Are genitalia sexualized differently in cultures where standards of clothing differ greatly from Western standards?

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• Are genitalia sexualized differently in cultures where standards of clothing differ greatly from Western standards?
• Viruses tend to affect a very limited variety of creatures and don't often jump to different species, why is rabies different?
• In the time before the dinosaurs, bugs grew to massive sizes. What about that period of time allowed them to become so large?
• Why do some planets seem to have lines all over them?
• Does IQ relate to vulnerability to depression and other mental health issues?
• Many atoms on earth can only be formed in stars. Do we know how many cycles of stars the matter in our solar system has been through?
• Why can there be no proper subfields of Z/pZ?
• How long are sleep cycles at the bottom of the ocean?
• Why do insects trapped in amber look the same as insects today? Is there anything in particular about modern insects that distinguishes them from insects that lived 250 million years ago?
• Why is Technetium Radioactive?
• How does pressing a glass cup against a closed door amplify the sound to where it’s loud enough to make out full conversations?
• If the North Pole of the Earth is moving around, does that mean the South Pole is moving equally?
• Why does hair go grey as you age?
• How do we get Vitamin D from sunlight?
• Why Sun’s energy is so consistent?
• Why snow doesn't cleanse air as well as rain?
• Does Earth have carbon dioxide clouds in the high atmosphere? If not, what prevents them from forming?
• What determines how long a bubble will survive on the surface of a liquid?
• Are photons emitted with a direction?
• Why do some volcanic eruptions cause lightning in the massive as cloud immediately after the eruption?
• If casein gives cheese its structure, what's the protein that gives tofu its structure?

Are genitalia sexualized differently in cultures where standards of clothing differ greatly from Western standards? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 09:56 AM PST For example, in cultures where it's commonplace for women to be topless, are breasts typically considered arousing? There surely still are (and at least there have been) small tribes where clothing is not worn at all. Is sexuality in these groups affected by these standards? A relation could be made between western nudist communities. Are there (native or non-western) cultures that commonly fetishize body parts other than the western standard of vagina, penis, butt and breasts? If so, is clothing in any way related to this phenomenom? MOST IMPORTANTLY: If I was to do research on this topic myself, is there even any terminology for "sexuality of a culture relating to clothes"? Thank you in advance of any good answers. submitted by /u/H0dari [link] [comments]

Viruses tend to affect a very limited variety of creatures and don't often jump to different species, why is rabies different? Posted: 18 Jan 2019 06:33 AM PST I know that swine flu and avian flu mutated from their respective variants, and ebola is often found in monkeys, but how does something like rabies so readily effect large varieties of species? Swine flu makes sense, because farmers would be commonly exposed and a rare mutation would allow it to jump, but how can a rabid animal spread to humans so easily? ​ Also, are their other diseases that readily jump to vastly different species? submitted by /u/The_White_Light [link] [comments]

In the time before the dinosaurs, bugs grew to massive sizes. What about that period of time allowed them to become so large? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 08:36 AM PST submitted by /u/TastelessMeat [link] [comments]

Why do some planets seem to have lines all over them? Posted: 18 Jan 2019 05:07 AM PST I've noticed in some pictures of planets that there's are these long lines that radiate out of certain points. What causes these? Are they physical features or some consequence of how light works? I've mainly noticed it with mercury and the moon in case you're not sure what I'm talking about. submitted by /u/ObCappedVious [link] [comments]

Does IQ relate to vulnerability to depression and other mental health issues? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 08:36 PM PST I'm not very educated when it comes to the human brain. Could it only be on the two extremes of the spectrum, lower income and lower IQ because of the problems faced by said part of society and the higher end of the spectrum, higher class and educated because of the stress of day to day life. submitted by /u/TheGreatSped [link] [comments]

Many atoms on earth can only be formed in stars. Do we know how many cycles of stars the matter in our solar system has been through? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 02:16 PM PST submitted by /u/dannylandulf [link] [comments]

