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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 17, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GuitarDoctor

The U.S. government has known since 1974 that cannabis kills cancer cells.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 12, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Matias

LINKSome ancestral males disproportionately won the struggle to reproduce while others lost out entirely

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 8, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by AstroLou

Just read NASA's announcement on finding organic material on Mars. Surface methane detections were also made by Curiosity/SAM throughout the Martion year and found to increase in summer and decrease in winter. This is not conclusive evidence for ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 9, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by WilliamFleming

POLLBirth order affects personality. It would be interesting to learn if a particular order of birth predominates on this site.(Revised poll—votes were erased. Please revote.)

22 votes Eldest Child
14 votes Youngest Child
11 votes Middle Child
3 votes Only Child

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 23, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by ZenLife81

Good morning Freethinkers. Here's a short piece I wrote last year called Tryptamines and Reality: Tryptamines are compounds that all have a tryptamine indole ring structure and are chemically related to the amino acid tryptophan. There are the ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 15, 2018May 2018

Posted by Tomfoolery33

LINKWhat Is Consciousness?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 2, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by FearlessFly

Scientists find a way to target the protein behind Huntington’s disease

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 16, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by PBuck0145

LINK'There is no God,' says Stephen Hawking in final book

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 19, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by FearlessFly

How Amazon.com moved into the business of U.S. elections

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jul 10, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by FreeDave

CERN just confirmed that Higgs Bosons decay into down quarks and and anti-down quarks. In the coming decades this kind of knowledge will translate into technologies that manipulate and control gravity and propel spaceships without discharging mass ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 29, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Happycanuck

Ok, this is the Science and Religion page,so what are your thoughts on the blurring of Science and Religion that is occurring with The American President and Vice President heading up the Coronavirus offensive? In my view neither are men of ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 4, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by linxminx

Teachers, their salaries, and only working a partial year. Recently I participated in a discussion on teacher salaries. We all seem to agree that teachers are not paid enough, but the question arose, what is enough? Also, when you factor in ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 15, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Omnedon

I find the Antikythera Mechanism fascinating, and here is a new talk on the subject.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 12, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Matias

"Conservatives tend to exhibit less support for egalitarian policies and generally oppose legislation granting the government the authority to regulate power and resource differences. This political stance reflects male reproductive psychology, for ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 21, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by yvilletom

HELP! I’m studying Einstein’s special relativity and his thought-experiments. In three weeks I haven’t been able to devise any testable hypotheses. I’m about to conclude that it’s a religion-like belief. Can anyone help, or was A E just ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 2, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by JamieB

How much do you know about established religion?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 8, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Ryo1

An interesting read - well, I think so, anyway. 'Any human phenomenon that exists is a human phenomenon that became what it is. This is no less true of religion.' - Brandon Ambrosino How and why did religion evolve? Can the roots of spiritual ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jul 31, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by yvilletom

Has Albert Einstein lost his metaphorical throne? You decide.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 19, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by FearlessFly

Air Force finally retires 8-inch floppies from missile launch control system

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jul 6, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lukian

Roller coaster selfie (not me) using a fisheye camera lens. Trippy!!

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jul 27, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by TheoryNumber3

Twin meteor showers could spark fireballs to close out July. Should be quite a show

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 30, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Norman347

I came upon this year's ago and feel it is still very relevant. Curious to see what you all think. Open Letter on Cosmology An Open Letter to the Scientific Community, published by E. Lerner, New Scientist, May 22, 2004 "The big bang today ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jul 5, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by bbyrd009

Brain Circuit for Spirituality Identified

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 12, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Matias

Which idea must die because it is blocking scientific progress?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 13, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by JackPedigo

How the idea of gender neutral concept (dolls) can change our vocabulary. Interesting new concept (and it probably really pisses off the conservatives). A report on NPR this morning really caught my ear. For some time I have been trying to...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 20, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by kensmile4u

LINKBirth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 8, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Amzungu

LINKA robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human? | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 13, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by WizardBill

The Atheist Experience This is a really good show

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 7, 2018May 2018

Posted by Donotbelieve

"Having escaped the Dark Ages in which animals were mere stimulus-response machines, we are free to contemplate their mental lives. It is a great leap forward, the one that Griffin fought for. But now that animal cognition is an increasingly popular ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 17, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by JJ-Baltazar

The Evidence for Jesus Is Worse than You Think

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 14, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Ravenwing

POLLEd Talks - Episode 2: Are there really just two sexes? - YouTube

20 votes I was aware of non-binary diversity before this video
2 votes I was not aware of non-binary diversity before this video.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 11, 2021May 2021

