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Food ingredients in the medieval ages compared to their modern counterparts?

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What is the hardest wood possible, and where would this be a practical material?

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How might one explain (pseudo-scientifically) the generation of a "projected," guided darkness?

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The Benign Apocalypse

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Would a migratory species have war?

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How to modify the human eye to see into the ultraviolet and infrared bands?

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How could a law exist that allows victims to be arrested for the crime against them?

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Warrior caste in an utopian society: what would keep them peaceful for centuries?

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Using our current understanding of science, is it possible for biologically plausible animals to be resistant to our current military weapons?

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How to sustain this sedentary hunter-gatherer society?

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Million-year-old records

What effect would "item memory" have on modern day economics and production

How does a colony of sentient cockroaches communicate and establish diplomacy with humans?

How to prevent a desert from forming alongside a large mountain

What would cause a nuclear power plant to break down after 2000 years, but not sooner?

Would the successful creation of nuclear powered bombers in the 1950s have had any meaningful impact on the Cold War?

Reason to use tridents over other weapons?

Is there other way to perceive depth beside relying on parallax?

How do telecom companies survive when everyone suddenly knows telepathy?

If I build a railroad around the edge of a supercontinent, will that kill the oceangoing shipping industry?

Would there be any fuel alternatives for an internal combustion engine before the discovery of crude oil/gasoline?

Can language stay static with immortals?

Is there any reason a society might use electric boilers and steam engines in their trains rather than electric motors?

Food ingredients in the medieval ages compared to their modern counterparts?

What is the viability of trains on planets covered in water?

What is the hardest wood possible, and where would this be a practical material?

How might one explain (pseudo-scientifically) the generation of a "projected," guided darkness?

The Benign Apocalypse

Would a migratory species have war?

How to modify the human eye to see into the ultraviolet and infrared bands?

How could a law exist that allows victims to be arrested for the crime against them?

Warrior caste in an utopian society: what would keep them peaceful for centuries?

Can a river be put under enough pressure to jet straight up for a mile?

How could mercenaries become a lot more prevalent with well funded & competent militaries still in existence?

What would a creature with very powerful and accurate throwing ability look like?

Using our current understanding of science, is it possible for biologically plausible animals to be resistant to our current military weapons?

How to sustain this sedentary hunter-gatherer society?

In a world of groovy super spies, how would a spy cross a ravine?

What is a proper River Horse?

How do governments keep people accountable for contracts and oaths in a civilisation without a writing system?