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
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Science
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Physics
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#3
Research
10 posts
#4
Space
9 posts
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Biology
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Earth
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Time
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Climate
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Evolution
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Technology
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Products Discussed in r/AskScienceDiscussion
Physics Books
3 reviews
#1
Brian Greene The Elegant Universe
4.0★ from 1 review
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Fundamentals of Physics
4.0★ from 1 review
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Max Tegmark
5.0★ from 1 review
Textbook
2 reviews
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David Archer
4.0★ from 1 review
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William Rudd
4.0★ from 1 review
Simulation Software
2 reviews
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COMSOL Multiphysics
4.0★ from 1 review
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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
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+26k members(16.0%)
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Last updated: September 14, 2026