What can be done to fix the Russian economy?

Answer: A Russian joke goes: "There are always two ways to fix any problem in.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You What can be done to fix the Russian economy? Dima Vorobiev, I worked for Soviet propaganda Updated Nov 6, 2017 A Russian joke goes: "There are always two ways to fix any problem in Russia. One realistic, and one fantastical. Realistic: a UFO arrives, green aliens jump out and fix it... Read More » As a doctor, what is the best lie a patient has ever told you? Busayo Akerele, Public Health Project's Consultant at NACA/SACA (2015-present) Written Mon During my clinical posting in obstetrics/gynaecology, the professor told us to always trust signs and symptoms of patients and confirm diagnosis with investigations because... Read More » How much time does a professional mathematician spend on a single problem per day, in general, on average? Colleen Farrelly, Data Scientist/Poet/Social Scientist/Topologist (2009-present) Written Jun 3 I've spent months on a problem. They don't look anything like calculus homework, though. They tend to look something like this: Gu, X., Wang, S., Kim, J., Zeng, Y., Wang, Y... Read More » Are there really programmers with computer science degrees who cannot pass the FizzBuzz test? Gayle Laakmann McDowell, Author of Cracking the Coding Interview Written Feb 11, 2015 Oh, yes. I've interviewed lots of people who didn't know what exponents were, couldn't write code to add the values in the array, and other things. I haven't asked FizzBuzz... Read More » Would the hospital give you an enema if you have a really bad constipation? Cherie A. Reese, RN Retired Psych 13 yrs, Open Heart,Hospice, Written Jun 1 YES. My mom's 96 yr. old boyfriend has had to have this done twice in the ER. BEFORE you do that however, try one or more of the following (no MORE than 2 or else you will ... Read More » Is it possible that obscenely large counter-examples exist for mathematical conjectures, like the Goldbach conjecture? How can mathematicians find these counter-examples if they exist? Senia Sheydvasser, PhD in Mathematics Written May 25 Yes, this is very much possible. Here is a well-known example. If you were to attempt to search the first [math]10^{75}[/math] positive integers (so that's [math]10^{225}[/math] possibilities, as there are three ch... Read More » How do I get a nice pose in a photography studio? Karen Schmidt, Manager at Clippingpathexperts-com (2011-present) Written Mon For models, a photo shoot is a very big event. At a photo shoot, they can show their real talent while being photographed. One of the important things where a model should ... Read More » Despite getting very high marks in programming (85 - 100), my professor told me that programming is not for me. He has even commented that I am a great coder. Why would he say this if I have done so well? Jaimy Azle, Software Architect (2003-present) Updated Apr 29 Absolutely I agree with your professor, programming might not be for you. I started to learn computer programming (turbo Pascal 5.0) when I was 15 and my teacher did say tha... Read More » What were the first symptoms you had of a serious, life-changing medical condition? Brittany Alligood, lives in Cleveland, Ohio Written Mon Two years ago, I was halfway through my sophomore year of college when I started experiencing intense shoulder pain in my left shoulder. It was affecting my sleep because i... Read More » Is Premam a Tamil word? Venkat Narayanan, Interests in cricket, politics, movies, litt, philosophy Written Jun 2 Is Sneham a Tamil or Sanskrit word? Here is a comparable question with an interesting set of answers from Quora itself. And some of the discussion points apply to 'premam' a... 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.