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Convergent evolution allows genetically unrelated species to have similiar physical characteristics. Could convergent evolution, in fact, apply to reproductive system in a way that would allow the convergent species to interbeed?

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Does GPU ray tracing naturally produce very glossy graphics, or are just glossy scenes chosen to emphasize how good ray tracing it at drawing them?

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Most of the observed mass of atoms comes from not from the masses of their individual quarks, but of their interaction with each other. Does the formula E=mc^2 describe the individual quark masses, the effective atomic masses, or both?

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What caused the peculiar velocity of stars and galaxies relative to the Cosmic Microwave Background?

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Domestication theory emphasizes the importance of herd/pack instincts, calm behavior, and simple diet. How could cats be domesticated, despite being easily startled, solitary carnivores?

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Can advances in distributed arrays and image processing techniques replace single large space telescopes such as Hubble or James Webb?

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I saw a documentary today that said, "The Amazon Rainforest produces a huge amount of oxygen, but none of it leaves the forest. It's all consumed locally." It this true, and if so, do the Amazon fires threaten the global oxygen supply?

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How easy or cheap is it to produce the deuterium and tritium needed for a hypothetical fusion reactor?

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Does the Unruh effect also apply to gravitational acceleration?

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Is information theory entropy dependent on the knowledge of the observer?

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Convergent evolution allows genetically unrelated species to have similiar physical characteristics. Could convergent evolution, in fact, apply to reproductive system in a way that would allow the convergent species to interbeed?	1
Does GPU ray tracing naturally produce very glossy graphics, or are just glossy scenes chosen to emphasize how good ray tracing it at drawing them?	1
Most of the observed mass of atoms comes from not from the masses of their individual quarks, but of their interaction with each other. Does the formula E=mc^2 describe the individual quark masses, the effective atomic masses, or both?	1
What caused the peculiar velocity of stars and galaxies relative to the Cosmic Microwave Background?	1
Domestication theory emphasizes the importance of herd/pack instincts, calm behavior, and simple diet. How could cats be domesticated, despite being easily startled, solitary carnivores?	1
Can advances in distributed arrays and image processing techniques replace single large space telescopes such as Hubble or James Webb?	1
I saw a documentary today that said, "The Amazon Rainforest produces a huge amount of oxygen, but none of it leaves the forest. It's all consumed locally." It this true, and if so, do the Amazon fires threaten the global oxygen supply?	1
How easy or cheap is it to produce the deuterium and tritium needed for a hypothetical fusion reactor?	1
Does the Unruh effect also apply to gravitational acceleration?	1
Is information theory entropy dependent on the knowledge of the observer?	1