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FQxI Physics<p>We’re very excited to partner with the Paradox Science Institute (<a href="https://www.paradoxscience.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">paradoxscience.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) on a new essay competition.⁠<br>⁠<br>Any guesses on the theme?⁠<br>Closest answer gets a shoutout when we reveal! ⬇⁠<br>Full details on June 10th. Get ready.⁠<br>⁠<br><a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/EssayCompetition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EssayCompetition</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/BigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigQuestions</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/ParadoxScienceInstitute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParadoxScienceInstitute</span></a></p>
The VHS Wizard 🦝📼🧙<p>If Alistair Smythe and Heinz Doofenshmirtz teamed up, would the thing they created be called a Slayer-inator or a Inator-Slayer?</p><p><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/bigquestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigquestions</span></a></p>
Syulang<p>Sometimes it's important to focus on the big questions. The big picture. The things that really matter and define life in this big, beautiful world.</p><p>Questions such as...</p><p>Why TF is the Tooheys jingle stuck in my head?</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/BigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigQuestions</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MeaningOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeaningOfLife</span></a></p>
Bad at Names<p>When I was younger I always liked falling back on the clock because it meant I could stay up later watching TV or fucking around on the Internet.</p><p>Now I look forward to the extra hour of sleep and maybe being awake early enough to go for a run and a shower before going to a networking breakfast.</p><p>Is this being a geezer or being smarter?</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/BigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigQuestions</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/DST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DST</span></a></p>
Jeremy Mallin<p>How do people decide between bar hopping and pub crawling? <br><a href="https://autistics.life/tags/RandomThoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RandomThoughts</span></a> <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/BigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigQuestions</span></a><br><a href="https://autistics.life/tags/DeepThoughtsByJackHandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepThoughtsByJackHandy</span></a></p>
Ian<p>❓ If theology helps us understand the meaning of life, does science offer a rival explanation, or can they work together? <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HumanCondition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanCondition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigQuestions</span></a></p>
Jesse Miksic<p>Would we feel different about death if we always tried to remember it at the moment of birth? If, welcoming a new being into the world, we were always to say, “Here is a creature that will die some day. Here we are, at the beginning of a journey that will eventually, rightfully come to an end”?</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/bigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigQuestions</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/insights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insights</span></a></p>
Itoshi no FoxyDonuts 🏳️‍⚧️<p>If you are in a group of friends who all sleep with each other, have a private Discord group, decided on a name, and discussed a logo and logistics of everyone getting a tattoo of it... does that mean we are officially a polycule? 🤔</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/polyamorous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polyamorous</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bigquestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigquestions</span></a></p>
IT News<p>The Biggest Questions: What is death? - Just as birth certificates note the time we enter the world, death certificates mark the... - <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/17/1082937/what-is-death/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2023/11/1</span><span class="invisible">7/1082937/what-is-death/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biotechnologyandhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biotechnologyandhealth</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bigquestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigquestions</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a></p>
IT News<p>The Biggest Questions: Why is the universe so complex and beautiful? - Why isn’t the universe boring? It could be. The number of subatomic particles in the uni... - <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/16/1083141/why-is-the-universe-so-complex-and-beautiful/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2023/11/1</span><span class="invisible">6/1083141/why-is-the-universe-so-complex-and-beautiful/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bigquestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigquestions</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a></p>
IT News<p>The Biggest Questions: Is it possible to really understand someone else’s mind? - Technically speaking, neuroscientists have been able to read your mind for decades. It’s... - <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/15/1083250/is-it-possible-to-really-understand-someone-elses-mind/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2023/11/1</span><span class="invisible">5/1083250/is-it-possible-to-really-understand-someone-elses-mind/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biotechnologyandhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biotechnologyandhealth</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bigquestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigquestions</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a></p>
IT News<p>The Biggest Questions: How did life begin? - How life begins is one of the biggest and hardest questions in science. All we know is t... - <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/14/1082828/how-did-life-begin/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2023/11/1</span><span class="invisible">4/1082828/how-did-life-begin/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biotechnologyandhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biotechnologyandhealth</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bigquestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigquestions</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a></p>
IT News<p>The Biggest Questions: Are we alone in the universe? - In 1977, the New York Times published an article titled “Seeking an End to Cosmic Loneli... - <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/13/1082873/the-biggest-questions-are-we-alone-in-the-universe/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2023/11/1</span><span class="invisible">3/1082873/the-biggest-questions-are-we-alone-in-the-universe/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bigquestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigquestions</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a></p>
Jeremy Mallin<p>Also… would you say that cheeses are invented or discovered? 🤔<br><a href="https://autistics.life/tags/BigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigQuestions</span></a><br><a href="https://autistics.life/tags/DeepThoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepThoughts</span></a></p>
Jeremy Mallin<p>How long ago is "a long time ago"?</p><p><a href="https://autistics.life/tags/DeepThoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepThoughts</span></a><br><a href="https://autistics.life/tags/BigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigQuestions</span></a></p>
EaterOfSnacks<p>Every year we're told about words that appear in the dictionary for the first time. But what about the drop-outs who skulk out the back door, never to return? Who tells their story?<br><a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/BigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigQuestions</span></a></p>
EaterOfSnacks<p>Does the type of wood affect how much bad luck is earthed when we touch it? Is hardwood better than softwood? What about plywood and particle boards, or wood-based paper? Does bad luck go to ground more efficiently if the wood is still part of a rooted tree?<br><a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/BigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigQuestions</span></a></p>
Stuart Frisby<p>Do you think any actor has ever played two characters with a greater height difference than Mark Rylance as flop and the BFG? <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/BigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigQuestions</span></a></p>
Alien Anomaly<p>Is it a coincidence that the word sober is an anagram of bores?</p><p>We think not!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigQuestions</span></a></p>
Alien Anomaly<p>Is the opposite of an Uncle a Cle?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BigQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigQuestions</span></a></p>