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why do we feel sick to our stomachs when we get nervous/see something disturbing/get scared/upset?

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Why during the day do we feel extremely tired to the point of falling asleep and the next minute feel fully awake?

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Assuming consistent spacing and a realistic height, how fast could the signal fires from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers theoretically send a signal?

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What would it take to “solve” chess?

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When we think about how something tastes or smells, is our brain activating the same receptors as if we were actually tasting or smelling it?

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When you think about a sense (touching, tasting, smelling something etc) is your brain actually replicating the feeling of sensing those things or is it something entirely different?

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Why do we perceive smells as either being bad, good or somewhere in between?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
why do we feel sick to our stomachs when we get nervous/see something disturbing/get scared/upset?	20
Why during the day do we feel extremely tired to the point of falling asleep and the next minute feel fully awake?	1
Assuming consistent spacing and a realistic height, how fast could the signal fires from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers theoretically send a signal?	1
What would it take to “solve” chess?	1
When we think about how something tastes or smells, is our brain activating the same receptors as if we were actually tasting or smelling it?	1
When you think about a sense (touching, tasting, smelling something etc) is your brain actually replicating the feeling of sensing those things or is it something entirely different?	1
Why do we perceive smells as either being bad, good or somewhere in between?	0