"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." What did Albert Einstein mean by this statement?

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04 May 2019 3,493 5 View

What is consciousness ... its physical processes?

Please note my question does not ask about human psychology, philosophy, sociology or theology! It's primarily a physics question ...

03 April 2019 6,409 72 View

Is it true that science is 'only another religion' ?

Is science tantamount to being only another religion (a system of beliefs that is not predicated on justifiable physical facts)? Or, is it more? Can science accurately interpret the meaning of...

03 April 2019 1,066 7 View

Is the 'slime mold' Physarum polycephalum conscious?

The incredible thing about Physarum polycephalum is that whilst being completely devoid of any nervous system whatsoever (not possessing a single neuron) it exhibits intelligent behaviours. Does...

03 April 2019 6,593 29 View

What percentage of the total putative global warming would you estimate to be artificial (i.e., due to mankind's activities)??

I am interested in hearing the scientifically-based opinions of any-and-all scientists (not just professional climatologists) ... please cite sources for your estimates/assertions ...

01 February 2019 3,705 8 View

Do you think the smarter a person is the fewer friends s/he tends to have?

"A study published in the British Journal of Psychology says smarter people do better with a smaller number of friends. Lead researchers, Satoshi Kanazawa and Norman Li, evolutionary psychologists...

02 March 2018 8,861 89 View

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Truth can be interpreted as only information with the highest measure of (infinite ?) fitness (i.e., indelibility ... or resistance to corruption and deletion)? If so, is truth the same as...

11 December 2016 5,180 27 View

Do the "rules" of evolution still apply to intelligent species (like modern humans)?

After a species (say, like humans) achieves a certain level of intelligence (say, being able to control and direct the course of its own genetics), do the "rules" of evolution (say, for...

11 December 2016 1,776 57 View

Exactly how is digital data encoded into DNA?

06 July 2016 1,002 10 View

Would Cicero consider Donald Trump a traitor?

06 July 2016 557 35 View

How Download/Extract citations of 1 given year ALL my publications in Google Scholar?

If you google this you find a lot of smart guys explaining you how to download 1 year of citations of 1 single paper of yours (or anyone else). I mean 1 year of ALL my papers. or ... ALL years or...

01 March 2021 1,121 9 View

Any suggestions for a website that allows you to create questionnaires and gather unlimited data (Totally free)?

I have found only four of them; www.surveyplanet.com www.online-anket.gen.tr www.surveey.com and of course google forms. Expecting to see your suggestions if there is any. Thank you

28 February 2021 3,237 3 View

How to add missing citation?

Dear colleagues, I have found that many authors have a concern regarding their missing citation in RG because often citation in RG is lower than google scholars. I also missed some citation...

26 February 2021 928 6 View

Trouble with Charting with Google Earth Engine (Technical)?

Hello. I have a problem with the charting in google earth engine. I created an image collection by combining 5 image collections of five parameters and using ee.Join.inner ( ) and .apply ( )...

26 February 2021 7,084 2 View

Which are the most recent implications of ESL Academic Discourse in language teaching?

Language teachers at UTP (Language Department) are increasingly interested in the role of academic papers in the development of language (English) teaching practices. Research papers in Academic...

22 February 2021 1,388 4 View

Can anyone recommend which is the best free questionnaire software please?

Hello, I am looking to send out links to an online survey. My previous research project used a paid for survey software. I am now looking for something that's free but straight forward to...

19 February 2021 5,641 3 View

Can you suggest a good domain identification tool?

I am working on a project to identify sensitive information from text and I am looking into the below categories: -adult content -health -politics -crime Can someone suggest an open source tool...

16 February 2021 4,844 4 View

Are you looking for a quality online conference on teaching and learning technology?

This large international conference will be held online this year due to COVID. I am submitting a paper to the Technology Enhanced Language Learning track (8). It is about a topic I have never...

15 February 2021 1,975 15 View

PV system design. 3d modelling and Analysis?

I have been looking for a good cost-effective tool for 3D modelling a glass-glass solar module system. I was initially considering Skelion as a tool but it does not look very promising, a bit...

13 February 2021 8,126 1 View

What is the appropriate role of memorization in foreign language teaching?

Research in FLT has always been concerned with the role of memory in learning and the relationship between memorization and learning.

04 February 2021 2,202 5 View