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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: MillCreek on September 15, 2015, 05:35:12 PM
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http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/how-much-do-you-know-about-science
I scored 100%
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100% too.
Simple stuff . . . anything less than 100 percent would be embarrassing if you passed third grade.
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Not difficult.
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100%.
I'm genuinely appalled by the raft of respondents in the 30-40% range. That level of ignorance in basic sciences is truly disturbing.
Brad
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How could anyone miss any of those that graduated Junior High?
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Not difficult.
I couldn't remember the name of the person who created the Polio vaccine but I knew what the other three people where known for.
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Woo-hoo!
The vast majority of participants, totaling 3,278 adults, were able to answer the easy questions, like the core is Earth’s hottest layer (86%) and correctly identifying a comet (78%). And it’s definitely a relief to know that 73% knew the difference between astronomy, the legitimate field of science, and astrology...The two questions respondents struggled the most with were how high altitude affects water boiling (only 34% guessed correctly), and what determines loudness in a soundwave (35%, and it’s amplitude by the way).
I was using educated guesses on those two questions, and I guessed correctly. I knew the boiling point is different, but I was afeared I might have gotten it switched about. I wasn't sure about the loudness of a sound wave, either.
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How could anyone miss any of those that graduated Junior High?
;/ Do you really expect most people in non-mountainous areas to remember which way the boiling point thing works in Denver? From junior high? Seriously? Not to mention something as obscure as how hot it is at the earth's core.
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;/ Do you really expect most people in non-mountainous areas to remember which way the boiling point thing works in Denver? From junior high? Seriously? Not to mention something as obscure as how hot it is at the earth's core.
Well, the answer to the Denver thing is on the back of every box of mac and cheese!
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Why is astrology considered science?
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Why is astrology considered science?
It's on a par with modern psychiatry?
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Why is astrology considered science?
Yeah, that was more of a "social science" question.
Easy test. Other than it took me a minute to get to it.
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-AZNV9I1nBF4%2FUB6SvKtIR6I%2FAAAAAAAAAWY%2Ffk8_oWh9JCI%2Fs1600%2Fmidvale%2Bschool%2Bfor%2Bthe%2Bgifted.jpg&hash=788fbfa7b9a1cc84085d4b88ae6902aa46d25e6f)
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0% or 100%.
Unfortunately, in order to determine which a cat might have to die.
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0% or 100%.
Unfortunately, in order to determine which a cat might have to die.
You say that like it's a bad thing......
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I couldn't remember the name of the person who created the Polio vaccine but I knew what the other three people where known for.
Same here. Fleming came to mind, but that was penicillin. That is what makes multiple choice tests too easy. Most of it was just basic science stuff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Fleming
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0% or 100%.
Unfortunately, in order to determine which a cat might have to die.
If I take the test multiple times, does that mean multiple cats die or just the same one dying and coming back?
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Woo-hoo!
I was using educated guesses on those two questions, and I guessed correctly. I knew the boiling point is different, but I was afeared I might have gotten it switched about. I wasn't sure about the loudness of a sound wave, either.
The boiling point I got switched around. I knew I answered backwards before the next page loaded.
I honestly got the magnifying glass question wrong. *shrug*
I'm not sure how so many got the sound thing wrong, since the correct answer has the answer built in (amplified... Louder)
I couldn't remember the name of the person who created the Polio vaccine but I knew what the other three people where known for.
Which would be why it's a good question. Process of elimination and I bet you know what the other three are famous for.
As far as the astrology question goes, it's not any kind of science (much less a social science) the question was gauged to determine how well people know what feild of study is what. It's another "trick" question. I'll bet a lot of the people who get that wrong don't no the difference between that and astronomy.
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Yep, easy. The correct answer distributions were interesting.
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Well, the answer to the Denver thing is on the back of every box of mac and cheese!
You think people read directions? :rofl:
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Dear sweet shivering Shiva on a trampoline juggling chainsaws!
It's not that I actually knew the answer before I looked at the question asked, but that there are folks that get more than 2 (magnifying glass refraction and temp water boils at in Denver vs LA) wrong.
