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Why are some people 'tone-deaf'?

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How can radioactive decay be random? How can anything be random?

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Why are languages all so different.... but body language so much more universal? Shrugs. Eye rolls. Smiles. Waving. Clapping etc.

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Why is it that I can be in the same room as someone sleeping, talking in a normal conversational tone, and not wake them up, but then if I say their name, they spring up wide awake and want to know what's going on?

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Does life add to the total amount of information in the universe?

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Is it possible to mathematically prove if software code is guaranteed bug-free?

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Roughly how long ago is it believed that early hominids developed the capacity to pass down a story from generation to generation?

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Cat-nip? Elephants eating fermented fruit? Kids spinning in the tire-swing?... Are there any good theories as to WHY some animals seem to seek altered states?

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What do we need to build in order to learn more about some of these extra-solar planets we're finding?

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Lots of comet questions....

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are some people 'tone-deaf'?	2
How can radioactive decay be random? How can anything be random?	2
Why are languages all so different.... but body language so much more universal? Shrugs. Eye rolls. Smiles. Waving. Clapping etc.	1
Why is it that I can be in the same room as someone sleeping, talking in a normal conversational tone, and not wake them up, but then if I say their name, they spring up wide awake and want to know what's going on?	1
Does life add to the total amount of information in the universe?	1
Is it possible to mathematically prove if software code is guaranteed bug-free?	1
Roughly how long ago is it believed that early hominids developed the capacity to pass down a story from generation to generation?	1
Cat-nip? Elephants eating fermented fruit? Kids spinning in the tire-swing?... Are there any good theories as to WHY some animals seem to seek altered states?	1
What do we need to build in order to learn more about some of these extra-solar planets we're finding?	1
Lots of comet questions....	1