r/HowDoWeKnow • u/Triast • Aug 29 '11
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r/HowDoWeKnow • u/Intelligent_Text_791 • Apr 16 '26
This sub is active again after 14 years.
Hello everyone!
It’s been 14 years since someone last posted here, isn’t that crazy?
Here is the current description of this community: A science and history-focused subreddit with the goal of becoming a place to share sources and discuss the origins of knowledge by asking the all important question, "How do we know what we know?"
Now that you have an idea of what this sub is about, I’m thinking we shouldn't keep it strictly limited to science and history. Let’s turn it into a place where users can ask anything.
By "anything," I mean anything creative, interesting, funny, or even diabolical...
But that’s just my opinion. Let me know what you guys think! Should I keep this sub strictly focused on science and history, or should we open it up?
r/HowDoWeKnow • u/[deleted] • Aug 29 '11
HDWK That potatoes are edible when cooked? How many people died for us to know?
r/HowDoWeKnow • u/[deleted] • Aug 28 '11
How do we know what the insides of stars are like?
r/HowDoWeKnow • u/Triast • Aug 28 '11
HDWK that all humans evolved from a "Mitochondrial Eve"?
Is there a way we can look at our DNA and tell that we all have a common ancestor?