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COVID-19 / what causes the extreme tiredness of virus infections

« on: 23/01/2022 19:24:18 »

i was chatting to someone about the tiredness symptoms of covid. then i became curious.   
generally when people have the flu, they can feel tired. i always thought this is because the immune system is working overtime. this however results in other symptoms too, like high temp.
however with covid people can have extreme tiredness with no other symptom at all.
do we know what is going on biologically that causes extreme tiredness (especially that comes and goes) without any other symptom at all?

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / documentaries about dark matter and dark energy.

« on: 07/08/2021 05:24:11 »

i sometime watch you tube vids about dark matter and dark energy. and there seems to be a few points that never quite seem to come to light in these vids. so would like others input.

first., it seems to me that there is a bit of disagreement about whether dark energy and matter even exist or not. some people suggest that it is proven they do exist, while other people say they some observations suggest otherwise.

second.
why is the search for dark matter and energy always "in outer space"? do they ever search for it closer to home? if not, why not.? like, if dark matter is everywhere, wouldnt it then also be right in front of me, so why would i look for it a Quintilian miles away when i could look right in front of me.

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Physiology & Medicine / what was the first mrna vaccine?

« on: 21/07/2021 01:53:20 »

i got reading about history of vaccines, and learned that we seem to be at a new age of vaccine manufacturing. now using mrna vaccines.
im curios, is covid the first of this type of vaccine, or have there been other vaccines made via mrna?

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Just Chat! / where are the pseudoscience studies?

« on: 10/07/2021 23:57:11 »

i wasnt sure what to name this thread.
i was reading on another science forum about people who claim to be able to feel xrays (leg, hip dentist etc). and their possible explanations.
this got me thinking about all the things that some humans experience, that doesnt fit into the scientific norm, or is just on the edge.
things like,,,,
#we can sense when someone is looking at us
# some identical twins that are separated can sense what is happening to the other twin
#we know what song will come on the radio next
# gut feeling. (i think called hunch in some countries)
# whitetail spider
#some people affect electronic things.

you get the idea. ( i know some of my examples here are already fully explainable by science, i was simply trying to portray my though as to what im looking for)

my question is, i like reading and watching various studies on this type of thing. and while i have read and watched many, i would like to find more.
is there any specific place that lists them? so i can just go through them systematically.

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / is there any studies or evidence to show that animals could have belief?

« on: 08/07/2021 20:27:33 »

im not sure if this is science or philosophy. please let me know if i should ask elsewhere.
i am having a debate with a friend (real life) about beliefs. and we got stuck on whether animals have beliefs or not.
so i would like peoples input on this subject.

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Just Chat! / why would a scientist accept the bible

« on: 01/04/2020 08:45:34 »

im by no means a scientist or even highly educated. but the last 20 odd years (since the internet) it always seems to be my hobby to learn about all things science. if i could have my life over i would have studied hard and tried to become some kind of braniac.

so in all my reading about all kinds of subjects there is always the same common underlying theme that is there if you decide to see it. that the religions of the world are just wrong.

there is so much scientific and mathematical evidence against the bible that it is just staggering that any educated (scientific) person accepts it. for a laymen i get it. the whole 'feel good' or 'someone watching down upon us' is a very sobering thought. and if you dont know any better than why not believe it. (that used to be me) but anyone that bothers to invest the time to learn about the world around us and learns a bit from each field of science(and maths) can easily see that the bible just simply does not correspond with what we observe in the world. (this is inherently different to the concept of a creator though)

so, given all the knowledge that man has now, why do people still consider the bible as 'more' than a story book

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Guest Book / hi im new here

« on: 20/01/2019 23:25:50 »

hi, im new to this forum. im looking for a new forum where i hope the members are not arrogant like the previous science forum i used to visit.
i just want to ask questions and either be told an aswer in a simple polite way, or told that humans dont know yet. no need for ridicule and arrogance or being bombastic.
i hope i have come to the right place