Oct. #1 2024

We assume that fish cannot live out of water, but lungfish can survive in dried up waterways for 5 years waiting for rain. The study of lungfish would be within this AoK

• Natural Sciences

• Human Sciences

New York City has backed the use of technology to improve safety. Digidog will be used in hazardous situations such as a barricaded gunman. K5 is another robot that will patrol Times Square. The use of technology in dangerous situations corresponds to positive outcomes and it is __________ to believe this will lessen the risk to officers.

• divergent

• pragmatic

• convergent

• dogmatic

Developing a circular economy is a way to reduce greenhouse gasses. Coffee grinds are being tested as a replacement for sand in cement. The world loves coffee, but it contributes significantly to organic waste and methane gas. Utilizing it in cement is an example of which of the 4Cs?

According to the WWF, animal populations have declined 73% in the past half century due to habitat loss for human food production, climate change, pollution, and over exploitation. What ToK term would be most applicable in a discussion about this environmental problem?

• culture

• responsibility

• justification

• selective attention

Considering Plato's allegory, we could argue some individuals choose to stay in the cave. Which one of these individuals chooses the journey outside?

• Doctors who took advantage of financial incentives offered by Purdue Pharma

• Elizabeth Holmes' promotion of the "Edison" machine

• Georges Picquart in the Dreyfus affair

• Realtors pushing up the real estate market in Miami

Israel has been at war with Hamas for over a year. The West Bank and Gaza are occupied by Palestinians, but controlled by Israel. Which area is Gaza?

• A

• B

• C

• D

When California proposes a law, it can have a global impact because California has the 5th largest economy in the world surpassing India and the United Kingdom. Which ToK term best fits this issue?

• responsibility

• justification

• values

• power

The 1918 epidemic that infected 1/3 of the world's population was believed to target healthy and weak alike. Bioarcheology has debunked this myth and found that people exposed to environmental, social, or nutritional stressors were more likely to die. This is an example of

• motivated reasoning

• wishful thinking

• a paradigm shift

• cognitive dissonance

We should be careful when we feel certain about a topic. For example, what is the most valuable per ounce?

• titanium

• saffron

• uranium

• platinum

Which individual has a different focus than the others?

• Donald Hoffman

• Socrates

• Plato

• Ken Robinson