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r/AskScienceDiscussion is a subreddit with 157k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size.
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 Themes in r/AskScienceDiscussion
#1
Advice Requests
: "Do you have any advice for a science reporter?"
12 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Are there any mammal species that got split in half during the breakup of Pangaea, or breakup of Laurasia or Gondwana, where the continental split separated the species, which then diverged genetically? Or any notable non-mammals?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Why are methods sections not more rigorous (i.e. detailed enough for replication)?"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "All academic subreddits should have user flair for expert/layperson/crank"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskScienceDiscussion
#1
Science
: "What does Trump shutting down US grant funding mean for Science?"
17 posts
#2
Earth
: "If there was another asteroid, same size as what killed the dinosaurs, on collision course with Earth, would be able to detect it? Do something to save us?"
9 posts
#3
Physics
: "For A Species, Is sight a prerequisite for Development of Physics?"
6 posts
#4
Space
: "What’s the most mind-blowing fact about Space that you’ve learned?"
6 posts
#5
Nuclear
: "How thick of a lead casing would it take to fully contain a Nuclear bomb's explosion?"
6 posts
#6
Biology
5 posts
#7
Research
: "What's been happening in Alzheimer's Research since Eliezer Masliah's misconduct was unearthed?"
5 posts
#8
Black Hole
: "Is there a bunch of light suspended exactly on the edge of the event horizon of a Black Hole?"
4 posts
#9
Evolution
: "Is a set of fewer than 12 incisors in both Primates and Rodents a derived synapomorphy?"
4 posts
#10
Climate
4 posts
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