How does Hawking's area theorem reconcile with Hawking radiation?	1669	thehammer6
Why does the immune system specifically attack the joints in rheumatoid arthritis?	1669	TrueAbbreviations491
To escape drowning during a rainstorm, earthworms surface. Where are all the other underground dwellers like grubs, ants, etc. during said storm?	1668	HumanPezDispenser
If particles are point-like, how are they not gravitational singularities?	1668	ateles-
Why don't meadows have bushes/trees like the land that typically surrounds them?	1668	zach84
What makes a GPU and CPU with similar transistor costs cost 10x as much?	1667	timpattinson
AskScience AMA Series: We’re a state epidemiologist and a state public health laboratory scientist – together we are a critical outbreak fighting team! Ask us anything!	1666	we_fight_outbreaks
Is arsenical iron or arsenical iron pyrites hazardous?	1666	onwisconsin1
How does brushing your teeth clean your mouth, and has the invention of toothbrushes affected bacterial evolution?	1666	Professor-Wheatbox