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How do hopping rovers function in a low g environment like an asteroid? Why wouldn't they just float away after the first hop?

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What explains the fact that identical twins don't have identical fingerprints?

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Is there a term for erroneously seeing emotions through facial expressions in animals (like smiling dolphins and sad bloodhounds) and has the phenomenon been studied much?

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A recent study has shown that 7% of an astronaut's DNA is altered from being in space. If chimpanzees share 99% of our DNA, but a 1% difference results in us being that different, then why haven't astronauts turned into hideous mutants after a 7% change?

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Is it possible to use head binding to increase intelligence?

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Are we teaching AI to think oppositionally?

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Is there a limit to how many languages a person can speak fluently at once? If so, what's the record?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How do hopping rovers function in a low g environment like an asteroid? Why wouldn't they just float away after the first hop?	3
What explains the fact that identical twins don't have identical fingerprints?	1
Is there a term for erroneously seeing emotions through facial expressions in animals (like smiling dolphins and sad bloodhounds) and has the phenomenon been studied much?	1
A recent study has shown that 7% of an astronaut's DNA is altered from being in space. If chimpanzees share 99% of our DNA, but a 1% difference results in us being that different, then why haven't astronauts turned into hideous mutants after a 7% change?	1
Is it possible to use head binding to increase intelligence?	1
Are we teaching AI to think oppositionally?	1
Is there a limit to how many languages a person can speak fluently at once? If so, what's the record?	1