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Is there an example of a mathematical problem that is easy to understand, easy to believe in it's truth, yet impossible to prove through our current mathematical axioms?

9662 upvotes • r/askscience

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Can a star sit barely on the edge of being able to support fusion such that it will actually oscillate through fusion cycles?

3483 upvotes • r/askscience

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At one point in the United States (Late 1800's until early 1900's), Heroin and Cocaine could be purchased over the counter legally. Was there massive societal problems during this time period with these drugs? Were there a lot of addicts?

2459 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How long would I have to plug myself into a wall to get the equivalent energy to eating a full day's worth of food?

2271 upvotes • r/askscience

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What makes GPUs so much faster at some things than CPUs, what are those some things, and why not use GPUs for everything?

899 upvotes • r/askscience

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Considering that there are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the known universe, approximately how many times per day does a star somewhere in the universe go supernova? More than once per second?

845 upvotes • r/askscience

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What is it about human psychology and the brain that makes cases of road rage so prevalent? Is the brain mismanaging or exaggerating perceived threats?

315 upvotes • r/askscience

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Is there an ultimate limit to the the amount of energy per flop in computation? In a perfect system, how little energy could power a 1 teraflop CPU using the limits of physics?

313 upvotes • r/askscience

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How are Abigail and Brittany Hensel able to coordinate activities like typing on a keyboard without communicating with each other?

228 upvotes • r/askscience

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Does the human brain use any quantum effects during computation? Is there a fundamental difference between how my brain computes and how a digital circuit computes?

158 upvotes • r/askscience

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Is there an example of a mathematical problem that is easy to understand, easy to believe in it's truth, yet impossible to prove through our current mathematical axioms?	9662	askscience
Can a star sit barely on the edge of being able to support fusion such that it will actually oscillate through fusion cycles?	3483	askscience
At one point in the United States (Late 1800's until early 1900's), Heroin and Cocaine could be purchased over the counter legally. Was there massive societal problems during this time period with these drugs? Were there a lot of addicts?	2459	AskHistorians
How long would I have to plug myself into a wall to get the equivalent energy to eating a full day's worth of food?	2271	askscience
What makes GPUs so much faster at some things than CPUs, what are those some things, and why not use GPUs for everything?	899	askscience
Considering that there are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the known universe, approximately how many times per day does a star somewhere in the universe go supernova? More than once per second?	845	askscience
What is it about human psychology and the brain that makes cases of road rage so prevalent? Is the brain mismanaging or exaggerating perceived threats?	315	askscience
Is there an ultimate limit to the the amount of energy per flop in computation? In a perfect system, how little energy could power a 1 teraflop CPU using the limits of physics?	313	askscience
How are Abigail and Brittany Hensel able to coordinate activities like typing on a keyboard without communicating with each other?	228	askscience
Does the human brain use any quantum effects during computation? Is there a fundamental difference between how my brain computes and how a digital circuit computes?	158	askscience