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AskScience Panel of Scientists XV (self.askscience)

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Earth SciencesWe are Professor Tim Lenton and Dr Damien Mansell from the University of Exeter and we're about to launch our free global climate change course. Ask us anything about Climate Change, from challenges to solutions! (self.askscience)

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PhysicsCan water be frozen in an airtight container? (self.askscience)

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AnthropologyIs there a single culture in this world where people have no names? if so, how does it affect their notion of identity? (self.askscience)

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BiologyCan birth defects be detected in eggs or sperm? (self.askscience)

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Planetary Sci.How can astronauts see Cherenkov radiation? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsWhen a photon redshifts, it's wavelength becomes larger, which corresponds to a lower photon-energy. What happens with this energy difference? (self.askscience)

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Earth SciencesWhat difference does water temperature make on plants? Would a river of hot water have unique foliage? (self.askscience)

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Human BodyIs it possible that humans percieve colors differently? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsDo cosmic rays ever pass through the LHC and if so, what happens to them in the accelerator? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsWhy do certain curves minimize time for a mass to descend? (see video) (self.askscience)

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PhysicsDoes light get faster when it is affected by a bigger gravity? (self.askscience)

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NeuroscienceWhen someone recalls a sensation, what parts of the brain are involved? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsWhy do torque and work have the same units if they represent different quantities? (self.askscience)

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MedicineWhy flunitrazepam or benzodiazepines decrease delta wave activity (or time in slow wave sleep)? What are the first few studies discovering this fact? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsWill a bullet shot from a gun hit the ground at the same time an identical bullet is dropped from the same height? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsWhy is there such a thing as escape velocity? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsHow were radio waves discovered? (self.askscience)

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Earth SciencesWas the ground more fertile when the giant dinosaurs and other animals were around? (self.askscience)

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EngineeringHow can makers claim led lights life expectancy is 50000 hours? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsWhy does an antenna not look like a lightbulb? (self.askscience)

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BiologyIf all of a female's eggs are created while she is still in utero, why does the probability of having a child with a chromosomal abnormality (like Down's syndrome) rise with age? (self.askscience)

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Earth SciencesWhere does NASA get its old (e.g. 1884) climate data? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsIs there a "universal speed limit" lower than the speed of light for an object of a given mass? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsWhat velocity would you need to accelerate a proton to for it to collapse into a black hole? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsHow much iron is required to stop the sun's fusion process? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsThe Colour Force gets infinitely strong at a distance - so how are we breaking apart protons at the LHC? (self.askscience)

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