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Sohan Lalwani

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  1. They sequenced a few genes within the grey wolves, which to my knowledge aren't even their closest relatives instead competed with North American Pleistocene megafauna and native/endemic fauna during the Beringa land strait. I would not consider it to be a "dire wolf" until more than half the genome is inherited from an actual specimen.
  2. How does a user get banned permanently? Am I in that position? This is just a general question.
  3. Are you talking about etymology?
  4. How can creationism counter evolution? What makes intelligent design so "plausible" to the majority of religious Christians?
  5. If you want to read the study it is here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-59285-1 If you cannot here is a summary: "Biotic resistance predictably shifts microbial invasion regimes" by Ye, Shalev, and Ratzke (2025) explores how established microbial communities influence the success of invading microbes. The authors demonstrate that "biotic resistance"—interactions among resident microbes—can suppress or even entirely block the spread of invaders, regardless of environmental suitability. Through experiments and simulations, they identify three distinct invasion regimes: consistent, pulsed, and pinned. They also develop a simple, parameter-free model that can accurately predict these regimes without needing detailed knowledge of species-level interactions. This model proves robust across a range of microbial ecosystems, providing a valuable tool for predicting and managing microbial invasions in contexts like medicine, agriculture, and ecology." It basically enhances our understanding on microbial invasion dynamics.
  6. In science, we use a set of standard physical quantities to measure things in a consistent way. These include time, length, mass, temperature, electric current, amount of substance, and luminosity. Each of these has a specific "quantity label"—for example, time is labeled as t, length as l, and mass as m. To measure them, we use base units. For instance, time is measured in seconds (s), length in metres (m), mass in kilograms (kg), and temperature in kelvins (K). Electric current uses the ampere (A), amount of substance is measured in moles (mol), and luminosity is measured in candelas (cd). Along with these, we use specific instruments to measure each one: a stopwatch or clock for time, a ruler or tape measure for length, a balance for mass, a thermometer for temperature, an ammeter for electric current, and a photometer or light meter for luminosity. These standard units and tools help scientists around the world measure and communicate their results clearly and accurately.
  7. Why do certain far right individuals debate the Cheddar man reconstruction and call it "leftie science" because he is dark skinned?
  8. Very interesting, could you elaborate on your process? Perhaps you could link the data?
  9. I don't want to cause excessive argumentation, I simply want to know everyone's opinion. Who is more scientifically learning, the Left or Right?
  10. I needed to know this :D Are you referring to metabolism?
  11. If you’re aiming to do computationally-heavy modeling work—especially stochastic or probabilistic modeling—Python is the best language to start with. It’s widely used in scientific computing NumPy and SciPy (for numerical computing), Pandas (for data manipulation), Matplotlib and Seaborn (for visualization), SymPy (for symbolic mathematics), PyMC or TensorFlow Probability (for probabilistic/stochastic modeling), Jupyter Notebooks (for interactive coding and analysis).
  12. Unlike spoken languages, which evolve and permit multiple interpretations, mathematics demands that statements be internally coherent, reproducible, and logically deducible from axioms. You can't arbitrarily “twist” 1 + 1 to become 3 without violating the core axioms that define addition. Equations such as 2 + 3 = 5 or E = mc² are not "opinions" or "dialects." They're the logical consequences of fixed definitions: "2 + 3 = 5" follows from the Peano axioms. "E = mc²" emerges from the structure of relativistic spacetime and energy-momentum invariance. If you twist these definitions via something like Dx to make 2 + 3 = 6, you're no longer doing math—you’re inventing fictional systems with unclear axioms and undefined consequences. That’s not a new language; it’s semantic drift without logical scaffolding. The Dimensional Shift Variable (Dx) acts like a metaphorical dial, but: There’s no definition of what mathematical structure governs it. It lacks testable predictions. It’s unfalsifiable, which means it can’t be disproven—and hence falls outside the realm of mathematical or scientific discourse. In real mathematics, when we generalize or expand systems (like moving from Euclidean to non-Euclidean geometry, or reinterpreting addition in modular arithmetic), the new rules are rigorously defined. Dx, by contrast, behaves more like science fiction than mathematics. Math’s strength is that it draws necessary conclusions from clear assumptions. When you claim that 1 = 2 in a "different dialect," you’re no longer in the realm of logic—you’re in the realm of poetic metaphor. That’s fine for creativity, but not for discovery. Mathematics does evolve—but always under rules. Non-Euclidean geometry, complex numbers, quantum algebra—all seemed wild at first, but they were carefully derived, axiomatically grounded, and internally consistent. Calling Dx a “new dialect” of math cheapens the deep intellectual labor required to develop real mathematical generalizations.
  13. Doesn't OpenFoam have a function for thermodynamic and hydrological physics? Or try simscale
  14. I see, I am guessing he is of sub Saharan descent then? What nation is Joe from?
  15. Science is constantly advancing so its plausible for specific strains, but its hard fighting an enemy that's one, a long incubation virus, and two, that constantly mutates into more strains.
  16. Oh I see, I think it would be considered Cosmology then. Any tips for the class?
  17. I am failing to understand this question "How far are we to change the sexual orientation of a person using neuroscience, CRISPR, Neuromodulation, neuronal transplants and other technologies?" Uh, why would you want to do that?
  18. Ok I did do some further research: One of the primary mechanisms of biotic resistance is interference and resource competition by native ants. Studies show that native Iridomyrmex ants displace invasive Argentine ants at food baits through direct aggressive interactions, effectively limiting the invader's access to resources and territory. Experimental evidence in southeastern Australia confirms that foragers from Iridomyrmex species dominate bait sites, which restricts Argentine ants' spread and establishment in these areas. The importance of colony size has also been demonstrated; large native colonies of Iridomyrmex purpureus exert strong biotic resistance by maintaining dominance over resources and aggressive exclusion of invaders, which reduces invasive ants' success rates. Condition-specific competition studies revealed that environmental factors modulate competitive performance, but Iridomyrmex species consistently limit Argentine ant success under various abiotic and biotic contexts BD Hoffmann & WC Saul. (2010). Yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) invasions within undisturbed mainland Australian habitats: no support for biotic resistance hypothesis. In Biological Invasions. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-010-9701-3 AD Rowles & DJ O’Dowd. (2007). Interference competition by Argentine ants displaces native ants: implications for biotic resistance to invasion. In Biological invasions. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-006-9009-5
  19. Lets say the uplift of the Northern Andes and formation of the modern transcontinental Amazon river never occurred, how would that have affected the Great Amazonian Biotic Interchange from the Late Neogene? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921818121001399
  20. If it is a fish, I recommend using the Ikejime method or simply letting it bleed out.

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