I used to teach "How to take a multiple-choice test". It was nice to see so many of you were listening instead of throwing spitballs in class.
stay safe.
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Yep, easy. The correct answer distributions were interesting.
Maybe the old guy memory loss is kicking in, but I don't recall being asked my race at the end, just gender and age. Yet the distributions had three (why only three?) races listed.
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Maybe the old guy memory loss is kicking in, but I don't recall being asked my race at the end, just gender and age. Yet the distributions had three (why only three?) races listed.
They just used your computer's camera. :P
The results were from the actual survey, not the Internet version.
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100% too.
Simple stuff . . . anything less than 100 percent would be embarrassing if you passed third grade.
Agreed.
Also 100%.
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As far as the astrology question goes, it's not any kind of science (much less a social science) the question was gauged to determine how well people know what feild of study is what. It's another "trick" question. I'll bet a lot of the people who get that wrong don't no the difference between that and astronomy.
Trivia for the day: The science known today as astronomy is derived from the ancient study of astrology. In ancient times, man had no reason to study the motion and relative positions of heavenly bodies except for astrological purposes.
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Trivia for the day: The science known today as astronomy is derived from the ancient study of astrology. In ancient times, man had no reason to study the motion and relative positions of heavenly bodies except for astrological purposes.
:facepalm: That didn't take long.
Are you saying that having a calendar was an astrological purpose? Or that navigation was an astrological purpose? Or probably a number of other things I'm leaving out?
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100%, even though some questions were slightly bogus.
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Saw that test a few days ago. Considered posting about it, but didn't want to add to the general disappointment most of us have in our current society of the walking brain dead.
It was an easy 100%, BTW.
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Saw that test a few days ago. Considered posting about it, but didn't want to add to the general disappointment most of us have in our current society of the walking brain dead.
It was an easy 100%, BTW.
This.
It popped up on my Facebook feed from a mouth breather I know. Then they wanted to know how I got 100% on it.
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This.
It popped up on my Facebook feed from a mouth breather I know. Then they wanted to know how I got 100% on it.
:rofl:
Everything on it is well below what my 7th grader is studying...
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Doh. I was flying through the test and clinked Astronomy rather than Astrology because I didn't correctly read the question. Study of stars? Astronomy. It should have been labeled more correctly as pseudoscience or demonstratively false belief rather than "study of".
Regardless, astronomy still fits the question. "Which of these terms is defined as the study of how the positions of stars and planets can influence human behavior?"
Don't believe me, ask knowledgeable folks if Pluto a planet or not. =D
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I don't recall being asked my race at the end, just gender and age. Yet the distributions had three (why only three?) races listed.
We all know perfectly well the reason for that omission. It comes under the heading of, not asking questions to which you don't want the answer.
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I honestly got the magnifying glass question wrong. *shrug*
Well just depends which way the light is shining into the glass right? Or if you went with another of the pictures; how crappy the lens is...
Rather than go squinty I just went with the default 'object purpose' view, using light to lite a fire (or torment ants).
12/12
Hurrah, another of the 6%
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I got the sound question wrong and some other question, but I got my GED in the army and was busy adjusting headphones because I was listening to Bad Brains whilst testing .... so ... like .... I have a good excuse.
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Well just depends which way the light is shining into the glass right? Or if you went with another of the pictures; how crappy the lens is...
Rather than go squinty I just went with the default 'object purpose' view, using light to lite a fire (or torment ants).
12/12
Hurrah, another of the 6%
It depends on the shape of the lens.
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I also found the magnifying glass question to be poorly executed.
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I just figured since they said "magnifying glass", they were probably talking about using sunlight to burn ants so I went with the answer that best fit that. =D What else would you use a magnifying glass for?
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Oh, 100pct.
Why is astrology considered science?
Trivia for the day: The science known today as astronomy is derived from the ancient study of astrology. In ancient times, man had no reason to study the motion and relative positions of heavenly bodies except for astrological purposes.
:facepalm: That didn't take long.
Are you saying that having a calendar was an astrological purpose? Or that navigation was an astrological purpose? Or probably a number of other things I'm leaving out?
Answers to all of those questions are both YES and NO.
