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Is there any evidence genetic factors that predispose an individual person to having offspring of only one sex?

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Is "laziness" just a matter of reconditioning your brain to release dopamine in response to different stimuli?

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Does eating cheese at the end of a meal as a means of neutralizing cavity forming acids really have any significant effect in preventing tooth decay?

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Why was Newtonian gravitation unable to account for Mercury's orbit?

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Is molecular orbital theory an extension of quantum mechanics or is it its own independent theory?

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Is it actually possible for someone to get electrocuted and knocked backwards for several yards or is this something that only happens in movies?

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Is Vitamin C more easily absorbed by our body if it is consumed from a natural source rather than a synthetic one? If so why? Are other nutrients the same way?

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Is there any commercial value in discovering/creating a 3'-5' polymerase?

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Is it impossible for a computer to have a truly random process? Why?

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What is it about the triple bond in nitrogen molecules that makes it so inert?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there any evidence genetic factors that predispose an individual person to having offspring of only one sex?	237
Is "laziness" just a matter of reconditioning your brain to release dopamine in response to different stimuli?	70
Does eating cheese at the end of a meal as a means of neutralizing cavity forming acids really have any significant effect in preventing tooth decay?	15
Why was Newtonian gravitation unable to account for Mercury's orbit?	14
Is molecular orbital theory an extension of quantum mechanics or is it its own independent theory?	8
Is it actually possible for someone to get electrocuted and knocked backwards for several yards or is this something that only happens in movies?	7
Is Vitamin C more easily absorbed by our body if it is consumed from a natural source rather than a synthetic one? If so why? Are other nutrients the same way?	6
Is there any commercial value in discovering/creating a 3'-5' polymerase?	5
Is it impossible for a computer to have a truly random process? Why?	5
What is it about the triple bond in nitrogen molecules that makes it so inert?	4