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If our brains are so plastic, why does the evolutionary model of homo-sapiens cognition seem to be so fixed?

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Why are new cars designed with such poor visibility?

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Is there a scientific explanation for why the ol' Haahh-Hooohhh breath to clean Nintendo cartridges was so effective?

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Do air-conditioners make it hotter outside?

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What light can be shed on sexual foreplay by evolutionary theory? In particular, as it seems a requirement for vaginal lubrication.

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How is ingesting the killed bacteria in cooked food different from getting a vaccine?

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I love the New York Review of Books. What's a similar resource where interested laypeople can follow science research at a slower, non-hyperbolic pace?

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What are some of the areas of mathematics research in which computers are UNABLE to help? What does that tell us about math and computation?

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The Guinness World Record for lowest pitch sung by a human voice is 0.189 Hz. That's a wavelength of 1.8km. Would this wave exist in space? And if not, how is this a sound of that frequency?

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When you have a bad wound, the doctor often gives you a tetanus shot. How would the vaccine help if you've already got tetanus?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If our brains are so plastic, why does the evolutionary model of homo-sapiens cognition seem to be so fixed?	3
Why are new cars designed with such poor visibility?	2
Is there a scientific explanation for why the ol' Haahh-Hooohhh breath to clean Nintendo cartridges was so effective?	1
Do air-conditioners make it hotter outside?	1
What light can be shed on sexual foreplay by evolutionary theory? In particular, as it seems a requirement for vaginal lubrication.	1
How is ingesting the killed bacteria in cooked food different from getting a vaccine?	1
I love the New York Review of Books. What's a similar resource where interested laypeople can follow science research at a slower, non-hyperbolic pace?	1
What are some of the areas of mathematics research in which computers are UNABLE to help? What does that tell us about math and computation?	1
The Guinness World Record for lowest pitch sung by a human voice is 0.189 Hz. That's a wavelength of 1.8km. Would this wave exist in space? And if not, how is this a sound of that frequency?	1
When you have a bad wound, the doctor often gives you a tetanus shot. How would the vaccine help if you've already got tetanus?	1