Why can there be no proper subfields of Z/pZ? Posted: 18 Jan 2019 05:18 AM PST I'd like to start off by saying I've tried googling but have not found a satisfactory proof yet. This is probably because I'm misunderstanding something about fields. ​ My theory book says: ​ Let K be a field. A subfield of K is a subset of K containing 0 and 1, which is closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication and taking inverses of nonzero elements ​ So suppose we take Z/7Z and Z/3Z. Now obviously 3 and 7 are both prime so these are both fields so all of the above except the subset property already holds. Also obviously it holds that the set of elements (residue classes) of Z/3Z are all contained in Z/7Z so this set of elements is a subset of the other. Now according to the above quote this would mean Z/3Z is a subfield of Z/7Z right? I'm pretty sure something about my understanding of fields is wrong so if someone could point out what I would be eternally grateful. ​ Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/AbstractStudent12 [link] [comments]

How long are sleep cycles at the bottom of the ocean? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 10:22 AM PST Do fish living at depths where no sun light penetrates sleep? How regularly and for how long? What ques do they use to determine when to sleep and when to be active? submitted by /u/westbestgb [link] [comments]

Why do insects trapped in amber look the same as insects today? Is there anything in particular about modern insects that distinguishes them from insects that lived 250 million years ago? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 09:00 PM PST From an evolutionary perspective, it seems on the surface that bugs looked the same today as they did back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Amber of frozen insects don't immediately make apparent that millions of years of evolution separate that trapped insect with insects in 2019. Is there anything, perhaps internally or otherwise, that we know has changed about insects over the course of all these years? What do their evolution, or ostensible lack thereof, tell us about the Earth? submitted by /u/I_love_limey_butts [link] [comments]

Why is Technetium Radioactive? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 07:41 PM PST I get the concept of larger atoms being unstable because the strong force gets weaker with the larger diameter of the nucleus, but why is Technetium with only 43 protons radioactive when other elements that are even larger like gold, xenon, lead, etc. are stable? What makes this element unstable? submitted by /u/MajorityAlaska [link] [comments]

How does pressing a glass cup against a closed door amplify the sound to where it’s loud enough to make out full conversations? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 08:21 PM PST I've mostly only ever seen this in movies, but I was thinking it had to have some irl truth for it to become a cliché submitted by /u/Mace8937 [link] [comments]

If the North Pole of the Earth is moving around, does that mean the South Pole is moving equally? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 04:26 PM PST I've been seeing all the recent headlines about the Earth's magnetic north pole moving around, and this has me wondering why the story is only about the north pole and not the south. I've always assumed that the magnetic poles of the Earth are directly opposite of each other. If the South pole is not moving equivalently to the North pole, does this suggest that the magnetic field is being bent? submitted by /u/ToBePacific [link] [comments]

Why does hair go grey as you age? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 12:45 PM PST submitted by /u/Ithoughtthiswasfunny [link] [comments]

How do we get Vitamin D from sunlight? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 11:50 AM PST Does sunlight have vitamin D floating in it, and if so how do we get it through our skin? submitted by /u/pedro0418 [link] [comments]

Why Sun’s energy is so consistent? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 04:37 PM PST Why the nuclear reactions on the sun doesn't escalate like any other explosion? What makes it so consistent? submitted by /u/aayel [link] [comments]

Why snow doesn't cleanse air as well as rain? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 01:39 PM PST I live in a place with spells of poor air quality. I've noticed that just light rain improves the air quality significantly (as measured, before it returns to its previous level of pollution) whereas a significant amount of snowfall in a day doesn't have much of an impact. This is always the case. Why does it happen? submitted by /u/solventbottle [link] [comments]

Does Earth have carbon dioxide clouds in the high atmosphere? If not, what prevents them from forming? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 11:00 AM PST The atmosphere contains 0.04% CO2. At low temperatures of under -80°C, CO2 can freeze. The stratosphere/mesosphere boundry has temperatures far below this. Does carbon dioxide have a "dewpoint" in air that keeps it from freezing out? submitted by /u/GalliumGames [link] [comments]

What determines how long a bubble will survive on the surface of a liquid? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 05:00 PM PST I made some tea and noticed that the bubbles on top caused from the stirring seem to last forever. So it got me thinking how soap bubbles and apparently tea have very long lasting bubbles, while with plain water the bubbles made seem to pop right away? Is there a property of liquids (like maybe viscosity) that determines how long these bubbles will last? submitted by /u/Legion4444 [link] [comments]

