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  2. Real life - Wikipedia

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    Real life is a phrase used originally in literature to distinguish between the real world and fictional, virtual or idealized worlds, and in acting to distinguish between actors and the characters they portray. It has become a popular term on the Internet to describe events, people, activities, and interactions occurring offline; or otherwise ...

  3. List of scientific misconduct incidents - Wikipedia

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    Scientific misconduct is the violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behavior in the publication of professional scientific research. A Lancet review on Handling of Scientific Misconduct in Scandinavian countries gave examples of policy definitions. In Denmark, scientific misconduct is defined as "intention [al ...

  4. List of real-life superheroes - Wikipedia

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    Real-life superheroes wear masks or otherwise disguise themselves in order to perform deeds ranging from community services to deterring crime. [1] [2] Some examples documented in the news media include:

  5. Wikipedia:REALLIFE - Wikipedia

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    Real Life is a strange mysterious land far far away from the safe, reassuring world of Wikipedia. It is inhabited by non- Wikipedians who are natives. Some brave, strong Wikipedians who can survive long enough to visit it stay there often when away from our world.

  6. Life - Wikipedia

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    Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from matter that does not. It is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction. All life over time eventually reaches a state of ...

  7. List of medical ethics cases - Wikipedia

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    Psychosurgery. 1880s. Psychosurgery (also called neurosurgery for mental disorder) has a long history. During the 1960s and 1970s, it became the subject of increasing public concern and debate, culminating in the US with congressional hearings. Particularly controversial was the work of Harvard neurosurgeon Vernon Mark and psychiatrist Frank ...

  8. Extraterrestrial life - Wikipedia

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    The hypothesis of ubiquitous extraterrestrial life relies on three main ideas. The first one, the size of the universe allows for plenty of planets to have a similar habitability to Earth, and the age of the universe gives enough time for a long process analog to the history of Earth to happen there.

  9. Reality - Wikipedia

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    On the Internet, "real life" refers to life in the real world. It generally references life or consensus reality, in contrast to an environment seen as fiction or fantasy, such as virtual reality, lifelike experience, dreams, novels, or movies.