Solving an apparently impossible problem by multiplying a series of estimates is an example of what?

Science Trivia / December 21, 2024

Fermi Method. Enrico Fermi, noted Italian physicist and professor of the University of Chicago, popularized an estimation technique named after him.

What is the natural sonar that some animals use called?

Science Trivia / December 21, 2024

Echolocation. Echolation, similar to radar, bounces sound waves off objects in order to locate them.

What is the largest-blooming single flower in the world?

Science Trivia / December 20, 2024

Rafflesia. The rafflesia is found on the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines.

Which of these is not a learned trait?

Science Trivia / December 20, 2024

Brown Eyes. Brown is the most common eye color in the world.

Earthmen first sent a spacecraft to which planet?

Science Trivia / December 19, 2024

Venus. Venus rotates once on its axis every 243 earth days.

What is the only unit of measure still defined by an artifact?

Science Trivia / December 19, 2024

Kilogram. Kept in a French museum, a kilogram mass is the only artifact of mass.