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This is a subcom related to all the sciences out there. Post anything science-related here! All articles are welcome so long as you do not post pseudoscience. This especially goes for so-called race "science" and other things like it.

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Does free will exist? (lemmygrad.ml)
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First of all, I need to say that, even if it is ignorant, I even do not bother to read philosophical speculations.

I am interested in empirical premises. I've heard that there is some research, where scientists, monitoring activity of a person's brain, are able to predict which switch (s)he's going to switch, before (s)he does, or maybe before (s)he's conscious about the choice. This implies that our decisions are results of some chemical processes determined aside of our "free choice" and so called free will is only an illusion, a way in which alternatives presents to us, while the choice is made already deep in our minds unconsciously and maybe even deterministically. Does anybody know this research and could cite it?

Since I am constantly busy, I really sucks in the theory, so could anybody say what's the Marxist stance on free will if any?

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Earth's most ancient impact craters are disappearing (phys.org)
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is this sub still active? (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Saw it on 'popular'. Apparently both the mods are banned and there hasn't been a new post in months. Speaking of which, do we have a plan for abandoned communities like this?

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Fusion ignition has been achieved (www.llnl.gov)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/460337

More than 50% more energy was generated than was used for the reaction. 2.05 Megajoules in, 3.15 Megajoules out. Let's see how fast the US fossil fuel oligarchs start creating anti-fusion propaganda like they did with fission.

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2018 LLVM Developers’ Meeting: C. Schafmeister “Lessons Learned Implementing Common Lisp with LLVM” (www.youtube.com)
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This has some pretty interesting computational chemistry material in it.

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Ancient frogs in mass grave died from too much sex – new research (theconversation.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/362102

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The GREATEST Mathematician that ever lived - Srinivasa Ramanujan (www.youtube.com)
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Thomas Kuhn - The Structure of Scientific Revolutions [audible] ()
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Life's stages are changing -- we need new terms and new ideas to describe how adults develop and grow (theconversation.com)
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Interesting article. I honestly find this very enlightening.

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New Mexico chile grown in space harvested (www.krqe.com)
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Remembering the Great Scientific Crusader Who Showed That No Biological Basis for Race Exists—Richard Lewontin (www.midwesternmarx.com)
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Are we made of math? (www.youtube.com)
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What's wrong with physics? | Sabine Hossenfelder (www.youtube.com)
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Asteroid Mining – A Fast Way to Get Rich? (www.youtube.com)
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Lee Smolin: String Theory Is Still Wrong (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Glad that scientists are pushing back against "string theory." And glad that Michio Kaku was pushed back primarily especially in this video. But what does everyone think? Do you think fundamental laws change over time and what not?

Well, nobody said scientists, especially Western scientists, were perfect, so there's that.

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Big gods came after the rise of civilisations, not before, finds study using huge historical database (theconversation.com)
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Saw this on my Mozilla Firefox recommended articles so thought I might as well share it.

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Is everyone really going to die in 30 years? (lemmygrad.ml)
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I've been hearing this a lot in climate change circles implying that the entire human race will be extinct in 30 years due to excessive heat. I get that climate change is a serious concern, but is this pushing it too far in regards to fearmongering? Or is this a legitimate prospect?