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Mechanistically, why is benzene carcinogenic?

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How did the 1918-19 Spanish Flu end?

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How did mathematicians do things that today requires calculus? For instance, how can you find the formula for the volume of a sphere without integrals?

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Every non-covalent chemical interaction (charge-charge, dipole-dipole, charge-dipole, etc.) has a calculable energy associated with it except for H-bonding. Why is this?

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How is it possible that negative heat capacities exist, and what do they mean physically?

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Alpha particles are released from nuclei because of how stable they are. Fe has the highest binding energy per nucleon, so why aren't Fe nuclei emitted radioactively?

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What is the current sate of the understanding of dark matter in terms of String Theory, and how could that relate to different dimensions/unobservable articulations of matter?

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Organisms without photoreceptors can't detect light, organisms without chemoreceptors can't detect chemicals, etc. Is it possible there is a "sense" humans or other such advanced animals are missing due to the inability to detect it?

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Would it be possible to design an object to be invisible by coating it with a substance that caused complete internal reflection of light?

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What exactly is the clastrum, and can it be used to turn consciousness "on" and "off?"

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Mechanistically, why is benzene carcinogenic?	1382
How did the 1918-19 Spanish Flu end?	570
How did mathematicians do things that today requires calculus? For instance, how can you find the formula for the volume of a sphere without integrals?	22
Every non-covalent chemical interaction (charge-charge, dipole-dipole, charge-dipole, etc.) has a calculable energy associated with it except for H-bonding. Why is this?	21
How is it possible that negative heat capacities exist, and what do they mean physically?	9
Alpha particles are released from nuclei because of how stable they are. Fe has the highest binding energy per nucleon, so why aren't Fe nuclei emitted radioactively?	4
What is the current sate of the understanding of dark matter in terms of String Theory, and how could that relate to different dimensions/unobservable articulations of matter?	2
Organisms without photoreceptors can't detect light, organisms without chemoreceptors can't detect chemicals, etc. Is it possible there is a "sense" humans or other such advanced animals are missing due to the inability to detect it?	1
Would it be possible to design an object to be invisible by coating it with a substance that caused complete internal reflection of light?	1
What exactly is the clastrum, and can it be used to turn consciousness "on" and "off?"	1