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In 2004 an often quoted paper was published that claimed that the increase in 5-year survival from chemotherapy is only 2.3%. What is the current position of research on the efficiency of chemotherapy?

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In Homo Deus, Chapter 3, Noah Harari claims that scientists don't know what the mind is for (why do we need to be conscious). Do we in fact know what the mind does, that the brain does not do?

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What is the effect of amptetamines (ADHD medication) on sex drive?

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In WW2, around 20 million Soviet men died, leaving sex ratios för young adults very skewed. What was the effect on dating, marriage, fertility and the everyday life of men and women? How did society respond?

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In 2004 an often quoted paper was published that claimed that the increase in 5-year survival from chemotherapy is only 2.3%. What is the current position of research on the efficiency of chemotherapy?	38
In Homo Deus, Chapter 3, Noah Harari claims that scientists don't know what the mind is for (why do we need to be conscious). Do we in fact know what the mind does, that the brain does not do?	1
What is the effect of amptetamines (ADHD medication) on sex drive?	1
In WW2, around 20 million Soviet men died, leaving sex ratios för young adults very skewed. What was the effect on dating, marriage, fertility and the everyday life of men and women? How did society respond?	1