Are photons emitted with a direction? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 10:01 AM PST If an excited electron in a hydrogen atom goes back to its ground state and emits a photon, what direction does it go in? Say the detector is a sphere, and the atom was inside of it. Is there anyway to figure out where the photon might hit the detector relative to the atoms' random (or non random) motion? submitted by /u/CajunKush [link] [comments]

Why do some volcanic eruptions cause lightning in the massive as cloud immediately after the eruption? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 05:42 PM PST submitted by /u/monocleman565 [link] [comments]

If casein gives cheese its structure, what's the protein that gives tofu its structure? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 10:26 AM PST submitted by /u/TheFloatingSheep [link] [comments]

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How do quantum computers perform calculations without disturbing the superposition of the qubit?

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• How do quantum computers perform calculations without disturbing the superposition of the qubit?
• What is the difference between a Sea and an Ocean?
• Do winter droughts exacerbate summer wildfire conditions?
• What would solid Roentgenium look like if it was stable?
• Why can’t fish breathe in air?
• If humans could survive with an internal body temperature of say, 40 degrees F. (4.5 degrees C) would external factors that are lower than said body temp. feel "Cold" and external factors warmer than said body temp. feel "Hot"?
• If you look up ´1£ to 1$' in google you'll get a graph where you see how much it is worth which changes every 5 minutes. How can we measure this and what impacts the currency on such small margins?
• How are black holes detected by scientists?
• Is it possible that some of the puzzle slides are unsolveable?
• Is the oxygen level in air the same at sea level as the top of a mountain?
• Biologically, what makes the difference between different strains of cannabis?
• How do turbine engines power things like tanks and ships?
• Does general relativity predict a different volume and radius of earth than the naive euclidian calculation based on the observed circumference? How about black holes?
• Is there any way for biologists to tell which species are the newest or oldest in terms of evolution? If so, how?
• What does it take for a new/improved approach for any kind of treatment to become accepted as the new standard, following the first supporting research study?
• What determines how fast a shower changes temperature?
• Is the large scale structure of a baby's brain the same as that of the adult brain?
• Can we speculate what kinds of prehistoric creatures might have existed (even if we have no evidence for their existence) based on what we do know about the fossil record?

How do quantum computers perform calculations without disturbing the superposition of the qubit? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 02:53 AM PST I understand the premise of having multiple qubits and the combinations of states they can be in. I don't understand how you can retrieve useful information from the system without collapsing the superposition. Thanks :) submitted by /u/Ells1812 [link] [comments]

What is the difference between a Sea and an Ocean? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 02:02 AM PST submitted by /u/FlexSlatkin [link] [comments]

Do winter droughts exacerbate summer wildfire conditions? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 04:14 AM PST I can see both scenarios occurring: winter droughts leave spring and summer conditions especially dry. I can also see winter droughts not allowing underbrush such as grasses to grow which may alleviate wildfire conditions. submitted by /u/15MinClub [link] [comments]

What would solid Roentgenium look like if it was stable? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 04:56 PM PST Since it is is the same group as gold i was curious what it would theoretically look like if there was a stable form of it submitted by /u/5304457 [link] [comments]

Why can’t fish breathe in air? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 09:05 PM PST And the answer can't be "because fish breathe water, idiot! Everyone knows that!" But really though, fish can breathe underwater because oxygen is soluble in water at certain temperatures, and as the water passes through their gills, they extract this oxygen from the water. Then why is it, then, that when fishes are out of the water, that they can't absorb the same oxygen that is so much more plentiful in air than in water? submitted by /u/backcountryengineer [link] [comments]

If humans could survive with an internal body temperature of say, 40 degrees F. (4.5 degrees C) would external factors that are lower than said body temp. feel "Cold" and external factors warmer than said body temp. feel "Hot"? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 12:44 PM PST A more watered down question would be, "When our nerves react to temperature, is it objective to the bodily temperature?" submitted by /u/ItsDougOfficial [link] [comments]

If you look up ´1£ to 1$' in google you'll get a graph where you see how much it is worth which changes every 5 minutes. How can we measure this and what impacts the currency on such small margins? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 02:25 PM PST https://imgur.com/VOek5kI submitted by /u/xxStefanxx1 [link] [comments]

