Science 2

Question 1

Where was Richard III found?

Answer 1

Under a parking lot in Leicester.

Question 2

What disease did Richard III have?

Answer 2

Scoliosis

Question 3

Where was the ancient temple in Pakistan found?

Answer 3

Barikot

Question 4

What is an approximate date as to when the temple was built?

Answer 4

Between 563 and 483 B.C.E

Question 5

Who analyzed the Aboriginal hunter’s footprint to find out their speed?

Answer 5

Steve Webb

Question 6

What are new AI detectors infamous for?

Answer 6

Being biased to non-native English speakers.

Question 7

Why are new AI detectors biased?

Answer 7

Since non-English speakers do not use the same advanced grammar.

Question 8

What is the Antikythera?

Answer 8

A scientific calculator that can determine the position of the sun, moon and planets, predict eclipses, and track the dates of Olympic Events.

Question 9

Which era was the Antikythera made in?

Answer 9

Ancient Greece.

Question 10

Who was Charles Babbage?

Answer 10

An English mathematician and inventor.

Question 11

What is the difference between the Difference Engine and the Analytic Engine?

Answer 11

The Difference Engine was more rudimentary, only being able to store up to 20 decimals, whereas the Analytic Engine (or at least the plans) have basic principles of modern computers.

Question 12

What is Hey Gen?

Answer 12

A voice-dubbing software that uses AI to make any video seem like it is in a different language.

Question 13

What is one ethical concern about You tube’s Aloud?

Answer 13

You tube’s Aloud does not know if the video is yours, so you can make anybody say anything in a different language.

Question 14

Why is AI image enhancement required?

Answer 14

It is required to remove blemishes, add color, change the background of an image, and so much more.

Question 15

What is one unique benefit about AI image enhancers (that may be shared with humans)?

Answer 15

The ability to learn via their ever-growing database.

Question 16

What is a CNN?

Answer 16

A Convolutional Neural Network, which is a type of network architecture designed to process and analyze image data.

Question 17

Why would a CNN be required?

Answer 17

To classify images, detect objects, and segment images.

Question 18

How does Backpropagation work?

Answer 18

It is an algorithm that trains neural networks by adjusting the weights and biases of the network’s connections to minimize the error between the predicted output and the actual target.

Question 19

Why would backpropagation be required?

Answer 19

It is an essential part of teaching deep learning models (AI’s)

Question 20

What real-world application does semantic segmentation have?

Answer 20

For autonomous driving, medical image analysis, and scene understanding.

Question 21

In essence, what is semantic segmentation?

Answer 21

Semantic segmentation is assigning a semantic label to each pixel in an image and classifying to a particular image or background.

Question 22

What modern day animal is the quagga most similar to?

Answer 22

A plains zebra, as it was a once hunched out subspecies of one.

Question 23

When were aurochs widespread?

Answer 23

The Pleistocene Era.

Question 24

What methods are being used to replicate aurochs?

Answer 24

Selective breeding, genome editing, and back-breeding.

Question 25

When was the Pyrenean ibex almost replicated, but had a lung defect?

Answer 25

2003.

Question 26

What is the passenger pigeons closest living relative?

Answer 26

The band-tailed pigeon.

Question 27

How did the thylacine become extinct?

Answer 27

Dying of neglect at Hobart Zoo.

Question 28

What is the main motivation to de-extinct the Woolly Mammoth?

Answer 28

That the animal could help reverse global warming damage.

Question 29

Which company has found a suitable habitat for the extinct dodo, and where was it found?

Answer 29

Colossal Biosciences, and the habitat was found in Mauritius.

Question 30

What do the gates at the Fort Totten Metrorail station resemble?

Answer 30

A swinging pair of saloon doors, and one with plastic half discs to prevent people from getting a grip to leap over it.

Question 31

What method are people using to get a free ride in the subways at New York?

Answer 31

Piggybacking

Question 32

What is one surprising effect of the supposedly insecure gates at New York?

Answer 32

It has increased paid ridership by 20%

Question 33

What is the difference between a speed limiter and cruise control?

Answer 33

Cruise control maintains a consistent speed throughout your journey to eliminate the use of the accelerator, but a speed limiter allows you to accelerate and decelerate as you normally would, provided you don’t go above the speed limit you set.

Question 34

What is the main purpose of the speed limiter, even stated by the EU?

Answer 34

The ISA (speed limiter) system is a best-effort driver assistance system to alert the driver, whenever possible and appropriate

Question 35

What car company went an extra step to cap the speed of their cars to 112 mph?

Answer 35

Renault.

Question 36

How does the ISA work?

Answer 36

It uses GPS data and/or traffic-sign-recognition cameras to determine the maximum speed allowed in an area. The system then limits the engine’s power and the vehicle’s speed to that limit.

Question 37

How can you override the ISA?

Answer 37

By pressing hard on the accelerator, but the system will reactivate every time the car is started.