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- Is π the Same in Every Universe? https://www.askamathematician.com/2020/12/q-is-%cf%80-the-same-in-every-universe/ 203 comments
- A Quantum Computation Course https://www.askamathematician.com/2020/01/a-quantum-computation-course/ 2 comments
- Why was it so hard to take a picture of a black hole? https://www.askamathematician.com/2019/04/q-why-was-it-so-hard-to-take-a-picture-of-a-black-hole-what-are-we-even-looking-at/ 110 comments
- Will Time-Travel Ever Be Invented? https://www.askamathematician.com/2019/03/q-will-time-travel-ever-be-invented/ 5 comments
- How Hard Would It Be to Keep the Moon from Floating Away? http://www.askamathematician.com/2018/02/q-how-hard-would-it-be-to-keep-the-moon-from-drifting-away/ 18 comments
- Cosmic voids http://www.askamathematician.com/2017/06/q-where-is-the-middle-of-nowhere/ 29 comments
- Why is it so hard to study anti-matter? http://www.askamathematician.com/2017/03/q-why-havent-we-been-able-to-see-the-spectra-of-anti-hydrogen-until-recently-why-is-it-so-hard-to-study-anti-matter/ 79 comments
- What are “actual pictures” of atoms actually pictures of? http://www.askamathematician.com/2016/06/q-what-are-actual-pictures-of-atoms-actually-pictures-of/ 55 comments
- Can planes be tied in knots in higher dimensions the way lines can in 3D? http://www.askamathematician.com/2016/02/q-can-planes-sheets-be-tied-in-knots-in-higher-dimensions-the-way-lines-strings-can-be-tied-in-knots-in-3-dimensions/ 51 comments
- How bad would it be if we accidentally made a black hole? http://www.askamathematician.com/2015/11/q-how-bad-would-it-be-if-we-accidentally-made-a-black-hole/ 65 comments
- Is there such a thing as half a derivative? http://www.askamathematician.com/2015/05/q-is-there-such-a-thing-as-half-a-derivative/ 61 comments
- Do physicists really believe in true randomness? http://www.askamathematician.com/2009/12/q-do-physicists-really-believe-in-true-randomness/ 53 comments
- 0^0 http://www.askamathematician.com/2010/12/q-what-does-00-zero-raised-to-the-zeroth-power-equal-why-do-mathematicians-and-high-school-teachers-disagree/ 248 comments
- What does it mean for light to be stopped or stored? http://www.askamathematician.com/2013/07/q-what-does-it-mean-for-light-to-be-stopped-or-stored/ 18 comments
- Why are determinants defined the weird way they are? http://www.askamathematician.com/2013/05/q-why-are-determinants-defined-the-weird-way-they-are/ 32 comments
- What does 0^0 equal? Why do mathematicians and high school teachers disagree? http://www.askamathematician.com/?p=4524 130 comments
- The Point of Going Back To The Moon https://www.askamathematician.com/2019/07/q-whats-the-point-of-going-to-the-moon/ 6 comments space
- Physicists: true randomness does exist https://www.askamathematician.com/2009/12/q-do-physicists-really-believe-in-true-randomness/ 3 comments philosophy
- Q: Can planes (sheets) be tied in knots in higher dimensions the way lines (strings) can be tied in knots in 3 dimensions? http://www.askamathematician.com/2016/02/q-can-planes-sheets-be-tied-in-knots-in-higher-dimensions-the-way-lines-strings-can-be-tied-in-knots-in-3-dimensions/ 4 comments math
- What is the significance of Cherenkov radiation in a galaxy's dark matter halo? http://www.askamathematician.com/2014/03/q-how-can-the-universe-expand-faster-than-the-speed-of-light/ 7 comments askscience
- how do even-dimensional waves behave? http://www.askamathematician.com/2012/05/q-what-would-life-be-like-in-higher-dimensions/ 4 comments askscience
- How "half a derivative" could be defined http://www.askamathematician.com/2015/05/q-is-there-such-a-thing-as-half-a-derivative/ 22 comments math
- why is gravity the consequence of the curvature of spacetime and not it's cause? http://www.askamathematician.com/2010/12/q-why-does-curved-space-time-cause-gravity-a-better-answer/ 11 comments askscience
- Can quantum computing help to solve chess? http://www.askamathematician.com/2011/02/q-how-can-quantum-computers-break-ecryption/ 11 comments askscience
- If Jupiter were a star http://www.askamathematician.com/2011/06/q-how-close-is-jupiter-to-being-a-star-what-would-happen-to-us-if-it-were/ 14 comments science
- Are there examples of quantum mechanics that can be seen in every-day life, or do they only show up in the lab? http://www.askamathematician.com/2013/08/q-are-there-examples-of-quantum-mechanics-that-can-be-seen-in-every-day-life-or-do-they-only-show-up-in-the-lab/ 43 comments science
- Why are determinants defined the weird way they are? http://www.askamathematician.com/2013/05/q-why-are-determinants-defined-the-weird-way-they-are/ 7 comments math
- Today my I shot myself in the foot deciding 0^0=0, giving me a zero-factor after a tiresome integration on an exam. Found this article when I got home that neatly explained why I shouldn't have done that. http://www.askamathematician.com/2010/12/q-what-does-00-zero-raised-to-the-zeroth-power-equal-why-do-mathematicians-and-high-school-teachers-disagree/ 160 comments math
- How many theorems are there? http://www.askamathematician.com/2012/11/q-how-many-theorems-are-there/ 15 comments math
- Is there a Number Set above the Complex Numbers http://www.askamathematician.com/2012/09/q-is-there-a-number-set-that-is-above-complex-numbers/ 7 comments math
- What would a cube Earth be like? http://www.askamathematician.com/?p=6657 380 comments science