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James K
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Native speaker of British English. parkrunner. Maths teacher in my spare time.

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The moon has just the right speed not to crash on the Earth or escape into space. What are the odds?
Jan 30, 2021
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Are photons aged?
Feb 23, 2020
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Why did it take so long to invent telescopes given glass was used 4000 years ago in Mesopotamia?
May 27
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Shouldn't very very distant objects appear magnified?
Aug 19
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Why is Starlink polluting the night sky a big concern if we have space telescopes?
Apr 19, 2021
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Do our sun and moon have names?
Nov 30, 2020
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Why isn't the asteroid belt affected by Jupiter's gravitational field?
Feb 9, 2020
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Will there be collision between universes?
Oct 2, 2021
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How can comets have tails if there's no air resistance in space?
Apr 23, 2020
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How did Eratosthenes know that the sun is far away?
Sep 14, 2020
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Where should I expound my theories?
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How could I use siunitx package in the form?
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Shouldn't we fuse "planet" and "planets" tags?
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Best way to refer to people in posts who have been knighted?
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Did this question get closed too quickly? Doesn't it actually have a good answer that's now impossible to post?
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Why was the Economist model so sure Trump was going to lose compared to other models?
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Why do Indian reservations still exist in North America?
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You have the right to remain silent, but why?
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In the US why is nationalism equated with racism?
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Why is the British government so determined to arrest Julian Assange?

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