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How big is the magnetic North (and South) pole? Is it a single point, or does it have an area?

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How has the widespread use of GPS navigation altered the study and design of roads in urban planning and civil engineering?

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What happens when light passes through a strong electric field?

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What is the physiological basis of animal instincts and how are they acquired?

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In a three electrode electrochemical cell, why does the reference electrode have to maintain ionic contact with the electrolyte?

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What would the phase composition of a Jupiter sized sphere of water be?

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If you were on a random planet elsewhere in the Milky Way, how would you locate Earth?

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How close are we towards good, error-free machine translations of text between languages?

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Is the majority of people’s insides laid out the same, or do surgeons have to figure out from first principles what’s what every time they operate?

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Does the technology for fully autonomous vehicle traffic currently exist, assuming a closed system of specially designed roads and vehicles?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How big is the magnetic North (and South) pole? Is it a single point, or does it have an area?	4782
How has the widespread use of GPS navigation altered the study and design of roads in urban planning and civil engineering?	3404
What happens when light passes through a strong electric field?	25
What is the physiological basis of animal instincts and how are they acquired?	8
In a three electrode electrochemical cell, why does the reference electrode have to maintain ionic contact with the electrolyte?	2
What would the phase composition of a Jupiter sized sphere of water be?	1
If you were on a random planet elsewhere in the Milky Way, how would you locate Earth?	1
How close are we towards good, error-free machine translations of text between languages?	1
Is the majority of people’s insides laid out the same, or do surgeons have to figure out from first principles what’s what every time they operate?	1
Does the technology for fully autonomous vehicle traffic currently exist, assuming a closed system of specially designed roads and vehicles?	1