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Now that we have a much larger catalogue of where there are planets in the goldilocks zone, wouldn't that help SETI or other endeavors searching for intelligent life?

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How is it that electric eels can deliver up to 600 volts that stuns their prey, but they themselves don't get stunned?

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What goes on in the brain when we laugh? What region/s are activated?

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Birds are tetrachromats and can see ultraviolet light. Do they get eye disease?

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Since electrons and protons electric fields attract each other, why don't they stick together instead of the electron orbiting the protons?

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Would anyone be willing to help me learn some biophysics? I would like to know how much energy is expended from the firing of a neuron.

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I once heard that baby chimpanzees see a pediatrician, not a vet, if they are sick or for health checkups because their physiology is so similar. Can anyone verify this with a source?

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How do physicists explain different radioactive decay rates?

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I have a question for someone who knows general relativity well.

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Can someone help me understand isochronous dating?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Now that we have a much larger catalogue of where there are planets in the goldilocks zone, wouldn't that help SETI or other endeavors searching for intelligent life?	425
How is it that electric eels can deliver up to 600 volts that stuns their prey, but they themselves don't get stunned?	188
What goes on in the brain when we laugh? What region/s are activated?	7
Birds are tetrachromats and can see ultraviolet light. Do they get eye disease?	6
Since electrons and protons electric fields attract each other, why don't they stick together instead of the electron orbiting the protons?	6
Would anyone be willing to help me learn some biophysics? I would like to know how much energy is expended from the firing of a neuron.	6
I once heard that baby chimpanzees see a pediatrician, not a vet, if they are sick or for health checkups because their physiology is so similar. Can anyone verify this with a source?	4
How do physicists explain different radioactive decay rates?	3
I have a question for someone who knows general relativity well.	3
Can someone help me understand isochronous dating?	2