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Carl Witthoft
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Physicist, Photonics and Radar Engineer, cellist, R-evangelist, pinball fanatic, xkcd follower. And owner of "Hells Doggies," one wonderful Papillon and two incredibly sweet motley mutts.

https://github.com/cellocgw for various R- code tools and toys.

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Examples of when the professional scientists or mathematicians were wrong, but the nonprofessionals were right
Jan 18, 2019
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Who did say that anyone who discover a new particle should be fined instead of receiving a prize?
Jul 31, 2018
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How did Lenna become the most used image in image processing?
Dec 16, 2019
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Who first proposed the theory of tidal locking?
May 19, 2021
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Why is one meter as long as it is?
Feb 25, 2020
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Was the telegraph system of 1859 powered by AC or DC and how extensive was it?
Jul 23, 2018
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When did people realize that the eye was a lens?
Apr 5, 2018
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In a popular anecdote, who took 20 minutes to decide that a thing was obvious?
Apr 13, 2018
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Did Richard Feynman ever meet Stephen Hawking or comment on Hawking radiation?
Jun 19, 2018
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Has a stereotypical "mad scientist" ever made a significant discovery?
Mar 11, 2019
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Why do cars have mirrors for rear view rather than cameras?
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Extract file extension from file path
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Getting strings recognized as variable names in R
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What led NASA et al. to decide the ISS should be a zero-g station when the massive negative health and quality of life impacts of zero-g were known?
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Can a flute soloist sit?