Depends on when you are asking. Many contemporary more or less rigorous undisputed "sciences" started off their existence under slightly sketchy, less than rigorous circumstances.
Astrology being a fine example. There was plenty of empirical content that the old astrologers sussed out. Even some Big Name historical astronomers/scientists still thought the stars could influence human events.
It's on a par with modern psychiatry?
Why do you hate astrology?
Psychiatry is still in the "astrology/sketchy" phase as a science and deserves scare quotes.
Well, the answer to the Denver thing is on the back of every box of mac and cheese!
Yep, learned that one as a kiddo before being introduced to it in science class. It is pretty incredible what you can learn just by looking around. Or reading mac & cheese boxes.
We all know perfectly well the reason for that omission. It comes under the heading of, not asking questions to which you don't want the answer.
Ayup. Also, folks whose livelihood depends on not understanding particular empirical data will find a way to remain ignorant of that data, even if it ends up tattooed to their foreheads.
I'm not sure how so many got the sound thing wrong, since the correct answer has the answer built in (amplified... Louder)
Indeed.
Thank you for supporting my son's and daughter's continued study of Latin.
am·pli·fy (ăm′plə-fī′)
v. am·pli·fied, am·pli·fy·ing, am·pli·fies
v.tr.
1. To make larger or more powerful; increase.
2. To add to, as by illustrations; make complete.
3. To exaggerate.
4. To produce amplification of: amplify an electrical signal.
v.intr.
To write or discourse at length; expatiate: Let me amplify so that you will understand the overall problem.
[Middle English amplifien, from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificāre : amplus, large + -ficāre, -fy.]
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"Many contemporary more or less rigorous undisputed "sciences" started off their existence under slightly sketchy, less than rigorous circumstances. "
Such as alchemy morphing into chemistry.
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I also found the magnifying glass question to be poorly executed.
I found that one to be trivially simple - in fact, I actually chuckled out loud when I saw it.
Of course, working in optical design & engineering for over three decades may have influenced my viewpoint . . . ;)
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I found that one to be trivially simple - in fact, I actually chuckled out loud when I saw it.
Of course, working in optical design & engineering for over three decades may have influenced my viewpoint . . . ;)
Depends. Is your viewpoint concave, or convex?
Brad
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"Many contemporary more or less rigorous undisputed "sciences" started off their existence under slightly sketchy, less than rigorous circumstances. "
Such as alchemy morphing into chemistry.
To me, alchemy was chemistry, just without knowledge of elements and the microchemistry we know now. It was hard for people to distinguish it from magic due to what they didn't know.
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Yep, learned that one as a kiddo before being introduced to it in science class. It is pretty incredible what you can learn just by looking around. Or reading mac & cheese boxes.
Which is pretty much where astronomy and astrology started. The only TV show on was the night sky and everyone watched a little. The practical side of it eventually became astronomy. I imagine it was difficult to separate the two depending on who had the knowledge.
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The practical side of it? So ancient man had other reasons to observe the night sky than astrology?
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Depends. Is your viewpoint concave, or convex?
Brad
convoluted
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100% here also.
Actually I can see how some folks might miss one or two but I'm really surprised only 6% got 100% correct.
The polio question is more history of science than science IMHO. I have a cousin who had polio so I knew that answer from a very early age.
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Doh. I was flying through the test and clinked Astronomy rather than Astrology because I didn't correctly read the question. Study of stars? Astronomy. It should have been labeled more correctly as pseudoscience or demonstratively false belief rather than "study of".
Regardless, astronomy still fits the question. "Which of these terms is defined as the study of how the positions of stars and planets can influence human behavior?"
Don't believe me, ask knowledgeable folks if Pluto a planet or not. =D
I believe that's why they included that one. They didn't say astrology was a science, they just gave a simple definition of astrology. It said something about stars, you knew the test was about science, so you picked astronomy without really reading the question. :D
I kinda wondered how many people got tripped up by that when I took it.
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12 for 12 without any real difficulty, only real thinking involved was taking a second to reread some of the questions/answers to make sure I was reading them right.
Wife got 5 our of 12. She is by no means an idiot, she just wasn't taught such things.
I blame it firmly on equal parts public schooling and moronic parents. Both of which she (and most of America) had in overabundance.
