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Why doesn't the n-body problem make the rotation curves of disc galaxies unpredictable?

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Can long chains of triple bonds be created? As in Polyacetylene? or Polyalkyne?

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The Russian silver fox experiment showed that animals could be rapidly breed for certain traits i.e. docility or aggressiveness, could the same be done for intelligence?

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Are there any studies that compare what people claim are their favourite things and what their actual preferences are?

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Does the event horizon shred matter that passes through it?

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Do we remember everything to some extent?

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String theory says there are extra dimensions, too tiny to detect. Will the accelerating expansion of the universe eventually inflate these dimensions to be big enough to affect anything perceptibly?

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Do each of my chromosomes come from a specific grandparent or are they all a mix of genes from each?

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I've seen meta-materials getting a lot of press, but why haven't pseudo-atoms been getting much coverage?

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Why did most plants end up being hermaphrodites while most animals end up with two distinct sexes?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why doesn't the n-body problem make the rotation curves of disc galaxies unpredictable?	212
Can long chains of triple bonds be created? As in Polyacetylene? or Polyalkyne?	56
The Russian silver fox experiment showed that animals could be rapidly breed for certain traits i.e. docility or aggressiveness, could the same be done for intelligence?	44
Are there any studies that compare what people claim are their favourite things and what their actual preferences are?	41
Does the event horizon shred matter that passes through it?	40
Do we remember everything to some extent?	32
String theory says there are extra dimensions, too tiny to detect. Will the accelerating expansion of the universe eventually inflate these dimensions to be big enough to affect anything perceptibly?	31
Do each of my chromosomes come from a specific grandparent or are they all a mix of genes from each?	24
I've seen meta-materials getting a lot of press, but why haven't pseudo-atoms been getting much coverage?	19
Why did most plants end up being hermaphrodites while most animals end up with two distinct sexes?	19