A couple of days ago, I saw scratches on my husband’s back. When I asked about them, h...

A couple of days ago, I saw scratches on my husband's back. When I asked about them, he said he didn't have a clue how they got there, but suggested maybe he did it himself. I asked him to rea…

Top stories for Long   Katie Holmes • Posted Mar 23 A couple of days ago, I saw scratches on my husband's back. When I asked about them, he said he didn't have a clue how they got there, but suggested maybe he did it himself. I asked him to reach to... Read more » 3K 1.7K   3blue1brown says that wherever pi shows up, there will always be some path leading back to circles. What do you think about this? Is it a useful observation? Keith Ramsay, Ph.D. in mathematics • Updated February 15, 2020 A2A. Let me emphasize a point Alon Amit made in his answer: the definition of [math]\pi[/math] in terms of circles is not the simplest, most natural one. It was just historically first. Bot... Read more » 224 19   How did the Huns disappear so quickly and completely after ruling such a large portion of Europe? Giorgio Ellina, MA Byzantine Studies (2014) • Answered September 24 What it must be realized about steppe empires that suddenly appear from nowhere, invade and conquer vast swathes of lands and then disappear just as quickly, is that the na... Read more » 480 22   Can AI-generated essays pass university-level plagiarism checks? Where should we draw the ethical line? James W. Hoover, History Professor at Public Univ. in the U.S. • Answered July 9 This last semester (Spring 25), I began to see essays that were not flagged by Turnitin, but which were, I am almost certain, AI-generated. In some courses, 25% of the essa... Read more » 86 22   Why are Americans so scared of universal health care? R. W. Carmichael, lives in The United States of America (1943-present) • Answered July 12, 2024 A couple of years ago I was on a river cruise in Germany. While we were forming up for a tour, one of out American fellow-tourists cut his leg on a flake of rust on a bolla... Read more » 7.5K 459   What casino game has the best odds? Micheal MJF, Knows: periodic table, E=mc2, lightyear, chemistry, physics • Answered September 19 That's an easy one. I have studied intensely the odds in most casino games, but I'll give a more condensed answer. There are only a few instances of games where the player ... Read more » 205 39   THE FINGER OF DEATH Alessandro13 • Posted Dec 18, 2024 The existence of the "finger of death" has been known since 1960, first witnessed by BBC cameras. The phenomenon was captured in time-lapse by Hugh Miller and Doug Anderson during the recording of a... Read more » 1.1K 26   I've heard that Donald Trump is unable to read, or is unable to comprehend words and sentences. Does anybody have any real evidence/proof that these claims are true or false? Carrie W. Thurmond, BA in Multi-Subject Education from CSUCI. • Answered February 9, 2017 I watched a video on this the other day, alleging that maybe Trump has problems reading. While the presenter was hypothesizing that it was a moral failure, I saw something ... Read more » 2.7K 443   Why did Harvard reject my school's valedictorian? He had a 4.99 GPA (no grade less than a 99), 1600 SAT, 36.0 ACT, 800's on 6 SAT 2's, 5's on 25 AP exams, national rankings in piano, 3,000+ volunteer hours, and a research internship at a lab. Kevin Peterlinz, Worked as college professor for 2 years • Answered August 12 Just a comment My son was applying to graduate schools in computer science - And was accepted to all (Inc Stanford, Cambridge, MIT, etc) except Oxford - They told him why - ... Read more » 190 39   Why doesn't China procure some F-16s from Pakistan in order to study them (i.e. learn the F- 16s technologies, systems, airframe and so on)? Surely Pakistan won't say no to the offer. Sosow Nima, lives in China (1972-present) • Answered August 3 Let me tell you a true story. In a Chinese fighter jet manufacturing plant, there was an ethnic Korean engineer. His relatives all lived in North Korea. He himself was a Chi... Read more » 491 42   Why do many men get grumpy as they get older, like their personality changes? Steve Waddington, lives in Australia (1963-present) • Answered August 22 I was just talking with a mate about that the other day. We are both 62 this year. Our conclusion about what sucks getting older comes down to two things; constant low level... Read more » 6.4K 780   What is the greatest trick in mathematics? Anish Mishra, Maths Enthusiast • Updated August 23, 2018 This is not a trick, basically it is an amazing Fact about mathematics I guess many of you would not be knowing about it. Here it is: Special Number: 6174 Try This:... Read more » 1.3K 70 Read more in your feed

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