/u/ColbyStein's posts
What are quantum mechanics and general relativity, why do these two widely accepted theories not reconcile with each other, and why are we having such a hard time reconciling them? (x-post with /r/explainlikeimfive)
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Why haven't incredibly painful period cramps been evolved out? Surely it's detrimental for a small portion of women to be in severe pain for up to a few days a month, every month?
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Is there any psychological basis for why some people get physiological responses (Shivers, goosebumps) from musical stimuli (Bass drops, a good chorus kicking in) ?
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I know two of my ancestors were living at a particular place in London at a particular time after they got married (circa 1840), but are there any surviving tenancy or business records from that time? Are there any archives that can give me more information about them? (More information in post)
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It feels like first it was the hunt for the Higgs Boson, then the hunt for Gravitational Waves, what is the next "big thing" that we can expect to see popular science media hyping in the next ~2 years?
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Do animals who eat creatures that camouflage themselves as things in nature accidentally eat the things that their prey camouflage themselves as?
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Why did animals like the octopus evolve to be so intelligent? If it's so useful, surely more animals would be as smart, and if not, why did it get so smart in the first place?
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People with synesthesia often report seeing colours that "don't exist". Do people who have synesthesia and are also colourblind ever "see" the colours they are unable to actually see?
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