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How is the analog signal from a HDD read head processed before it is digitized?

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How do two metals in space bond together?

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What are some of the mechanisms behind why long term physical inactivity and social isolation leads to chronic health diseases?

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I saw in a video that chimpanzees and gorillas do not knuckle-walk in the same way, but they didn't explain what the difference is. Could someone elaborate on the physiological/anatomical differences?

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Why do radioactive elements still exist? Shouldn't all matter have decayed to a stable isotope by now, 14 billion years after the big bang?

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Why is radioactivity associated with glowing neon green? Does anything radioactive actually glow?

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Why can't the body repair spinal cord injuries?

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Does sleep deprivation during teen years have permanent effects?

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When I am trying extra hard to hear something quiet or far away, is my body doing anything different then normal, or am I just more focused on the sound?

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Will spiders abandon their web if not enough food is caught in it?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How is the analog signal from a HDD read head processed before it is digitized?	2028
How do two metals in space bond together?	2010
What are some of the mechanisms behind why long term physical inactivity and social isolation leads to chronic health diseases?	1997
I saw in a video that chimpanzees and gorillas do not knuckle-walk in the same way, but they didn't explain what the difference is. Could someone elaborate on the physiological/anatomical differences?	1964
Why do radioactive elements still exist? Shouldn't all matter have decayed to a stable isotope by now, 14 billion years after the big bang?	1867
Why is radioactivity associated with glowing neon green? Does anything radioactive actually glow?	1859
Why can't the body repair spinal cord injuries?	1835
Does sleep deprivation during teen years have permanent effects?	1832
When I am trying extra hard to hear something quiet or far away, is my body doing anything different then normal, or am I just more focused on the sound?	1823
Will spiders abandon their web if not enough food is caught in it?	1807