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How do modern navigation aids account for irregularities in the shape of Earth?

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Why can’t bacteria and viruses, which evolve so quickly, easily overwhelm the immunological defences of complex organisms that have very long generation times?

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Is maths a science and what makes it one?

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Why do red dyes seem to fade faster than other colours?

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Why does drinking alcohol in the middle of the day make many people tired, when it does not seem to have this effect in the evening?

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Very powerful LED torches and spotlights are now common and often used to spotlight for nocturnal animals. Do these lights damage their eyes?

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Can powerful modern spotlights/torches permanently damage the eyes of people and animals?

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Domestic microwave ovens have been around for about 50 years. Will scientists/engineers ever be able to get them to heat food evenly - or is this beyond the capacity of humankind?

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How did chemists in the 18th and 19th centuries isolate and identify individual chemical elements and how could they tell they were not compounds?

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Why do microwave ovens heat food so unevenly - and why can’t this problem be overcome?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How do modern navigation aids account for irregularities in the shape of Earth?	1105
Why can’t bacteria and viruses, which evolve so quickly, easily overwhelm the immunological defences of complex organisms that have very long generation times?	897
Is maths a science and what makes it one?	1
Why do red dyes seem to fade faster than other colours?	1
Why does drinking alcohol in the middle of the day make many people tired, when it does not seem to have this effect in the evening?	1
Very powerful LED torches and spotlights are now common and often used to spotlight for nocturnal animals. Do these lights damage their eyes?	1
Can powerful modern spotlights/torches permanently damage the eyes of people and animals?	1
Domestic microwave ovens have been around for about 50 years. Will scientists/engineers ever be able to get them to heat food evenly - or is this beyond the capacity of humankind?	1
How did chemists in the 18th and 19th centuries isolate and identify individual chemical elements and how could they tell they were not compounds?	1
Why do microwave ovens heat food so unevenly - and why can’t this problem be overcome?	1