How are black holes detected by scientists? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 03:27 PM PST Ever wonder how black holes are detected by scientists? I mean, they are the purest form of black and can absorb all light. Doesn't his mean that the area is pretty much unseeable like the rest of space? Let me know what you guys think! submitted by /u/BossSuffield [link] [comments]

Is it possible that some of the puzzle slides are unsolveable? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 02:36 AM PST Example for 3x3 number puzzle: (From top left) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 7, (blank) submitted by /u/djeye [link] [comments]

Is the oxygen level in air the same at sea level as the top of a mountain? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 02:36 AM PST I'm having trouble to grasp whether oxygen level stays the same at sea level as at the top of a mountain? I have heard that there is less oxygen on top a mountain but I also read that "...relative percentage of oxygen in air, at about 21%, remains practically unchanged up to 21,000 metres (70,000 ft)." (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_sickness). My reasoning is that oxygen level that we can breath stays the same but as the altitude increases it the oxygen level we can breath decreases but other oxygen-molecules increases. Anyhow my questions are: Does the oxygen level change with different altitudes? If oxygen level change; What is the reason for the change in oxygen level? If oxygen level change; how can the oxygen also be constant? submitted by /u/AllBaconBelongToMe [link] [comments]

Biologically, what makes the difference between different strains of cannabis? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 07:32 PM PST The two main branches of cannabis, indica and sativa, have two seemingly opposite effects. One makes you sleepy and one makes you active. Even within the branches themselves there are strains which differ in terms of physical properties like color and density, and also in how the high is felt by the user. One might give you dry-mouth, and another won't. One might make you paranoid, and another will make you giggly. Do we know what causes these differences? submitted by /u/bryan9876543210 [link] [comments]

How do turbine engines power things like tanks and ships? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 02:14 PM PST I understand how a jet engine works (kind of), but how is that hot expanding gas harnessed to power something like a ship's screw or a tank's drive wheels? submitted by /u/elevencharles [link] [comments]

Does general relativity predict a different volume and radius of earth than the naive euclidian calculation based on the observed circumference? How about black holes? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 12:00 PM PST In other words, how long is a tunnel through earth? submitted by /u/raycluster [link] [comments]

Is there any way for biologists to tell which species are the newest or oldest in terms of evolution? If so, how? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 01:18 PM PST submitted by /u/MrChiller1 [link] [comments]

What does it take for a new/improved approach for any kind of treatment to become accepted as the new standard, following the first supporting research study? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 02:24 PM PST In other words, if a new study brings to light the fact that there is supporting evidence that would change the way a specific orthopedic treatment is approached, what must occur for it to be accepted into the standard/preferred approaches for treatment? More case studies? Or does it just a slow process of adoption by Doctors in the field? Not talking about a night-and-day difference discovery, but something more like the timing and duration of a given treatment. submitted by /u/sh4d0w07 [link] [comments]

What determines how fast a shower changes temperature? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 08:24 AM PST Some shower changes the temperature of water as soon as you turn on the faucet, while others can take 10 seconds before anything happens. ​ The shower I have now changes instantaneously, while I have experienced the exact opposite most of the time. What determines this and what can you do to make your shower respond as quickly as possible? submitted by /u/TheWolfwiththeDragon [link] [comments]

Is the large scale structure of a baby's brain the same as that of the adult brain? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 12:35 PM PST Babies and adults have basically the same number of nuerons. But their brains clearly don't act the same way. My question more or less is, is the difference between a developing and a developed brain the local connections (within a specific lobe or region) or the large scale connections (the connections between two separate lobes or regions) or is it a bit of both? submitted by /u/champj781 [link] [comments]

Can we speculate what kinds of prehistoric creatures might have existed (even if we have no evidence for their existence) based on what we do know about the fossil record? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 08:26 AM PST I was reminded recently that we will never know about the vast majority of extinct prehistoric creatures due to the spotty nature of fossilization. Dark energy and dark matter were theorized based on speculation, and I was wondering if that principle could be applied to prehistoric life. For instance, if it was known that certain animals existed in an area in the same time period, could that be used as evidence for the existence of a different animal, even if there are no fossil records of such a creature existing? Are there any examples of prehistoric animals that are speculated/theorized/presumed to exist, even if there is no fossil evidence to affirmatively prove it? And have there been any prehistoric discoveries that match up with a speculation like that? submitted by /u/batmang [link] [comments]

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Why do people with iron deficiencies crave ice?

