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How can a hive mind secretly monetize its special ability to make lots of money?

answered Nov 2, 2020 at 13:28

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Why would civilizations have no major technological development even after ten thousand years?

answered Oct 16, 2021 at 13:40

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Is a desert planet with a small habitable area possible?

answered Jul 4 at 15:34

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Why aren’t there advanced computers in an advanced society?

answered Apr 24 at 13:43

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How do floating plants get their trace nutrients?

answered May 23 at 15:45

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What event, short of a war or apocalypse, could cause social and technological regress?

answered Mar 8 at 14:52

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Subtle clues that an AI is smarter than it appears

answered Apr 22 at 13:08

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How could magic slowly be destroying the world?

answered Jan 18, 2023 at 14:04

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What scientifically plausible apocalypse scenario, if any, meets my criteria?

answered Jul 9 at 14:58

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If magic is programming, then what is mana supposed to be?

answered Jul 6, 2023 at 13:51

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Would aluminium be of any use in classical antiquity? Ignoring the problem of obtaining it, can it be used as anything but a status symbol?

answered Oct 9, 2022 at 14:24

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How do you avoid running out of space due to magically created objects?

answered Aug 7, 2021 at 13:19

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How can I explain a continent with extremely un-equal progress between its nations?

answered Jan 16, 2020 at 14:03

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Would there be any reason to colonize the coastal regions of a lifeless Earth-like world?

answered Jul 23, 2020 at 14:18

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Why is Hyperspace more hostile to computers than human brains?

answered Mar 20, 2023 at 12:59

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Why would Earth be long-term unsuitable for an advanced alien species that's already colonized it?

answered Nov 24, 2019 at 16:55

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How do I make a writing system undecipherable, while not intended as such in-world?

answered Apr 10, 2020 at 16:20

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Why are certain spaceships capable of warp at a moment's notice while others require some preparations?

answered Mar 1, 2021 at 16:47

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How Do I Keep the Population of an Ecumenopolis Reasonable?

answered Mar 23, 2021 at 15:11

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How do the inhabitants of my city-wide death trap figure out that nobody will be let out until only 100 people are left alive?

answered Jun 12, 2021 at 18:51

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How to best use my hypothetical “Heavenium” for airship propulsion?

answered Dec 13, 2020 at 15:18

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How can I force humanity to retreat to the ocean floor

answered Apr 14, 2022 at 12:51

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How do I make a writing system undecipherable, while not intended as such in-world?

answered Apr 11, 2020 at 23:38

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How can resurrecting a person make them evil?

answered Dec 6, 2019 at 13:22

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Imprisoning people in frictionless bowls

answered Dec 14, 2018 at 12:23

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How to cool a room without a place to dump the heat

answered Jun 9, 2020 at 16:43

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How can a hive mind secretly monetize its special ability to make lots of money?

Why would civilizations have no major technological development even after ten thousand years?

Is a desert planet with a small habitable area possible?

Why aren’t there advanced computers in an advanced society?

How do floating plants get their trace nutrients?

What event, short of a war or apocalypse, could cause social and technological regress?

Subtle clues that an AI is smarter than it appears

How could magic slowly be destroying the world?

What scientifically plausible apocalypse scenario, if any, meets my criteria?

If magic is programming, then what is mana supposed to be?

Would aluminium be of any use in classical antiquity? Ignoring the problem of obtaining it, can it be used as anything but a status symbol?

How do you avoid running out of space due to magically created objects?

How can I explain a continent with extremely un-equal progress between its nations?

Would there be any reason to colonize the coastal regions of a lifeless Earth-like world?

Why is Hyperspace more hostile to computers than human brains?

Why would Earth be long-term unsuitable for an advanced alien species that's already colonized it?

How do I make a writing system undecipherable, while not intended as such in-world?

Why are certain spaceships capable of warp at a moment's notice while others require some preparations?

How Do I Keep the Population of an Ecumenopolis Reasonable?

How do the inhabitants of my city-wide death trap figure out that nobody will be let out until only 100 people are left alive?

How to best use my hypothetical “Heavenium” for airship propulsion?

How can I force humanity to retreat to the ocean floor

How do I make a writing system undecipherable, while not intended as such in-world?

How can resurrecting a person make them evil?

Imprisoning people in frictionless bowls

How to cool a room without a place to dump the heat