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New age of ignorance

bobbyelliott — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:23:04 -0800

The new age of ignorance. A panel of well known (UK) scientists and artists are asked some basic questions about science. Except the questions weren't that basic (since when is the Second Law of Thermodynamics considered basic knowledge?) so the results weren't surprising... although some of the answers were amusing ("The sky is blue because the sea reflects on it."). The worrying thing is that the questions could have been much simpler ("How many planets are there in the Solar System?") and I suspect the results would have been much the same. Meanwhile, ignorance marches on.

Unique aircraft testing videos.

loquacious — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:24:07 -0800

Load testing a Boeing 777 wing. To failure! Also, engine testing, and maximum rejected takeoff.

Test your scientific literacy

plep — Thu, 04 Sep 2003 23:03:23 -0800

Test your scientific literacy. 'Do you think you know what science is? You may be surprised.'

Steven Den Beste — Thu, 01 Mar 2001 00:26:51 -0800

Has the Turing test fallen? One of the holy grails of computer science is the Turing Test -- and these guys think they're near to passing it.