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• Is it possible to have a form of electricity other than AC or DC?
• Why is sound-insulating material typically textured with pyramid-shaped protrusions, why wouldn't you just use a uniformly thick material instead?
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• Ask Anything Wednesday - Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science
• Is the Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum still hold true in the face of expansion of the Universe?
• What happens during a hypoglycemic episode? (Symptoms, brain function, etc)
• How do we know what electron shells look like?
• If you were to get the two most genetically different humans on earth and compared their DNA how different would those people be?
• How is, say, lung cancer from smoking contracted?
• Why does an object projected above escape velocity follow a hyperbolic path?
• How does boil-dry protection in electric kettles work?
• Does a uniform magnetic field accelerate ferromagnetic objects inside of it? And if not, how do solenoids launch ferromagnetic projectiles?
• What is the average intensity of radiation released from the Earth?
• A Neuroscience major I know argued that the mind is separate from the body and modern Neuroscience backs that assertion up. Is consciousness rooted in physical processes?
• How does our solar system compare size wise to the other ones out there?
• Is the universe’s rate of acceleration increasing, decreasing, or steady?
• How does lotion moisturize skin?
• Why is it easier to physically break something than to reverse the change? Did something change on the molecular level that cause it to “identify” as separate objects?
• Why is it that light with short wavelengths (x-rays) can penetrate objects, but so can light with long wavelengths (radio waves) yes visible light can't?
• What do particle accelerators do?

Why do people with iron deficiencies crave ice? Posted: 15 Jan 2019 11:37 PM PST submitted by /u/Pollyhotpocketposts [link] [comments]

Is it possible to have a form of electricity other than AC or DC? Posted: 15 Jan 2019 06:28 PM PST submitted by /u/BigDickMcWilly [link] [comments]

Why is sound-insulating material typically textured with pyramid-shaped protrusions, why wouldn't you just use a uniformly thick material instead? Posted: 15 Jan 2019 11:12 PM PST submitted by /u/FunkyardDogg [link] [comments]

Light comes in form of photons right? So what happens when you have a single photon, is it possible to see the photon as the light coming into your eye are also photons?// is it posible to see a single photon? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 03:09 AM PST submitted by /u/thebutinator [link] [comments]

Does the size or speed of an object have any effect on the sonic boom it creates (and we see/hear) when passing the sound barrier? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 06:33 AM PST submitted by /u/SkiDynastar [link] [comments]

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Is the Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum still hold true in the face of expansion of the Universe? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 06:35 AM PST For example, angular momentum for the Earth-Sun system is L = r*m*v (assuming Sun's centre as reference). Universe's expansion will cause r to change year over year. So how does angular momentum L remain conserved? submitted by /u/bo0mb0om [link] [comments]

What happens during a hypoglycemic episode? (Symptoms, brain function, etc) Posted: 15 Jan 2019 04:37 PM PST submitted by /u/tyarch92 [link] [comments]

How do we know what electron shells look like? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 06:06 AM PST I was in my introductory chemistry class today, learning about orbitals and subshells, and we looked at the shapes of different subshells. Ive learned about experiments that taught us about how we know what an atom looks like but ive never heard of how we know what orbitals look like. submitted by /u/Echo0508 [link] [comments]

If you were to get the two most genetically different humans on earth and compared their DNA how different would those people be? Posted: 15 Jan 2019 09:08 PM PST submitted by /u/keeninterest [link] [comments]

How is, say, lung cancer from smoking contracted? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 07:47 AM PST Is it through continuous exposure of harmful chemicals to the body or is it some kind of 'virus' per se that we can suddenly contract by sheer luck of having smoked a single cigarette? submitted by /u/invokersmokesweed [link] [comments]

Why does an object projected above escape velocity follow a hyperbolic path? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 07:22 AM PST So I just learnt this in school and our teacher didn't explain too much else,and I couldn't find a lot on the internet too,can anyone explain this to me,or is it just too much complicated math? submitted by /u/AlphW [link] [comments]

