Some of us trust that science provides the most reliable information available. Scientists develop hypotheses, conduct studies, and eventually formulate theories based on rigorous research. It’s through this process that many of our most trusted facts and figures come to be. But despite the best efforts of the scientific community, not everything that’s passed off as “science” holds up to scrutiny. Faulty science, misinterpretations, or plain old pseudoscience can filter into the public sphere and become widely accepted, creating a number of myths that many people still believe. Ever heard someone say that humans only use 10% of their brain? Or that lightning never strikes the same place twice? These are just a few of the many misconceptions that stick around, even though they’ve been debunked.
In this quiz, we’ll challenge you to separate real science from the myths that have snuck into common belief. Get ready to test your knowledge, question what you think you know, and maybe even become that person at the next party who has all the facts! Let’s see if you can spot the difference between solid science and sneaky pseudoscience
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Have you ever wondered about the origin of science?
We get the word science from the Latin scientia, which means knowledge. In fact, science is a systematic approach to discovering more about the world around us. This involves observation, reasoning, discovering and establishing patterns to determine facts.
Science as we know it is thought to have begun in Babylon with the priests of the time of Nebuchadnezzar working to calculate the course of the planets and plot the orbits of the sun and moon using observation and mathematics.
Greek science was more secular. Although influenced by Egyptian mathematics, the Greeks came to favor more deductive processes in which knowledge was built utilizing thought. Still, the ancient Greeks did develop ideas “surprisingly similar” to modern scientific concepts.
In China, they were drawn into astronomy and developed geometry out of a need to measure land. They also invented gunpowder, paper, and the compass, but innovation slowed during the Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE).
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