Columbia News Service reports that leading scientists were asked to suggest a question that everyone should know the answer to. Ten questions were proposed, ranging from "Why is the sky blue?" to "Did humans and dinosaurs live at the same time?"
COMMENT: The part of this article that was hard to believe - I've wondered if it was a joke - was a quote from a professor of science education at Columbia. O. Roger Anderson said, "People are so deeply involved in their family lives and professions. How are they supposed to remember this stuff?" If this is really the attitude of someone who is supposed to be teaching the future science educators of America, we might as well give up on having a future.
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