#WWB Science
What was the IQ of Homo habilis, and did they ask questions?
Homo habilis, living two million years ago, likely had an IQ of 50-60. Their early cooperation in hunting and childbirth may have sparked simple, abstract ...
What is the nature of timbre?
Multiple sound waves including both harmonic and overtone waves, as well as the attack and decay which is the shape of the waves individually and ...
What is the IQ of a chimpanzee?
Comparing the EQ of chimps and humans gives chimps an equivalent IQ of about 35 to 40.
How far away is Voyager 1?
Voyager 1 is more than 160 AU from the Sun, the farthest yet, but still only at the edge of our cosmic neighborhood.
What does LUCA tell us about our origins?
Evolution < Science
Did Homo heidelbergensis speak?
Language < Ancient Humans < Evolution < Science
When did blood evolve in life on Earth?
Evolution < Science
Does gravity travel, or does it exist everywhere all at once?
When thinking about the speed of light, remember that gravity never waits. Light can be delayed by matter, but gravity propagates freely through spacetime.
Is the Big Bang singularity scientific or philosophical?
Metaphysics < Philosophy
When did ancient humans develop symbolic thought?
Neanderthals in Spain were leaving unmistakably symbolic marks on cave walls at least 70,000 years ago.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
The egg. Long before chickens existed, eggs were a successful evolutionary strategy.
Can humans breathe the air of other planets?
Futurism < Cosmology < Science
Debunking Myth: Do bananas and humans share 60% of their genes?
Yes, humans and bananas share about “60% of their basic DNA building blocks.
How many more Pluto-like dwarf planets are in our solar system?
Cosmology < Science
Does my gravity pull on the Sun?
Physics < Cosmology < Science
Evolution: Why did we start walking upright?
Great Apes < Evolution < Science
Is space truly empty? Anywhere?
Physics < Cosmology < Science
Trivia: How many moons does the solar system have: less than or more than 200?
Solar System < Cosmology < Science
When did the first flowers evolve?
Plants < Evolution < Science
How many planets does our solar system have: 8, 9, or 12?
Cosmology < Science