/u/star_boy2005's posts
I read an article about how hunter gatherers had stronger bones than agriculturalists. I couldn't help wondering, what would we look like if we had evolved to sit behind computers and lead sedentary lives?
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When a planetary system is in its formative period and clumps of gas and dust within the protoplanetary disk are collapsing into larger and larger bodies, part of the theory states that they eventually clear their orbits of smaller debris. Why is that?
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What's the current status of string theory? Is it still a contender in the "one-theory-to-rule-them-all" category or was it ruled out by discoveries at the LHC?
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I live in a Cleveland suburb near a large nature preserve and this past Saturday night was the first night this year that I've heard any nocturnal animal noises (crickets, tree frogs). Where have they been and why did they just come out?
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156 years ago today, a geomagnetic mega-storm occurred, triggered by a huge CME that hit the Earth. If something like that happened today would western society collapse?
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Is drinking artificially sweetened, carbonated water, in any way, less healthy than plain tap water for daily hydration needs?
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Why don't digital video imaging devices (CMOS, CCD, etc.) outperform mechanical cameras in terms of frame rate?
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