StringJunky

It travels through the slits as a mathematically-constructed probability wave and when you measure it you will find the photons position. Because a photons energy is discrete we call it a 'particle' after it's measured. We see a dot on the detector. That equates to a quantum of energy. If we collect lots of these dots, we'll see an interference pattern, which tells us that the photons travel in a wave-like manner because of the mutual interference of the split photon.

Okidoki.

If you are narked because nobody's playing ball with you... welcome to presenting ideas in a science forum.

By 'neurons', they could have meant the whole neuronal ensemble. Best for them to clarify.

What does that mean?

You are exercising free will because even though you you still have the occasional urge, you are consistently acting contrary to strong, emotive and visceral desires... your instinct. Take a dog for a walk and a bitch in season walks passed.....

In chronological order? Start from the 1890's when Zionists started concocting the events that led to the debacle that began in 1948. Ultimately, it's the most nationalistic sections of a society that rise up to an external threat first. The same with the early days in the Russo-Ukraine war, the far-right factions of either side were the initial vanguards of paramilitary/partisan actions. They were the first people to put their noses to the conflict grindstone. Hamas are a group of nationalists seeking to free their homeland; in their own eyes. I've also come to the conclusion the use of the word 'extremist' is meaningless, since it is a description that depends on ones position to another. What the respective nationalists are in fact is exclusionists. There's no relativism with this description... someone is either part of something or not.

I agree. Intent has to be accompanied with freewill, which requires some form of decision-making - the ability to distinguish and act on some range of choices.

The ability to potentially* act without constraint from pre-determined behaviour patterns. *It doesn't logically follow that we exercise it all the time

A lot of the US politicians, their random gesticulations posing as expressive body language is garbage visual data that adds nothing to their message. If you can't do properly don't do it. It seems to be an accepted behavioural prop there. There is little synchronization of their speech style/cadence/intensity/tone with their movements.

Absolutely. The truth of what we need to to know about ourselves is not beautiful. Why look there?

If the truth is ugly, beauty will lead you away.

If one looks for beauty, that is what will find at the expense of the things that really matter.

I would guess, like cotton, it is very hydrophilic. After a while you are basically covered with a damp cloth, which becomes an evaporative heat exchanger.

Yes, it has no hold on me now. I can take or leave it. Once in a while I'll ask for one from close friends when I'm with them. On my own I couldn't care less. It was permanent yellow finger tips that finished me off with smoking.

I think that sounds like a case of "Share it fairly, but don't take a slice of my pie". Fear of the loss of the controlling position. There are some aspects of human activity where AI will make less mistakes. We can't mentally juggle as many balls in the air as they can.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Religious concepts and scientific concepts are not amenable to discussing together... they are immiscible.

I use polydimethylsiloxane for waterproofing. It's usually called 'silicone oil'. I got gymnasium equipment lubricant. No smell, optically clear and apparently this substance is self-healing. A 500ml bottle will probably cost you a couple of tins of waterproofing spray and last a lot longer because there isn't any propellent making up part of the bulk. You could use a volatile solvent to make a spray. I use isopropyl alcohol to thin for spraying, but I would check your substrate suitability before using that one. Things don't like sticking to silicone, so it should keep stuff relatively cleaner than without.

Like a good determinist.

"Ummm... I'd love a cream cake". (determinism), but I'm not going to have one as I'm on a diet. (freewill). True or false? I constructed this to be analysed.

What proportion of properly presented science papers pass review?

If they are synthetic sling them in the washer and stop overthinking hygiene matters.

Probably an armchair observer.

I'm an angler and getting into the nitty-gritty of bait-making. I bought a mixture containing caprillic, capric and lauric acids; C8, C10, C12 respectively. Is there a straightforward way I can separate these to use individually? I think one can separate higher chain acids by freezing. I'm using the 8, 10, 12 carbons because they don't wax up in sub-10c temperatures. I also have C4 and C6 acids but they are already separate. This oil is coconut oil I think it's fractionated somehow to remove C14 and higher in the oil. It doesn't have to be high purity. Is it usual for oils like coconut to only have even numbered carbon acid chains in them?