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- The Covid lab-leak hypothesis: what scientists do and don’t know https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01529-3 2 comments
- Nigerian scholar solves 156-year-old Mathematics problem, ‘Riemann Hypothesis’ http://www.olisa.tv/2015/11/15/nigerian-scholar-solves-156-year-old-mathematics-problem-called-riemann-hypothesis/ 12 comments
- Teeth Whitening and the Hygiene Hypothesis http://nautil.us/issue/26/color/have-we-hit-peak-whiteness-rd 67 comments
- Why might UFO Intelligences “hoax” shooting star visual displays? Reflections on the Virtual Experience Model (VEM) a radical hypothesis describing “illusory” i.e. psi mediated mechanisms of contact. “Illusory” mechanisms of contact might be teaching us the true nature of reality. Serious https://contactunderground.wordpress.com/2022/01/20/why-might-ufo-intelligence-hoax-shooting-star-displays-reflections-on-the-virtual-experience-model/ 6 comments aliens
- Physical healing as a function of perceived time. Results support the hypothesis that the effect of time on physical healing is directly affected by one's psychological experience of time, independent of the actual elapsed time https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-50009-3 18 comments science
- It’s Good When Science Confirms That Depression Is Complicated: A major paper debunking the “serotonin hypothesis” has a lot of people agitated. But leaving more room for nuance in our discussions about mental health is the right idea. https://newrepublic.com/article/167367/depression-serotonin-chemical-imbalance 29 comments health
- James Lovelock, Whose Gaia Theory Saw the Earth as Alive, Dies at 103 | A British ecologist, he captured imaginations with his hypothesis and was essential to today’s understanding of man-made pollutants and their effect on the climate. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/27/climate/james-lovelock-dead.html 14 comments environment
- Delusion: Becoming the Thought Leader - A hypothesis on one kind of delusion formation https://mad.science.blog/2022/04/30/delusion-becoming-the-thought-leader/ 9 comments cogsci
- Riemann Hypothesis in 2022 AD https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357838976_RIEMANN_HYPOTHESIS 3 comments science
- Panspermia (hypothesis that life exists throughout the Universe, distributed by space dust, meteoroids, asteroids, comets,and planetoids) in a Milky Way–like Galaxy https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ac2829 20 comments science
- Pediatricians acknowledge that gender dysphoria is a result of trans kids undergoing the incorrect puberty and reject the "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria" hypothesis. This underscores the importance of providing trans kids gender-affirming treatment. https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(21)01085-4 66 comments science
- No support was found for the hypothesis that social media use contributed to the level of affective polarization. Instead, the results lend support to the hypothesis that it was the level of affective polarization that affected subsequent use of social media https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14614448211044393 7 comments science
- 161-year-old problem finally solved: Hyderabad-based physicist develops proof for Riemann Hypothesis https://www.timesnownews.com/hyderabad/article/161-year-old-problem-finally-solved-hyderabad-based-physicist-develops-proof-for-riemann-hypothesis/777108 17 comments worldnews
- “Baiting” the UFO Trickster and the "Control-System" Hypothesis https://medium.com/@thehermeticpenetrator/on-baiting-the-ufo-trickster-the-control-system-hypothesis-479bd712e7ef 9 comments aliens
- The Lab-Leak Hypothesis https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/coronavirus-lab-escape-theory.html 5 comments technology
- Baboon mothers living in the wild carry dead infants for up to ten days. The researchers believe the most plausible are the 'grief-management hypothesis', which suggests that mothers carry the dead infant as a way of dealing emotionally with their loss https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/ucl-bmc030920.php 588 comments science
- An alternative hypothesis for the evolution of same-sex sexual behaviour in animals: theimplicit assumption of different sex behaviour as ancestral has not been rigorously examined, and instead we hypothesize an ancestral condition of indiscriminate sexual behaviours directed towards all sexes https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-019-1019-7 6 comments science
- Study presents evidence and observations which do not prove but supports the hypothesis Mars was, and is, a living planet hosting prokaryotes, lichens, and fungi http://journalofastrobiology.com/mars5.html 26 comments science
