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201 votes

18 answers

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How could dragons be explained without magic?

asked Sep 19, 2014 at 7:09

117 votes

27 answers

20k views

If our universe was a simulation, what could a bug look like?

asked Oct 26, 2014 at 13:32

105 votes

14 answers

11k views

Is there a scientific explanation as to why aliens should look similar to us?

asked Sep 28, 2014 at 13:46

58 votes

6 answers

14k views

Could two planets be tidally locked to each other so close they share their atmosphere?

asked Nov 23, 2014 at 18:33

53 votes

4 answers

6k views

What would a planet spinning fast enough to allow geostationary orbit near the surface look like?

asked Sep 20, 2014 at 6:02

50 votes

3 answers

10k views

How early was the Earth liveable for today's humans?

asked Nov 16, 2014 at 21:05

48 votes

20 answers

8k views

Is there a reason to believe that programming languages are going to converge?

asked May 24, 2015 at 13:33

43 votes

4 answers

5k views

Is there a scientifically sound faster-than-light travel system for a spaceship?

asked Sep 21, 2014 at 8:48

39 votes

2 answers

4k views

What would be the evolutionary advantage for plants to be bioluminescent?

asked Sep 27, 2014 at 19:57

30 votes

10 answers

4k views

How could humans recognize another species as sentient / intelligent?

asked Dec 7, 2014 at 20:52

27 votes

6 answers

12k views

Are dragons cold or warm blooded?

asked Sep 22, 2014 at 10:19

26 votes

8 answers

3k views

What could cause rock formations (small stones, boulders, islands...) to levitate?

asked Sep 17, 2014 at 7:19

26 votes

8 answers

5k views

Can an atmosphere englobe a planetary ring?

asked Oct 8, 2014 at 12:07

21 votes

11 answers

5k views

Will computers be named differently in the future?

asked Oct 26, 2014 at 18:35

18 votes

4 answers

627 views

Could inter-individual communication be based on DNA transfer?

asked Oct 8, 2014 at 21:39

17 votes

7 answers

2k views

What would be the next technological step for a civilization after it has depleted all resources that allow for conventional technologies?

asked Sep 17, 2014 at 7:45

16 votes

5 answers

555 views

What factors could lead to a narrow focus of technology?

asked Sep 22, 2014 at 11:11

15 votes

6 answers

2k views

How would knights train in a world with rideable dragons?

asked Apr 16, 2015 at 8:13

14 votes

5 answers

778 views

Is there any likely reason why personal DNA tinkering machines would become widespread?

asked Nov 22, 2014 at 23:52

13 votes

3 answers

963 views

How would the presence of dragons in an army influence the standards for manliness?

asked Apr 16, 2015 at 19:49

12 votes

4 answers

1k views

In a city where cars are forbidden, would any major change happen?

asked Nov 18, 2014 at 13:28

11 votes

10 answers

2k views

Could knowing the state of the universe at time T allow to predict the state T+1?

asked Oct 26, 2014 at 18:47

10 votes

7 answers

5k views

How much technology for a ring-world to work?

asked Oct 7, 2014 at 21:11

10 votes

5 answers

888 views

How soon will tinkering with biology be as simple as programming is now?

asked Nov 22, 2014 at 13:59

10 votes

7 answers

3k views

What needs to be considered when creating a world in which magic has evolved along with technology? [closed]

asked Nov 12, 2014 at 22:21

8 votes

4 answers

1k views

How soon will the first underwater cities be built?

asked Nov 27, 2014 at 0:52

8 votes

7 answers

677 views

What more than sentience do you need from a species for its intelligence to be recognizable by humans?

asked Apr 16, 2015 at 20:06

6 votes

3 answers

549 views

What technologies could allow for individual scale invisibility and what are their caveats?

asked Nov 2, 2014 at 11:42

6 votes

1 answer

1k views

If technology allowed for instant brain to brain transmission of knowledge, how would society change? [closed]

asked Sep 17, 2014 at 7:10

5 votes

1 answer

605 views

What and how main technological breakthrough we have today could be replaced with magic? [closed]

asked Sep 17, 2014 at 8:53

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34 Questions

How could dragons be explained without magic?

If our universe was a simulation, what could a bug look like?

Is there a scientific explanation as to why aliens should look similar to us?

Could two planets be tidally locked to each other so close they share their atmosphere?

What would a planet spinning fast enough to allow geostationary orbit near the surface look like?

How early was the Earth liveable for today's humans?

Is there a reason to believe that programming languages are going to converge?

Is there a scientifically sound faster-than-light travel system for a spaceship?

What would be the evolutionary advantage for plants to be bioluminescent?

How could humans recognize another species as sentient / intelligent?

Are dragons cold or warm blooded?

What could cause rock formations (small stones, boulders, islands...) to levitate?

Can an atmosphere englobe a planetary ring?

Will computers be named differently in the future?

Could inter-individual communication be based on DNA transfer?

What would be the next technological step for a civilization after it has depleted all resources that allow for conventional technologies?

What factors could lead to a narrow focus of technology?

How would knights train in a world with rideable dragons?

Is there any likely reason why personal DNA tinkering machines would become widespread?

How would the presence of dragons in an army influence the standards for manliness?

In a city where cars are forbidden, would any major change happen?

Could knowing the state of the universe at time T allow to predict the state T+1?

How much technology for a ring-world to work?

How soon will tinkering with biology be as simple as programming is now?

What needs to be considered when creating a world in which magic has evolved along with technology? [closed]

How soon will the first underwater cities be built?

What more than sentience do you need from a species for its intelligence to be recognizable by humans?

What technologies could allow for individual scale invisibility and what are their caveats?

If technology allowed for instant brain to brain transmission of knowledge, how would society change? [closed]

What and how main technological breakthrough we have today could be replaced with magic? [closed]