How does boil-dry protection in electric kettles work? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 07:15 AM PST I have known how electric kettles shut off after water boils -- with the help of thermostats. The water vapor heats the thermostat, causing it to be bent (in case of the mechanical one), finally causing shut down. I recently bought a water kettle which had boil-dry protection as well. I could not understand how boil-dry protection in that device works. If thermostat is also at play here, how could hot air significantly heat the thermostat? submitted by /u/pailkedv [link] [comments]

Does a uniform magnetic field accelerate ferromagnetic objects inside of it? And if not, how do solenoids launch ferromagnetic projectiles? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 07:13 AM PST I wanted to build myself a little solenoid cannon for fun, and wanted to calculate the acceleration that a ferromagnetic projectile would undergo with different parameters (turns, current, projectile size, etc.). While searching I came across people stating that a ferromagnetic material would experience no net force in a uniform magnetic field. If this is the case, how have I seen that exact process occur in solenoids before? submitted by /u/Jackus_Maximus [link] [comments]

What is the average intensity of radiation released from the Earth? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 06:48 AM PST I'm pretty terrible at science, but I've been trying to learn a little bit about climate change. One of the concepts that's been explained to me is that when greenhouse gases are added to the atmosphere, the Earth's surface temperature will gradually increase until outgoing and incoming radiation are in equilibrium with each other. One person who I talked to over the summer seemed to indicate that in order for outgoing and incoming radiation to be in equilibrium with each other, the Earth would have to emit 340 W/m2. And I can see in this diagram that the total amount of incoming solar radiation is indeed about 340 W/m2. But more recently, someone else told me that the Earth only has to emit 240 W/m2 in order for incoming and outgoing radiation to be in equilibrium with each other. Because the diagram also shows the total amount of reflected radiation as 99.9 W/m2, this seems to make sense. "Reflection" and "emission" are separate processes, right? So would it be accurate to say that the total amount of outgoing radiation from the Earth is 340 W/m2, but that the total amount of radiation emitted from the Earth is only 240 W/m2? Am I putting all of that together correctly? submitted by /u/JFox93 [link] [comments]

A Neuroscience major I know argued that the mind is separate from the body and modern Neuroscience backs that assertion up. Is consciousness rooted in physical processes? Posted: 15 Jan 2019 02:04 PM PST I apologize if this post doesn't belong here. I attempted to do my own research and I'm pretty sure this is a faulty claim. Her whole argument was that "consciousness is not understood" and that modern Neuroscience thinks of the mind as non-physical. She's currently studying alternative medicine. Can someone shed some light on this, given that "consciousness isn't fully understood?" submitted by /u/renoscottsdale [link] [comments]

How does our solar system compare size wise to the other ones out there? Posted: 15 Jan 2019 08:35 PM PST submitted by /u/dasher104 [link] [comments]

Is the universe’s rate of acceleration increasing, decreasing, or steady? Posted: 15 Jan 2019 04:06 PM PST So I know the current scientific consensus is that the universe is expanding at a rate that is accelerating. My questions are: Is this rate of acceleration steady? Would a decreasing rate of acceleration suggest that some day the universe may start condensing? Do we have this information, or do we even have a way to calculate it? submitted by /u/cinematic99 [link] [comments]

How does lotion moisturize skin? Posted: 15 Jan 2019 09:20 PM PST submitted by /u/maxk1236 [link] [comments]

Why is it easier to physically break something than to reverse the change? Did something change on the molecular level that cause it to “identify” as separate objects? Posted: 16 Jan 2019 04:16 AM PST submitted by /u/_potang_ [link] [comments]

Why is it that light with short wavelengths (x-rays) can penetrate objects, but so can light with long wavelengths (radio waves) yes visible light can't? Posted: 15 Jan 2019 08:07 AM PST submitted by /u/A_Passing_Redditor [link] [comments]

What do particle accelerators do? Posted: 15 Jan 2019 03:32 PM PST I recently saw someone on how there are plans on building a particle accelerator significantly larger then the LHC and it made me realize. I don't actually know what they do. Do they provide energy? Or give us a look inside an atom? Or do they have multiple uses? submitted by /u/Garryson96 [link] [comments]

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