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  • Is Pluto a planet
  • Is the International Space Station the appropriate next step for humanity's exploration of space
  • Does the accumulation of "space debris" in Earth's orbit pose a significant threat to humans, in space and on the ground
  • Historic Dispute : Is Urbain Le Verrier the true discoverer of Neptune
  • Did life on Earth begin in the "little warm pond"
  • Did water once flow on the surface of Mars
  • Are hazards due to earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone overestimated
  • Historic Dispute : Are Earth's continents stationary throughout geologic time
  • Will a viable alternative to the internal combustion engine exist within the next decade
  • Will wind farms ever become an efficient, large-scale source of energy
  • Do the potential dangers of nanotechnology to society outweigh the potential benefits
  • Have technological advances in sports such as tennis, golf, and track and field supplanted the athletic achievements of the participants in those sports
  • Should the threat of foot-and-mouth disease be met by the destruction of all animals that might have been exposed to the virus
  • Are XYY males more prone to aggressive behavior than XY males
  • Were dinosaurs hot-blooded animals
  • Has DNA testing proved that ThomasJefferson fathered at least one child with one of his slaves, Sally Hemings
  • Should statistical sampling be used in the United States Census
  • Has the calculus reform project improved students' understanding of mathematics
  • Do humans have an innate capacity for mathematics
  • Does private strong encryption pose a threat to society
  • Does the addition of fluoride to drinking water cause significant harm to humans
  • Should xenotransplants from pigs raised at so-called organ farms be prohibited because such organs could transmit pig viruses to patients—and perhaps into the general population
  • Should the cloning of human beings be prohibited
  • Historic Dispute : Did syphilis originate in the New World, from which it was brought to Europe by Christopher Columbus and his crew
  • Is the cost of high-energy laboratories justified
  • Historic Dispute : Do neutrinos have mass
  • Do hidden variables exist for quantum systems
  • Does cold fusion exist
  • Historic Dispute: Is Earth the center of the universe
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