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Do all thinking creatures on Earth use neurons? Does an example of non-neuron based biological "intelligence" exist?	158
What is the most 'violent' ecosystem, with the most frequent predator-prey interactions? And what specific features make it that way?	1
If in some hypothetical future the entire human population was racially mixed, would it be possible (or even somewhat common) for a couple to produce a kid that, by today's standards, would not be considered mixed race?	1
How difficult would it be to genetically engineer a creature that looked, behaved, and lived (to the best of our modern understanding) like a T-rex? How hard would it be to synthesise a genome from scratch with those exact specifications? How close are we? What technical details remain to be solved?	1
Do any bacteria 'weaponize' horizontal gene transfer? For example releasing genetic material into the environment designed to lessen the fitness of any competitors that absorb it?	1
There's a running joke that future historians will think the name 'Kyle' means "he who punches walls". Are there any modern names that gained their meaning in similar ways, from historical 'pop culture'?	1
Would it be correct, in any way, to say that wild animals are traumatized by their lives in the wild? For example, are prey animals 'traumatized' by predator attacks? Or does the concept of trauma not apply to wild animals at all? Does the answer change if we only talk about the other great apes?	1
Recently read an article about how so, so many people have the DNA of Genghis Khan in them. If Genghis Khan was magically resurrected today and then sequenced, would we able to tell it was the 'real' Genghis Khan? Or would he just look like another descendant, genetically speaking?	1
Which would be a more difficult technological feat - successfully "dousing"/putting out a Star the size of the Sun, or successfully creating a Star the size of the Sun?	1
If the Moon were (somehow) entirely covered in forests/grassland, would moonlight acquire a greenish tint?	1

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