The big ideas and the right thing Flashcards
Why can science do great harm? (4)
Because: it gives humans great power, one of its major applications is the development of weapons, many people contribute to science so they tend not to feel personally responsible for the outcomes and the scientific process focuses on seeking truth rather than making the world a better place.
Which unanswered question from Darwin’s experiments was answered by the Miller-Urey experiments?
How could simple chemical compounds become the complex organic substances that are necessary to sustain life?
Who is considered the originators of modern neuroscience?
Ramon y Cajal with the development of neuron theory.
How was Hubble able to determine that the universe existed outside of the Milky Way?
By measuring the distance to M31 (Andromeda), showing it was far outside the galaxy.
What is the Perceptron?
The first neural network created by Frank Rosenblatt in 1957.
