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How do scientist decide on how to create flu vaccine for each year?

How do scientist decide on how to create flu vaccine for each year?


How do scientist decide on how to create flu vaccine for each year?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 11:03 AM PST

Is it actually possible to create artificial gravity in a spacecraft through a spinning fuselage?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 04:29 PM PST

Why do we almost never hear the term "global warming" anymore, which seems to be replaced with "climate change"?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 04:32 PM PST

Are these terms interchangeable or did we just focus on something else more important?

Edit: I think this explains it https://open.spotify.com/track/3lAXp2NLVGbZiSVByQDoyP?si=OXZL7qJOSPKG49xdRGxDsw

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Do shorter people have faster reaction speed and reflexes?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 06:10 AM PST

Are there any acids that are solids?

Posted: 17 Nov 2018 02:54 AM PST

I'm not asking about freezing acids either. Are there solid objects that can be classified as acids, even corrosive to other materials? I always assumed all acids have to be liquid chemicals. Or maybe I'm phrasing the question wrong...

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Music: Why can certain sounds influence our emotion to be anywhere from elated to depresssed? How does music (possibly) enhance intelligence and health? ... How come sound waves are so powerful?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 04:02 PM PST

How come certain sounds make us feel a certain way (i.e. what makes sad music sad)?

How does music give us a high, which is (at least I've heard) comparable to that of cocaine's?

I'm addicted to music and it's effect on my emotions. I would love to know more about it. Thank you to anyone who replies

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Can lenses have two focal points?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 08:28 PM PST

Can there be a lens that can focus light from two distances simultaneously? (Specifically excluding stuff like bifocal glasses which have separate "zones" of focus)

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What is currently humanity's best theory on what exactly The Great Attractor is?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 02:34 PM PST

Is the Darvaza gas crater (The Door to Hell) causing any major effects on the planet? Its been burning since 1971 and I never until recently even knew it existed. A natural gas field collapsed into an underground cavern located in Derweze, Turkmenistan.

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 05:29 AM PST

Geologists set it on fire to prevent the spread of methane gas, and it is thought to have been burning continuously since 1971. The diameter of the crater is 69 metres (226 ft), and its depth is 30 metres (98 ft).

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Does the Mars Rover 'hunker down', turn off instruments, or otherwise prepare if storms are coming?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 08:16 AM PST

What kind of events/circumstances would it take to cause a world-wide winter/another Ice Age?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 04:34 PM PST

I am aware of nuclear winter and gamma ray bursts possibly causing it, but is there other non-nuclear/non-radioactive ways that another Ice Age-like event could occur?

Edit: I'm asking because I'm writing a novel centered around Earth turning into a frozen wasteland.

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If 1 eV equals roughly 12000 K, why are there semiconductors with a band-gap of, say, 2 eV that can achieve conductivity through thermal excitation?

Posted: 17 Nov 2018 05:04 AM PST

There is a relationship between eV and Kelvin that is obtained by combining the Boltzmann constant and the elementary charge, from which the relationship 1 eV = roughly 12000 K arises. I read somewhere that this relationship is obtained in the context of assuming that the electron's velocity distribution in a plasma is a temperature distribution. But this should apply to everyday situations, right? Like for example in justifying why Cooper pairs are unable to form at room temperature (because the bond energy is like 0.001 eV, which by the relationship above is about 11.6 K). But if a semiconductor has a bandgap of 2 eV, by the same relationship, you should expect that you need to heat it to like 24000 K in order for it to promote electrons to the conduction band. This is obviously not the case.

What am I missing here?

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What happens after I drink a glass of water?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 01:23 PM PST

How long does the water stay in my stomach?

How does it get to the rest of my body, and how long does it take?

Where does it the water go and what is it used for?

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Why was the Voyager record gold plated vs. using a harder metal?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 01:32 PM PST

Liquor is often used in movies and tv to clean wounds. Is this actually beneficial? Does it need to be a certain proof or abv? Can it be any liquor because it never appears to be gin or tequila but rather vodka or whiskey.

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 03:04 PM PST

Why do some smells stick to clothing (or textiles) for longer than others?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 04:25 PM PST

An example I thought of was Curry lingering on and embedding itself into my clothes, whereas something like the smell of bread from a bakery won't be as potent. Is it to do with the smell particles themselves or our predisposition as humas to notice some smells morr than others (e.g. repulsive smells like garbage).

Apologies for the flair, I am unsure!

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How does it take for platelets to clot a cut?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 10:09 PM PST

Saw a documentary years ago that said it takes up to 90 seconds for platelets to clot a small cut, but I can't seem to fine any evidence of it.

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How did we know how dinosaurs sound like?

Posted: 17 Nov 2018 01:55 AM PST

So how do our bodies actually process sunlight into vitimin D?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 03:07 PM PST

Like, photons are waves. How does that energy become usable to us? Denaturing materials already present that turn into vitimin D? Or is it simpler?

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How do oceans interact with Tectonic plates and fault zones?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 02:22 PM PST

I recently read a news article that mentioned that ocean water gets sucked into the Mantle. I'm curious about how this happens and how water cycles works with relation to it's interaction with the Crust.

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What is impedance ?

Posted: 16 Nov 2018 09:38 AM PST

The concept of impedance is kind of blurry for me. Can you give examples to make me understand both acoustic and electric impedance ?

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