Posted by JackPedigo

A critical issue in these times. “Don’t Let Them Fool You: Disinformation Is Not an Accident.” A piece from UCSUSA that has literally become an epidemic in many societies. A snippet: ”A 2019 paper found that, as people scan news to choose ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 20, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by PBuck0145

This is considered "progress" in an Islamic nation.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 11, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by skado

“Anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse thinks too much talk about religion is based on loose conjecture and simplistic explanations. Whitehouse directs the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University. For years he’s been ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 23, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Healthydoc70

While reading the October Scientific American that endorsed Biden(first time ever endorsement. Yes. Some of us crazy athiests actually read. You know. Left to right. Top to bottom. And we actually read the Scientific American magazine. What a ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 25, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Matias

Is mathematics the last refuge of Platonism in the sciences? Reuben Hersh, in his excellent book "What is mathematics, really?" thinks so: "Heaven and the Mind of God are no longer heard of in academic discourse. Yet most mathematicians and ...

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Apr 2, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Sciencemama

I like mixed media art. This was something I made for my mother some years back. It's acrylics, fabric lace, paper, metal, and stencils on wood. And even though I'm not religious, I don't mind using the word "blessings" on this piece.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 20, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKThe helical model - our solar system is a vortex - YouTube

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 16, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Scientists confirm dramatic melting of Greenland ice sheet Study reveals loss largely due to high pressure zone not taken into account by climate models

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 12, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by skado

Yes, I’m Still Stuck On This…

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jul 21, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by transliminal

Hi all, New here. Just figured you may enjoy some of my interview material, which takes a scientific approach to understanding religion. Eg I’ve also done devils-advocate style interviews with Jordan Peterson, and produced a (free) ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 22, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by allmighty

To get Level 4

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 1, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by JJ-Baltazar

God's Hypocrisy: The Case Against Objective Morality

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 14, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Lukian

everytime this link is pressed a computer generates a new human picture of a person that does not exist. The link is actually this person does not exist dot com even when reloading the page, it generates a new face. ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 13, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by johnprytz

Panspermia: The Seeding of the Cosmos with Life. ABSTRACT: Scientists are deeply divided about the likelihood of the existence of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations – our peers and betters – in the cosmos. They are much less divided over ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 10, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKThe Genes We Lost Along the Way - YouTube

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 8, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by girlwithsmiles

I usually just buy the magazine every now and again, so haven’t read the full article, but it sounds very interesting 🙂 How biology, not religion, gave humans morals.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 7, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian

LINKThe US just elected 7 new scientists to Congress, including an ocean expert, a nurse, and a biochemist. Here's the full list.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 15, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by GreenAtheist

POLLI have lost about 100 friends off my Facebook leaving 4900 ....the only reason is their rapid hatred of TrumpOLINI. ...BLIND FROM ACCEPTING FACTS OBAMAs 700 mile wall works and people are dying because one illegal alien is too many....Chinese ...

1 vote Finish OBAMAs WALL and funding will end the shutdown
0 votes Keep hating TrumpOLINI and call me names
1 vote The Electoral College is racist.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 9, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by doug6352

Massive Genetic Study Reveals 90 Percent Of Earth’s Animals Appeared At The Same Time

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 20, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Mcfluwster

Now on YOU TUBE Freethought subsciption RECORDING THIS WEEKEND DEBATE IS NOT ALLOWED IN REPLY TO THIS POST.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 25, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by JacarC

Peterson at his best: listen to learn:

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 1, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by hankster

Is it conceivable that different universes could be a different scale? I'm talking about particles the size of a bread box, or galaxies that can fit in a fish tank. if you could look from one Universe into another and measure, could we find such a ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 31, 2018May 2018

Posted by Agnosticman

Do you think Science will ever discover how consciousness began?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 7, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by Ryo1

I've always been fascinated by those who are predisposed to conspiracy theories and pseudoscience. The way they form their opinions seems weird. Why is that? And I may have found the answer. Who believes in conspiracy theories? A ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 5, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Ry-Studios

Genetically speaking, could Adam and Eve have existed? ( I am looking for proof against them existing)

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 22, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by BookDeath

LINKRemains of hybrid human girl with Neanderthal mother discovered in Siberian cave | The Independent

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 28, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by AirForceRN1

DiannaVillas replied Nov 28, 2018 0 Lee E Scott to both! AGNOSTIC.COM Free tuition at 2-year college should be everybody. How would research… Lee E Scott Does anybody have any strong evidence and arguments (on both sides of this ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 2, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by waitingforgodo

Agnosticism, I've lost you, yes I've lost you, I don't believe you any more. How can you not know that there are no imaginary beings?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 22, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by FearlessFly

