Intro to History of Science: Crash Course History of Science #1

Who wanted to produce the Crash Course: History of Science?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Hank Green

• Albert Einstein

What is the motto of the Royal Society?

• E Pluribus Unum

• In God We Trust

• Carpe Diem

• NULLIUS IN VERBA

What did Darwin spend decades observing?

• Chemical reactions

• Variations in barnacles, orchids, turtles, birds, and other living things

• Human behavior

• The stars and planets

What did the early scientists who adopted the creed 'NULLIUS IN VERBA' call themselves?

• Chemists

• Physicists

• Natural Philosophers

• Biologists

What is one of the two main practices that systematically generate knowledge?

• Practicing meditation

• Observing political debates

• Reading historical texts

• Conducting an experiment

Who was the first non-white leader of the Royal Society?

• Michael Faraday

• Isaac Newton

• Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

• Benjamin Franklin

What is the history of science a history of, according to the text?

• Humanity's collective movement from ignorance to knowledge

• The development of technology over time

• Famous scientists and their discoveries

• The evolution of natural disasters

What did medieval Mediterranean medicine believe the organ in the head was for?

• Thinking

• Controlling movement

• Venting waste heat

• Sensing love

What big question does the text mention that we've been asking for a long time?

• What is stuff?

• What is the meaning of life?

• How do we achieve world peace?

• What is the ultimate form of government?

What does 'science' mean today, according to the text?

• A system of beliefs about the natural world

• Our body of knowledge about the world and the methods we use to create that knowledge

• The study of the stars and planets

• The practice of creating technological gadgets