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Archimedes
@archimedes Dec 21, 2017, 11:55 PM UTC

The Trolley Problem and its use in Ethics and Morality

The trolley problem and its use in ethics and morality https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2016/03/05/23/02/abstract-1239439_1280.jpg The trolley problem is a famous thought experiment in human ethics that…

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@archimedes Dec 20, 2017, 9:14 PM UTC

SteemNews #2 North Korea anthrax ICBMs

# North Korea on the Frontier of Destruction https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/10/27/10/30/usa-2893863_1280.jpg #### North Korea has reportedly been testing out more new weapons. One of which is par…

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@archimedes Dec 18, 2017, 9:39 PM UTC

SciNews #1 Take off, destination - International Space Station

# Take off, destination - International Space Station https://qzprod.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/nasa-iss-sls-orion-trump-spacex-moon.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=2400 #### Yesterday 3 astronau…

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@archimedes Dec 17, 2017, 10:30 PM UTC

Survey Time!

# New Direction? https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/06/22/19/38/sign-post-2432209_1280.jpg Hey guys! Can you please take this quick survey to help me know what you think on taking my account in a new…

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Archimedes
@archimedes Dec 17, 2017, 9:51 PM UTC

Can you solve this 2500 year old paradox? #1

# Achilles and the Tortoise the Puzzling Paradox https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/04/12/01/26/giant-tortoise-2223369_1280.jpg This thought puzzle was created the famous pre-Socratic Greek philosiph…

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@archimedes Nov 5, 2017, 9:33 PM UTC

Why The Atmosphere Get Hotter As You Get Higher

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/GlobalWarming/images/ISS022-E-6674.jpg We all know that space is cold... Very cold. And that the Earth is warm, it's even a rather pleasant place to live. C…

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@archimedes Oct 31, 2017, 3:02 AM UTC

First 'Alien' Object From Beyond The Solar System

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/edu_comet_large.png # DISCOVERY Discovered on 19 Oct 2017, A/2017/U1 stood out as not an ordinary object solar system. In fact it was quite l…

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@archimedes Oct 26, 2016, 4:28 PM UTC

Matter Anti-Matter Creation and Annihilation

### Pair production is a natural phenomena that most often refers to the event when a significantly high energy photon interacts with a nucleus, and creates an electron anti-electron pair through a p…

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Archimedes
@archimedes Oct 12, 2016, 6:09 PM UTC

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@archimedes Oct 7, 2016, 2:30 PM UTC

Have humans reached the max life span?

The goal of many peoples lives is to live past the age of 100 years. It is quite the goal and many people have achieved it. Some people however seem to contradict what we think is the maximum age, an…

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