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Vegans think that we should all just eat non animal products. Just for the sake of argument, would it be feasible for the entire human population of 7 billion people to be vegans? Would we have enough space for all the crops?

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Can someone help me calculate the genetic diversity of the human population?

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A few years ago Noreena Hertz gave a TED talk and said that a part of the brain 'shuts down' when listening to experts. Is the anterior cingulate cortex what she was talking about? Links in comments. (x-post from neuroscience)

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A few years ago Noreena Hertz gave a TED talk and said that a part of the brain 'shuts down' when listening to experts. Is the anterior cingulate cortex what she was talking about? Links in comments. (crosspost from neuroscience)

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Can anyone walk me through the math that would tell us how many different possible combinations of DNA that two people could make?

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How many genetically different gametes can one human make?

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Can someone who knows general and special relativity help me out with something one of my friends said about distant starlight?

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Fish ancestors evolved from breathing water to breathing air. Why didn't mammals like dolphins and whales evolve to breathe water when they went back into a water environment?

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Can someone explain how radiometric isochron dating works? I'll explain what I do understand in the comments.

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Dark matter is data without an explanation. String theory is a hypothesis without any data. Could it perhaps be that the strings are what's causing all the gravity of dark matter?

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Vegans think that we should all just eat non animal products. Just for the sake of argument, would it be feasible for the entire human population of 7 billion people to be vegans? Would we have enough space for all the crops?	1
Can someone help me calculate the genetic diversity of the human population?	1
A few years ago Noreena Hertz gave a TED talk and said that a part of the brain 'shuts down' when listening to experts. Is the anterior cingulate cortex what she was talking about? Links in comments. (x-post from neuroscience)	1
A few years ago Noreena Hertz gave a TED talk and said that a part of the brain 'shuts down' when listening to experts. Is the anterior cingulate cortex what she was talking about? Links in comments. (crosspost from neuroscience)	1
Can anyone walk me through the math that would tell us how many different possible combinations of DNA that two people could make?	1
How many genetically different gametes can one human make?	1
Can someone who knows general and special relativity help me out with something one of my friends said about distant starlight?	1
Fish ancestors evolved from breathing water to breathing air. Why didn't mammals like dolphins and whales evolve to breathe water when they went back into a water environment?	1
Can someone explain how radiometric isochron dating works? I'll explain what I do understand in the comments.	1
Dark matter is data without an explanation. String theory is a hypothesis without any data. Could it perhaps be that the strings are what's causing all the gravity of dark matter?	1