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It occurred to me - didn't we do this quiz a couple of years ago?
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It occurred to me - didn't we do this quiz a couple of years ago?
I don't think it was exactly this one, but it seems we do one like this annually.
We also generally do a history one and a government one as well.
I don't think we ever do math or literature...
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Where's the physics quiz?
https://youtu.be/AEIn3T6nDAo?t=174
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Depends. Is your viewpoint concave, or convex?
Brad
Focused.
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Where's the physics quiz?
Funny you should ask. (Not "funny ha-ha")
When we hire new drivers (roughly monthly), I get them for 40 hours of classroom training. A portion of it is Physics. :rofl: A short portion. Topics covered include momentum, inertia, centrifugal force, friction, and gravity. Looking over the students, glassy stares prevail. It's a rough course to get through.
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12 for 12. And, I'm another one that thought about burning ants on the magnifying glass question.
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Funny you should ask. (Not "funny ha-ha")
When we hire new drivers (roughly monthly), I get them for 40 hours of classroom training. A portion of it is Physics. :rofl: A short portion. Topics covered include momentum, inertia, centrifugal force, friction, and gravity. Looking over the students, glassy stares prevail. It's a rough course to get through.
Screw the theoretical part of the class - when do we go out on the skid pad in a double trailer rig?
stay safe.
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I don't think we ever do math or literature...
http://www.britannica.com/quiz/the-literary-world
I got a 94%
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Guessed my way to a 94%.
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Also 94%.
Interesting that this "literary" quiz included a question about the Koran and some Hindu stuff, but nothing about the Christian Bible.
Hmmmm . . . . [tinfoil]
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Also 94%. Hmm.
Edit: actually that's 94 points (out of 210), not 94%. :)
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94 also.
It was "world" lit history not western, just sayin'
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Yeah, those were questions only a college professor would love. Way out of any sort of mainstream.
What the hell are the "Vedas"? jabberwocky? Is there some book I missed? Writings about Indian Immigrants in the US? I don't care.
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Yeah, those were questions only a college professor would love. Way out of any sort of mainstream.
What the hell are the "Vedas"? jabberwocky? Is there some book I missed? Writings about Indian Immigrants in the US? I don't care.
Um, there is another hemisphere, ya know.
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Um, there is another hemisphere, ya know.
You mean that Rush album? I like that album. =D
The questions I didn't like we're asking about specific writings that I would consider obscure. They weren't a book that is read by quite a few high school students (at least it used to). For all I know, they are common in some circles. Engineers are known for their great literary expertise after all.
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Well, I've never read the Vedas, but it's just part of a good, all-around education to have some idea of what they are. I knew enough to guess correctly.
FWIW, I guess I've never heard of that album. I wish all of the Rush fans would find another hemisphere. Whatever would be the opposite of the old guy emoticon, I need that right here.
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Well, I've never read the Vedas, but it's just part of a good, all-around education to have some idea of what they are. I knew enough to guess correctly.
FWIW, I guess I've never heard of that album. I wish all of the Rush fans would find another hemisphere. Whatever would be the opposite of the old guy emoticon, I need that right here.
I know you don't like Geddy Lee's voice, but the lyrics still hit the mark even after almost 40 years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnC88xBPkkc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnC88xBPkkc)
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I know you don't like Geddy Lee's voice, but the lyrics still hit the mark even after almost 40 years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnC88xBPkkc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnC88xBPkkc)
One of my favorites. :)
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Well, I've never read the Vedas, but it's just part of a good, all-around education to have some idea of what they are. I knew enough to guess correctly.
FWIW, I guess I've never heard of that album. I wish all of the Rush fans would find another hemisphere. Whatever would be the opposite of the old guy emoticon, I need that right here.
Looking it up, I have probably heard the term before, but not memorable to me.
There is lots of older rock I don't listen to. I focused on Rush, Led Zepplin, and Yes as a teen. All were a bit before my time. However, I am not a Rush "Fan". I have a friend who fits that. He has seen them multiple times on the same tour more than once. One of his wedding anniversaries was a second marriage in Vegas with a Rush concert then a second concert in Colorado.