- How close is a proof for Riemann's Hypothesis? https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/94zuvo/how_close_is_a_proof_for_riemanns_hypothesis/ 55 comments math
- Hammer vs. Feather: 1971, Apollo 15 Astronaut David Scott performs an experiment on the Moon. Galileo's hypothesis had been that all objects fall with the same acceleration and speed in the absence of air resistance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?amp%3Bv=KDp1tiUsZw8&time_continue=10 16 comments space
- The Bonobo Hypothesis: The Link Between Sex and Islamic Terrorism https://pensivepost.com/the-bonobo-hypothesis-the-link-between-sex-and-islamic-terrorism-89ae66724bfa 26 comments geopolitics
- Is proving that Prime numbers distribution is unbiased equals proving the Riemann Hypothesis? https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/5x50pc/is_proving_that_prime_numbers_distribution_is/ 16 comments math
- Simulation hypothesis: The smart person's guide - This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about the simulation hypothesis, the idea that we live in a computer simulation built by superintelligent machines. http://www.techrepublic.com/article/simulation-hypothesis-the-smart-persons-guide/ 20 comments technology
- If you had to guess, do you think the Riemann hypothesis and/or Collatz conjecture are true, and why/why not? http://www.strawpoll.me/12273426 32 comments math
- [Hypothesis] How will you prepare for a crash? https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/5lxt5v/hypothesis_how_will_you_prepare_for_a_crash/ 23 comments investing
- A new study in infant gut microbiome supports the hygiene hypothesis: infants in the western countries have limited exposure to various microorganisms which has implications in the development of their immune system. This makes them prone to autoimmune diseases (e.g. type 1 diabetes) and allergies. https://www.broadinstitute.org/news/8131 531 comments science
- Running for president can fairly be described as an exercise in hypothesis: If you were president, how would you handle X, Y or Z? If you don’t want to hypothesize, don’t run. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2016-hopefuls-flunk-the-questions-test/2015/05/15/e75ee556-fb0f-11e4-9030-b4732caefe81_story.html 4 comments politics
- Nora Noffke talks about her hypothesis of fossil Microbial Mats in Curiosity images http://www.wowsignalpodcast.com/2014/12/burst-3-miss-on-mars.html 8 comments space
- The Estrogen Hypothesis of Obesity http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0099776 7 comments science
- Some Critical Remarks on the Integration Hypothesis of Human Language Evolution http://www.replicatedtypo.com/why-disagree-some-critical-remarks-on-the-integration-hypothesis-of-human-language-evolution/8813.html 3 comments linguistics
- Is global warming just a giant natural fluctuation?: Statistical analysis rules out natural-warming hypothesis with more than 99% certainty http://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/global-warming-just-giant-natural-fluctuation-235236 12 comments science
- Statistical analysis rules out natural-warming hypothesis with more than 99 percent certainty http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-04/mu-otg041114.php 66 comments science
- Hygiene Hypothesis And Why Amish Kids Have Less Asthma http://www.science20.com/science_20/hygiene_hypothesis_and_why_amish_kids_have_less_asthma-87825 23 comments science
- An Elementary Problem Equivalent to the Riemann Hypothesis [PDF]. http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/~lagarias/doc/elementaryrh.pdf 10 comments math
- Hypothesis: social media helps redistribute political power from the State/political parties to the individual. Can anyone help me express this idea more clearly and/or talk through the logic? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/business/media/10carr.html 11 comments politics
- Scifi author Charlie Stross has a hypothesis on "why the world is so obviously going to hell in a handbasket" -- soulless corporations -- and I agree. Big business is taking over the world. For the bad. http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/12/invaders-from-mars.html 4 comments politics
- "These results support the hypothesis that male baldness is a thermoregulatory compensation for the growth of a beard in adults." http://www.springerlink.com/content/n08u1697464446vx/ 30 comments science
- If you agree with this hypothesis, turn to page 72 http://www.lukesurl.com/comics/2010-02-24-determinism.png 5 comments philosophy
- The Continuum Hypothesis Solved: All Infinities are the Same? Nope. http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2009/01/the_continuum_hypothesis_solve.php#more 10 comments math
- An alternate hypothesis on Americans, Europeans, and acceptance of evolution http://www.greythumb.org/blog/index.php?/archives/194-an-alternate-hypothesis-on-americans,-europeans,-and-evolution.html 7 comments reddit.com
