WWB Trainer
WWB Key Ideas
Topic:
Wisdom Builder
Timeless ideas at the intersections of science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history.
MODE:
~
4 minutes
of short abstracts.
Wisdom Builder.
Some random key ideas.
1.
Estimates of ancient human populations of a few hundred are misleading. They lean too heavily on surviving DNA lines. DNA traces direct surviving lines, not the full populations and branches that once existed.
4.
Biblical flood stories echo much older Mesopotamian myths rather than unique historical lineages.
5.
From History: 1610
In 1610, Galileo set incorrect maps of the cosmos on the right path. Our mental model of Earth at the center of the universe had to evolve to match observations.
6.
Focusing on the genus Homo, rather than only our direct-line DNA ancestors, there were likely over 2 million.
7.
From History: 3.9 Billion years ago (+/- 100 million)
About 3.9 million years ago RNA-based protocells evolved. Likely with a mix of random DNA experiments.
8.
Quantum entanglement is when two particles share a connection so deep that measuring one is tied to the outcome of the other, even across great distances.
9.
From History: Circa 640,000 Years Ago
Homo heidelbergensis was the likely neanderthal-sapiens last common ancestor.
10.
From History: ~1.1 Billion Years Ago (inferred, +/- 100 million)
11.
From History: From 717 million years ago through 635.
Snowball Earth was a time when our planet may have frozen nearly from pole to pole, testing life and setting the stage for later biological change.
12.
From History: ~201 Million Years Ago
The Triassic–Jurassic extinction cleared ecological space for dinosaurs to become the dominant land animals of the Jurassic.
Done. Refresh for another set.
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