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Answer: I answered a substantially identical question on this very topic last.​.​.​ Your Reading Digest Top Stories For You What single object, if sent back 2000 years in time, would have the most profound effect on civilization? David Ecale, I've read a lot of History and my specialty is WW1! Updated Sep 17 I answered a substantially identical question on this very topic last year. My answer still stands. While a lot of good ideas were put forward in that prior question, the mo... Read More » What are the things nobody tells you about being a doctor? Jeff Mark Weiser, Orthodontist (1992-present) Written Sun You will owe $250,000.00 or more when you leave school, and you will struggle financially for at least 10 years (unless you have a spouse making $75k+) You need to specializ... Read More » Most US Special Forces members have 20/20 vision or at least correctable to 20/20, are dirty glasses an option? Bob Mayer, Special Forces A-Team leader; BN Operations Officer; special assignments Written Sun Seriously? I will tell you this though. When I went into SF, I knew I wouldn't pass the eye requirements. So I had an RK done on one eye to correct to 20/20. I wasn't thril... Read More » How should the cop have been punished after he berated the Uber cab driver like this? Kris Rosvold, +40 years of attention to law. Audited several advanced law courses. Updated Oct 19, 2015 Wow. So let's lay out the situation: Uber driver honks at unmarked police car, containing a plain clothes detective, for stopping to park at the curb without using a turn ... Read More » What do soldiers think of war photographers? Roland Bartetzko, former German Army Paratrooper, Croatian Defense Council, Kosovo Liberation Army Written Jun 15 I always felt sorry for them: No soldier trusts a war photographer. This means that while soldiers enjoy the companionship of their comrades and have a whole military organi... Read More » What are some big companies that died from disruption of their core business in history? Asim Qureshi, CEO LaunchPad, 5 $1-10m startups (including Jibble-io) Written 12h ago Palm. In 1996 Palm introduced the Palm Pilot, its first Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), starting at US$200. It was good. Writing was easy with the stylus, it backed up to a... Read More » Which increases faster, y=x! or y=e^x? Kobie Spaeth, studied Mathematics at University of Minnesota (2017) Written 13h ago When x=1 we have: 1 e When x=2 we have: ... Read More » Is narcissistic rage dangerous? Karma Spies, Empath, entrepreneur, artist. Written May 6 We were sleeping deeply, peacefully, holding each other in love after a wonderful evening. I was jolted awake as I felt him suddenly sit up in bed next to me, his hand came... Read More » How do I tell apart a good doctor from a bad doctor (physician)? Liang-Hai Sie, Retired general internist, former intensive care physician. Written Sat Non medical people thinking they know the answers… To be honest, it's very hard to tell whether the doc you're dealing with is a good or a bad one, even for docs like me, un... Read More » Do modern mathematicians ever look at the math of ancient people (especially non-European civilizations) and find new insights into math? Alon Amit, PhD in Mathematics; Mathcircler. Written Sep 27 The only honest answer to that question is No. No mathematical discovery in the last several hundred years came from studying ancient Mesoamerican, African, Asian, Babyloni... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.