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Regression Toward the Mean versus Gambler's Fallacy: seriously, why don't these two conflict?

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How many types of mammals are there in the world versus other types of organisms? Ie vertebrates, invertebrates, crustaceans, etc...

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[Biology] If someone overweight stops eating altogether, is it possible of them to die of starvation before they grow emaciated?

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If radioactivity/radiation comes from unstable elements, where does electromagnetic radiation come from? Why do we use the word "radioactive" when these two phenomena seem to have NOTHING in common?

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Radiation (gamma) usually greatly stunts plant growth, but by nature it also causes a huge amount of mutations. How likely or possible is it that an irradiated plant can grow to be much larger/more fruitful than a non-irradiated plant?

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In math, "imaginary numbers" such as the square root of -1 are used regularly despite the fact that, according to math, the square root of -1 should not be possible to solve. Math is supposed to make sense. How on earth does i work, and why can't it be worked out logically? Or can it?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Regression Toward the Mean versus Gambler's Fallacy: seriously, why don't these two conflict?	464
How many types of mammals are there in the world versus other types of organisms? Ie vertebrates, invertebrates, crustaceans, etc...	4
[Biology] If someone overweight stops eating altogether, is it possible of them to die of starvation before they grow emaciated?	1
If radioactivity/radiation comes from unstable elements, where does electromagnetic radiation come from? Why do we use the word "radioactive" when these two phenomena seem to have NOTHING in common?	1
Radiation (gamma) usually greatly stunts plant growth, but by nature it also causes a huge amount of mutations. How likely or possible is it that an irradiated plant can grow to be much larger/more fruitful than a non-irradiated plant?	1
In math, "imaginary numbers" such as the square root of -1 are used regularly despite the fact that, according to math, the square root of -1 should not be possible to solve. Math is supposed to make sense. How on earth does i work, and why can't it be worked out logically? Or can it?	1