/r/AskScienceDiscussion/

r/AskScienceDiscussion

192k members
r/AskScienceDiscussion is a subreddit with 192k members. The community frequently discusses science, physics, research, space, and biology, and they frequently recommend/review physics books, textbook, and simulation software, and the most common flair used is general discussion, what if?, continuing education, and teaching.
Here you can ask any question you have about being a scientist, what's new in a field, what's going to happen in a field, or are curious about how we got to this point.

Popular Topics in r/AskScienceDiscussion

#1

Science

16 posts
#2

Physics

11 posts
#3

Research

10 posts
#4

Space

9 posts
#5

Biology

8 posts
#6

Earth

7 posts
#7

Time

6 posts
#8

Climate

6 posts
#9

Evolution

5 posts
#10

Technology

5 posts

Products Discussed in r/AskScienceDiscussion

Physics Books

3 reviews
#1
Brian Greene The Elegant Universe
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Fundamentals of Physics
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Max Tegmark
5.0 from 1 review

Textbook

2 reviews
#1
David Archer
4.0 from 1 review
#2
William Rudd
4.0 from 1 review
#1
COMSOL Multiphysics
4.0 from 1 review
#2
SIMION
3.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/AskScienceDiscussion

#1
General Discussion
: "Why does the human body know exactly how to heal a cut back to the original design but have no idea how to regrow a lost finger?"
61 posts
#2
What If?
: "Could you recreate metric system from nothing?"
18 posts
#3
Continuing Education
: "We need to apply venture capital logic to pure science—the current KPI model is killing paradigm shifts"
1 post
#4
Teaching
: "This is for YOU if you Like Space & Science content"
1 post

Member Growth in r/AskScienceDiscussion

Yearly
+26k members(16.0%)

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Last updated: September 14, 2026