This robot wants to wear your face. You'll get $130,000 for sharing . . . any agnostic takers ?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 25, 2018May 2018

Posted by sassysapiosexual

This is worth listening to. You don’t have to agree with any of it but it’s a good conversation. StarTalk ‘Morality and Science.’ Part 1: Part 2:

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 18, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Gatovicolo

Grading, grading and amused disbelief.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 5, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by VickyGraham

LINKAmerican Theocracy

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 5, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by SCal

LINKYale Dr. has written a review article in the American Journal of Epidemiology that cites evidence that he believes supports HCQ use for out-patient infection with SARS-CoV-2.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 25, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by atheist

Is science & religion compatible?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 16, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKThe Extinction That Never Happened - YouTube

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 4, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Sorcha

On the way home from work I stopped at the Target in the Jewish part of my county because it is conveniently right off the beltway and has a better selection (and cleaner bathroom) than the one across the street from where I live. Because it is in a...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 14, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by powder

Does anyone know why vaccines are injections only, the exception I know of being polio? Just had a morning thought; why aren't vaccines offered through other delivery methods like nasal sprays, pills and patches? Is it economics/ manufacturing ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 31, 2018May 2018

Posted by NotConvinced

LINKBiologists program cells to self-organize into 3D-structures in a first step towards tissues that regrow and self-repair

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 16, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by David1955

Online Employment - Community's Experiences

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 21, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by jlynn37

An important message in this video to ALL who will listen.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 29, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Ubergooroo

LINKClinical Trials Have Far Too Little Racial and Ethnic Diversity - Scientific American

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 10, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by TheoryNumber3

DUCK!!!!!!! A "potentially hazardous" asteroid the size of a blue whale is set to zip past Earth on Friday (Aug. 12), according to NASA

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 23, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Matthew2474

LINKSean Carroll, a theoretical physicist explains why there is something rather than nothing.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 18, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Helena88

Humanity and how we got to be

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 1, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Allamanda

Mathematical models of inequality - interesting!

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 20, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Fuckreligion666

Why are we here?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 19, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by FynTul

Anyone actually want to live forever? or at least until you've had enough? and stay 22-24 indefinately? I'm a hardware designer. Biology was never my strong suit. If you are considering a new career please check into this. All we need is a way to ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 7, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Decieven

For anyone interested in reading "Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin, but don't want to read all 500+ pages (good information, just not necessarily time efficient) there's a graphic novel adaptation. It gives context to the concepts & summarizes ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 12, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Blues-Man

I think it's way past the time, that Native American Indians have a national holiday of their own, to celebrate their heritage, their oppression & the contributions they made to the development of the United States.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 4, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Doug_in_Colorado

This car was built in 1911. It is electric with a range of nearly 100 miles at at 20mph. It could reach 200 miles under the right circumstances. The first electric car was built in 1832 and destroyed by railroad workers fearing for their jobs. ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 21, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by zblaze

FEMA Drops 'Climate Change' From Its Strategic Plan : The Two-Way : NPR

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 13, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by freeofgod

<img src="" alt="The Effect Of An Upcoming Merger Can Already Be Seen In The Milky Way"/> Link Not Working Milky Way is merging with another galaxy which will change color of the stars. not to the naked eye.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 28, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Markjames77

POLLMathematics

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 10, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

What If Dark Matter Doesn't Exist?...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 15, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Matias

Is there a gap between Homo sapiens and other animals?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 4, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by kensmile4u

POLLWhat or Who created the universe?

1 vote Intentional Origin
29 votes Natural Origin
35 votes I don't know the Origin

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 22, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by misstuffy

Im excited, Elon Musk plans to send two supply ships to Mars in 2022 and four more ships in 2024, two with supplies and two with colonists! I so hope he does this!

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 26, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by BeeHappy

Look at the progress from the Apollo Command Module to the SpaceX Dragon V2.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 17, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by waitingforgodo

Naturally, Philomena isn't Cunk's real name it's Quidnunc, or Squiddy to her mates who credit her with putting the dil et tante into dilettante. Apart from missing mention of the Mesopotamian matriarch who invented scissors one ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 10, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

New Jupiter Info from Juno & WASP-39b...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 11, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by gregoryL

Being a freethinker...part 3 From part 2 of Being a freethinker, we established that when a concrete and steel wall falls on an aluminum aircraft the aircraft loses. So what happens if the roles are reversed? What is the result of an aluminum ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 6, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by suesue2222

Anyone interested in chipping in on some land (20 acres, 40, more?) and escaping this crazy society? I'm envisioning a small off-grid community of private homes, a community garden, a water source, solar/wind/hydro systems, and a workshop/barn. We ...

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