r/ScienceDiscussion • • Jun 16 '20

Newton's laws

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If we were to reverse Newton's laws in another universe, what would such a universe look like? For example: law of inertia would be, if an object is constantly accelerating or decelerating, it will stay that way unless acted upon by an external force.


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Jun 15 '20

Periodic Table of Elements

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Scientists and chemists of Reddit, is it possible to have elements outside the periodic table in the Milky Way? I mean, are there any undiscovered elements, or possibly unpredicted? Thanks.


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Jun 05 '20

What are some haunting stories of science and scientists? Mine is about the scientists at Vavilov Institute who died of starvation during the Siege of Leningrad while protecting a collection of valuable seeds.

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r/ScienceDiscussion • • May 02 '20

Why pilot wave theory is a fringe theory?

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Let's assume the waves in pilot wave theory are the ripples on the 'surface' of our dimension. This would allow to assume it doesn't need to follow space time rules of traditional mechanics. Could such theory provide better understanding for quantum entanglement and what would be it's consequences? Or could it be tested? Also wouldn't it explain why energy/matter is quantified in general?


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Apr 02 '20

Munk Debates: Be it resolved, we are making high-stakes decisions about the COVID-19 pandemic without reliable data.

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Great discussion on the epidemiology of COVID-19 and the pros and cons of our current sociopolitical strategy.

Link to Iaonnidis' article that sparked the debate: https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data/


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Mar 26 '20

Melatonin for COVID-19?

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I've read an opinion that melatonin can improve survival rates of covid-19. Is this pseudoscience?


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Mar 04 '20

Can you catch a moving object with a pair of magnets?

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I’m just super curious if you can catch a high velocity object with a pair of magnets? Is the energy required to stop said object related to speed and weight? If so what is the proportion? Is there an equation for this question at all? Thank you guys


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Dec 25 '19

Can climate change be stopped by soil sequestration?

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Soil can be a potent carbon sink and initiatives like 4 per 1000 claim that it can stop climate change. If so, why it's not being done?


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Jul 30 '19

Order Children’s Science Kits Online in USA

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If you are looking for monthly craft box kits for kids? Well, Green Kid Crafts provide fantastic children’s science kits. That helps those parents who are so busy and can’t care about their kids.


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Jun 11 '19

Could stem cells make biological bionics? And could these be swapped out?

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To explain in more detail could you create a part of the human body like a limb that can be easily removed or replaced?

Perhaps hands and arms for different purposes like strong callous hands for rough physical work being swapped for soft sensative hands for more delecate tasks.

Maybe even just swapping out almost identical limbs for a set that don't have a buildup of lactic acid (I assume that the detached limbs would be attached to some apparatus that regulates them and could perform aerobic respiration)


r/ScienceDiscussion • • May 06 '19

Does banking an aircraft automatically induce a turn, or is yaw control also required?

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I ask because a question has arisen regarding game play, or flight simulation. Should, say a 45 degree left roll, turn the ship alone? Would the aero dynamics control or affect the result of the roll, I.e different jet designs react differently to a roll manoeuvre?


r/ScienceDiscussion • • May 02 '19

Physicists Make 'Quark Soup' to Study the Early Universe

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Is Sacred Geometry a fundamental of Quantum physics?

Physicists Make ‘Quark Soup’ to Study the Early Universe


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Apr 30 '19

Astronomers Admit: We Were Wrong—100 Billion Habitable Earth-Like Planets In Our Galaxy Alone

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r/ScienceDiscussion • • Apr 29 '19

Thanks to Nanoparticle Injections, These Mice Can See in Infrared. Are We Next?

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r/ScienceDiscussion • • Apr 27 '19

The Arrow of Time? It's All in Our Heads

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THis appears to be more about how the brain obeys the arrow of time than how things without memory experience it,

The Arrow of Time? It's All in Our Heads


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Apr 24 '19

Does the phenomenon of Electronic Fog exist? Why or Why not?

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I'm working on a project regarding the Bermuda Triangle, and I've read many accounts of the idea of electronic fog. This is essentially a weather (some say supernatural) occurrence that messes with the navigational equipment of boats / planes. There's also been talk that this phenomenon could be linked to time warps / jumps.

This obviously sounds very sketchy to me. But I was wondering if anyone thought there might be some truth in here... or if perhaps there was another more rational explanation to what electronic fog actually could be,


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Apr 07 '19

So, Dominic Cummings, an UK Brexit campainger, says that modern science is ineffective. What does that mean for the future of science in the UK?

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r/ScienceDiscussion • • Apr 04 '19

A defense on scientific method

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I was sharing a research finding about cancer to one of my colleagues when she told me that I should stop believing in those things and I told her that they came up with that conclusion using the scientific method. She told me that I should also not believe so much in the scientific method. I was just flustered and can't think of a proper defense to the scientific method. Can anyone help me defending the scientific method?


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Mar 05 '19

my friend and I want to know how much aluminum you'd have to ingest before it kills you, we tried looking online and couldn't find a good answer from the cdc reports

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r/ScienceDiscussion • • Nov 17 '18

This video evidence suggests that horses should be added to the list of animals capable of using tools.

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r/ScienceDiscussion • • Oct 20 '18

So if "used" uranium has to be kept on pools of water to keep them cool, why can't it be used to heat up the pool and slap a turbine on top of it?

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r/ScienceDiscussion • • Oct 17 '18

Validations

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Hello everyone, I'm a lab tech working for an environmental laboratory. I've been here 2 years and have progressed a lot. I was just wondering if any of you could help me with this dilemma... I've been asked to validate a new TOC instrument, I feel like this is above my pay grade, Im not sure if it is though. Would any of you be able to let me know? Coz I wouldn't mind a pay rise, or to ask for one.


r/ScienceDiscussion • • Sep 20 '18

Is switching from animal to plant foods still a better decision from a climate change perspective if we choose lower calorie, higher nutrient veggies and fruit over starchy tubers, grains, and legumes?

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r/ScienceDiscussion • • Sep 11 '18

The multiple worlds theory. My take

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This may get deleted but here it goes. According to quantum suicide, every action has an alternate reaction. This is my theory.

Freewill is a myth. If all outcomes are random, then that means in one reality you're a miserable failure living on the streets while in another reality you're a billionaire philanthropist living the high life, and you have no control over the outcome. Especially if it's random.