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Why doesn't isomorphic art look distorted to us?

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How much of the accessible carbon is part of all life's biomass? Is there a good chance my carbon won't be used after I die?

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How much of accessible carbon is actually being used by life? And how much from my body will likely be used when I die?

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How do insects coordinate their movements and walk or fly when coupled?

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Does anything special occur at mach 2?

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Do the Kuru prions form as a result of dead brain proteins denaturing, or is it like a virus that must spread from host to host?

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What exactly is it in a fall that kills people? Do boneless organism survive falls better?

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How do cockroaches know that a person is approaching?

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In light of recent studies which suggest a good deal of sensory processing goes on in our hands/arms, and as their is much more of a nervous system in the arm, could we say that the human arm is more intelligent than some multicellular animals?

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According to Wikipedia, termite queens are thought to be "a primary source of pheromones useful in colony integration." Does this mean that they actually make decisions for the colony? I thought that eusocial insect behavior was an emergent property of each individual insect's instincts.

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Why doesn't isomorphic art look distorted to us?	1
How much of the accessible carbon is part of all life's biomass? Is there a good chance my carbon won't be used after I die?	1
How much of accessible carbon is actually being used by life? And how much from my body will likely be used when I die?	1
How do insects coordinate their movements and walk or fly when coupled?	1
Does anything special occur at mach 2?	1
Do the Kuru prions form as a result of dead brain proteins denaturing, or is it like a virus that must spread from host to host?	1
What exactly is it in a fall that kills people? Do boneless organism survive falls better?	1
How do cockroaches know that a person is approaching?	1
In light of recent studies which suggest a good deal of sensory processing goes on in our hands/arms, and as their is much more of a nervous system in the arm, could we say that the human arm is more intelligent than some multicellular animals?	1
According to Wikipedia, termite queens are thought to be "a primary source of pheromones useful in colony integration." Does this mean that they actually make decisions for the colony? I thought that eusocial insect behavior was an emergent property of each individual insect's instincts.	1