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What do we know about the origins of viruses?

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Why do serrations help knives and saws cut?

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Is there any relationship between being wet and/or cold and susceptibility to illness?

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Max Planck said: "Science progresses not because scientists change their minds, but rather because scientists attached to erroneous views die, and are replaced." Has this proven true since the advent of the modern era?

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Why (that is, what is the neuropsychological process) do people become testy when they are hungry?

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Ceteris paribus, would we expect a civilization on a planet with light gravity to be more advanced at any given moment in (fixed) time than one with heavy gravity, due to relativity?

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What is happening, biochemically, when milk "goes bad?"

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Let's say you get infected with a bacterium that causes annoying, but totally non-dangerous symptoms. If you just try to "live with it," will your immune system eventually kill it, or does killing bacteria require antibiotics in all cases?

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Is it physically possible for a man, even a very large man, to generate enough force to crush a man's skull by squeezing with his bare hands?

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What is going on when an amplifier or a floodlight is "warming up?"

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What do we know about the origins of viruses?	15
Why do serrations help knives and saws cut?	6
Is there any relationship between being wet and/or cold and susceptibility to illness?	5
Max Planck said: "Science progresses not because scientists change their minds, but rather because scientists attached to erroneous views die, and are replaced." Has this proven true since the advent of the modern era?	3
Why (that is, what is the neuropsychological process) do people become testy when they are hungry?	2
Ceteris paribus, would we expect a civilization on a planet with light gravity to be more advanced at any given moment in (fixed) time than one with heavy gravity, due to relativity?	2
What is happening, biochemically, when milk "goes bad?"	2
Let's say you get infected with a bacterium that causes annoying, but totally non-dangerous symptoms. If you just try to "live with it," will your immune system eventually kill it, or does killing bacteria require antibiotics in all cases?	2
Is it physically possible for a man, even a very large man, to generate enough force to crush a man's skull by squeezing with his bare hands?	1
What is going on when an amplifier or a floodlight is "warming up?"	1