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    Navigating the Tensions in Ukraine: A Scientific Perspective

    Not sure it's delusional. They're just going to say whatever they need to say. I doubt he really believes what he is saying. But they definitely want Ukraine under their control.
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    Why Did Reddit Trigger a GameStop Stock Surge?

    Who knows? It was unlikely that bitcoin was ever going to be worth anything, and look where we are today
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    Why Did Reddit Trigger a GameStop Stock Surge?

    Or people decide Bitcoin 2.0 is vastly superior to Bitcoin and now your original bitcoins are worthless
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    Why Did Reddit Trigger a GameStop Stock Surge?

    Is there a difference between printing more dollars vs. coming out with bitcoin 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, ...?
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    Why Did Reddit Trigger a GameStop Stock Surge?

    A lot of schools/universities were using zoom as well. I think it has to do with the fact that you don't need an account to log into a room. So minimum amount of work to get kids into the conference room.
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    What are the odds that other life exists?

    Given the millions of species that have ever existed on earth, there is only one that has been remotely capable of what humans can do. So add that as another 1 in a million factor. But I guess when we're on the order of 10^20 planets, maybe 1 in a million factored in really is meaningless.
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    What are the odds that other life exists?

    At the same time, I think most people would be underwhelmed if the universe was teeming with bacterial life. What people really want to know is if intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe.
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    What are the odds that other life exists?

    If life on Mars were found to be based on DNA, it just means we are martian in origin
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    Is Māori Knowledge Considered Science?

    You better care what they teach in history class
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    Is Māori Knowledge Considered Science?

    I just tried to google mātauranga Māori and on first pass I can't find any description of what it actually is. Sounds like a bunch of mumbo jumbo to me.
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    Series Convergence: What Can the Nth Term Test Tell Us?

    I'm not sure which test is the best to use, so I just start with a divergence test ##\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac {n+3}{\sqrt{5n^2+1}}## The +3 and +1 are negligible ##\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac {n}{\sqrt{5n^2}}## So now I have ##\infty / \infty##. So it's not conclusive. Trying ratio test...
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    Understanding the Ratio Test for Series and Its Applications

    Alright, so 1/3, so L < 1, so converges
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