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- A Working Hypothesis on MH370 http://onepercentbreadsticks.com/99998 2 comments
- A new hypothesis in medicine: give patients drugs they know don’t work https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/6/1/15711814/open-label-placebo-kaptchuk 71 comments
- On Bridgewater: “dislocated knee.” That is the working hypothesis now. https://twitter.com/rapsheet/status/770757065371480064 3 comments nfl
- A Working Hypothesis on MH370 http://onepercentbreadsticks.com/99998 3 comments technology
- Turing's Work on the Riemann Hypothesis https://www.privatdozent.co/p/turings-work-on-the-riemann-hypothesis 3 comments compsci
- Charles Stross has a working hypothesis about why the world seems to be going crazy. http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/09/a-working-hypothesis.html#more 8 comments politics
- Because the serotonin deficit hypothesis for major depressive disorder (MDD) lacks evidence, Scientists establish a new framework for understanding how classic antidepressants work in treating MDD, re-emphasising their importance and reframing the clinical conversation around their role in treatment https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-024-02625-2 339 comments science
- In his work "Meditations on First Philosophy," Descartes explores the concept of radical doubt and imagines an evil demon who deceives us into believing a false reality. Compare that with Simulation Hypothesis, a scientific thought experiment. https://youtu.be/Qkf0ojHslVY 11 comments philosophy
- The evidence for the mother tree hypothesis is actually very limited. While big trees and their interconnections with their neighbors are still essential for the forest ecosystem, the fungal network does not work as a simple pipeline for resource sharing among trees https://iiasa.ac.at/news/may-2023/exploring-underground-connections-between-trees 5 comments science
- Recent work on bullying perpetration includes the hypothesis that bullying carries an evolutionary advantage for perpetrators in terms of health and reproductive success; this paper confirms reproductive advantage, but worse health https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jora.12675 6 comments science
- Deciphering the Indus Valley Script seems like an impossible task but work is ongoing — Here’s a look into the Dravidian Hypothesis and the linguistic and genetic evidence https://www.reddit.com/gallery/o9kajt 40 comments linguistics
- From General McCasland in 2016 promoting a slow disclosure about "The Others" through Tom Delonge---To Susan Gough in 2021 denying AATIP worked on 'UAP' & still yet to mention "The Others" as a hypothesis for UAP. https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/nzgj3s/from_general_mccasland_in_2016_promoting_a_slow/ 18 comments aliens
- Catalog of work by Harvard astrophysics professor Avi Loeb, of the Oumuamua alien hypothesis. Includes info on how to support large-scale research on phenomena like it, led by him. https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/ 7 comments space
- Working memory capacity and fluid intelligence are reduced in smartphone users even when they are switched off. The results provide empirical evidence in support of the smart-phone induced “brain drain” hypothesis https://www.snippetscience.com/smartphoneinduced-brain-drain 23 comments cogsci
- A proposed hypothesis for IBS and why Low FODMAP diets work; Ischemia in dilated intestines due to an increase in gas volume can induce excessive spasms via the mast cells and show the whole process of lowering the pain threshold. High FODMAP foods therefore can induce IBS symptoms. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/s0306987719306036 3 comments science
- Is the universe a bubble? Let's check: Scientists are working to bring the multiverse hypothesis, which to some sounds like a fanciful tale, firmly into the realm of testable science http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/news/universe-bubble-lets-check 430 comments science
- James Watson Hypothesis Links Cancer to Antioxidants: In a paper he called “among my most important work since the double helix,” James D. Watson posited a theory that links cancer progression in late stages of the disease to the presence of antioxidants http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/james-watson-hypothesis-links-cancer-to-antioxidants/81247848/ 21 comments science
- Few historical tales of ecological collapse have achieved the cultural resonance of that of Easter Island. As popularized by Jared Diamond, the islanders brought doom upon themselves through ecocide. Yet recent archaeological work suggests that the eco-collapse hypothesis is almost certainly wrong. http://www.marklynas.org/2011/09/the-myth-of-easter-islands-ecocide/ 32 comments history
- An investigation was conducted to evaluate the hypothesis that a bearded man subjects his family and friends to risk of infection if his beard is contaminated by infectious microorganisms while he is working in a microbiological laboratory. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc547091/ 2 comments science