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Could the development of a body armour that completely stops any small arms fire make a civilization go back to medieval-style combat?

answered Mar 16, 2018 at 14:13

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How would humans adapt if low-wage labor was done by robots?

answered Aug 12, 2016 at 16:08

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Ideal Firearms for time travel or low tech universe exploration

answered Nov 12, 2019 at 15:15

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Can a society with no electricity develop modern weaponry?

answered Jun 8, 2018 at 19:59

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Close Quarters Combat... In Space

answered Apr 15, 2015 at 15:54

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What aspect of planet Earth must be changed to prevent the industrial revolution?

answered Apr 12, 2019 at 14:42

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Could an organism see in infrared light as well as normal light, using its brain to process what it sees into a single image?

answered Mar 16, 2018 at 14:30

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Self-sufficient Ark

answered Jan 8, 2015 at 19:36

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Why would robots move us around if we don't want to go anywhere?

answered Nov 18, 2014 at 14:46

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Why wouldn't elves be the dominant species?

answered May 17, 2018 at 15:02

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Suspended animation vs. regular animation aboard a spaceship

answered Apr 24, 2015 at 19:07

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Could "soylent" or "body fuel" be mass produced cheaply without the reliance on agriculture?

answered Jan 12, 2017 at 16:23

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How could a humanist civilization favor the selfless?

answered Jul 20, 2017 at 18:17

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What is the best apex predator to thin the zombie herds?

answered Aug 24, 2015 at 16:24

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Could a Mars colony use asteroids as weapons against the earth?

answered Jan 19, 2015 at 18:35

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Culturally Correct Ideal City Location

answered Aug 31, 2015 at 17:32

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Cultural reasons to prevent the industrial revolution

answered Nov 9, 2015 at 22:13

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Would gorillas with human-level intelligence make effective soldiers?

answered Feb 24, 2016 at 22:03

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Practicality of Heated Crop Fields

answered Mar 14, 2018 at 13:44

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Anatomically correct Arachne

answered Aug 23, 2016 at 20:59

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What all stops working when I pause time?

answered Nov 19, 2015 at 17:44

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Would people develop spoken language if everyone was telepathic?

answered Jan 6, 2015 at 21:32

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What farming practices would allow the Earth to support a population as high as 200 billion

answered May 3, 2019 at 17:03

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How can you build a secure, pre-digital distributed ledger?

answered Nov 19, 2018 at 14:43

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Why would a government release a virus that preferentially kills old people; would a country struggling with an aging population secretly do this?

answered Feb 20, 2020 at 14:52

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What is a realistic time needed to get a properly trained army?

answered Sep 10, 2019 at 14:59

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How can I make steampunk airships less flimsy?

answered Nov 7, 2014 at 21:10

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Multigeneration ship pet

answered Mar 11, 2015 at 17:25

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You eat this plant, it eats you right back. Can it work?

answered Dec 28, 2016 at 21:31

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Money and Money, can two different currency types be realistically maintained in the same economy?

answered Jun 6, 2018 at 20:27

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Could the development of a body armour that completely stops any small arms fire make a civilization go back to medieval-style combat?

How would humans adapt if low-wage labor was done by robots?

Ideal Firearms for time travel or low tech universe exploration

Can a society with no electricity develop modern weaponry?

Close Quarters Combat... In Space

What aspect of planet Earth must be changed to prevent the industrial revolution?

Could an organism see in infrared light as well as normal light, using its brain to process what it sees into a single image?

Self-sufficient Ark

Why would robots move us around if we don't want to go anywhere?

Why wouldn't elves be the dominant species?

Suspended animation vs. regular animation aboard a spaceship

Could "soylent" or "body fuel" be mass produced cheaply without the reliance on agriculture?

How could a humanist civilization favor the selfless?

What is the best apex predator to thin the zombie herds?

Could a Mars colony use asteroids as weapons against the earth?

Culturally Correct Ideal City Location

Cultural reasons to prevent the industrial revolution

Would gorillas with human-level intelligence make effective soldiers?

Practicality of Heated Crop Fields

Anatomically correct Arachne

What all stops working when I pause time?

Would people develop spoken language if everyone was telepathic?

What farming practices would allow the Earth to support a population as high as 200 billion

How can you build a secure, pre-digital distributed ledger?

Why would a government release a virus that preferentially kills old people; would a country struggling with an aging population secretly do this?

What is a realistic time needed to get a properly trained army?

How can I make steampunk airships less flimsy?

Multigeneration ship pet

You eat this plant, it eats you right back. Can it work?

Money and Money, can two different currency types be realistically maintained in the same economy?