12 out of 13 right. But these were pretty easy questions. Oh, and I learned that nitrogen [not oxygen] is the most abundant element in the atmosphere.
I also predict that James S. Saint aces it. 
An interesting statistic is that men score better than women on all the questions except the two about antibiotics and testing of new medicines. Which ties in with the other current thread discussing "why there should be more women in science’. Women are more concerned and informed about health issues than men.
I got 11 out of 13.
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The thing here however is the extent to which gender norms are tied more to nature or nurture.
Are men really more “naturally” predisposed toward science…or, as children, is our culture more inclined to nudge them in this direction?
It would be interesting if an experiment could be conducted whereby 100 male babies were raised in the manner in which females in our culture are generally raised and 100 female babies were raised in the manner in which our culture tends to rear male babies.
See what happens then.
Of course we can’t/don’t/won’t conduct experiments like this with people, so we will probably never know for sure.
But this is almost certainly more complex than the UberKids here huff and puff about.
That seems fairly irrelevant to me. Whether because of nature or nurture, this is the way things are at this point in time.
If you take down artificial barriers, then you will see if there is a resulting change in behavior. Quotas and affirmative action are another kind of artificial barrier and they are therefore counterproductive.
Women’s access to science education has significantly improved but it has not produced the enrollment that feminists demand. So maybe women are not that interested in science or maybe it will take more time for science culture to change and to become more attractive to women.
That strikes me as rather…peculiar. If science is hardwired deeper in the male brain than the female brain, there probably isn’t a whole lot we can do about it. But if it revolves more around the manner in which children are raised to embrace historical and cultural norms [with respect to gender roles], we would have a considerably more significant chance of changing things. In fact, that’s WHY there are considerably more women pursuing science today.
I remember the days when science programming on television was almost exclusively the domain of men. Not any more. And I don’t think it’s because, biologically, the brains of women have suddenly evolved to change things. Instead, I think it has more to do with, say, the women’s movement?
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I’m saying that maybe there is no reason change things except to remove obstacles to entry and making hiring gender neutral. Any future change would come from women who enter the science field and become role models for the next generation.
How do you know whether that is satisfying women’s desires or brainwashing women to pursue a career which is unfulfilling?
You’d have to ask the women who pursue science that. My own observation is that before the women’s movement there were far fewer options and opportunities afforded women in the hard sciences.
But, sure, there may have been particular families that pushed their little girls in the direction of science when they really only wanted to be homemakers, but I suspect these are probably the few and far between exceptions.
And all the women I see now on the Science Channel docs [or on programs like Nova] seem just as enthusiastic about their chosen field as the men do.
13/13
Surprised at some of the statistics - for example, >50% of people think atoms are smaller than electrons.
I got 13/13 and then I didn’t look at the statistics.
But notice how there wasn’t a single question about Philosophy Girl.
I think I’m missing the point on a lot of the PG stuff. What’s going on with that?
12/13. I had to pretend I didn’t hear the answer to the “most abundant gas” question, though, and try to honestly answer the way I thought I might have answered without knowing the right answer. I got that question wrong, but maybe I would have gotten it right, lol.
Funny questions though. Like Trivial Pursuit or something. No wonder so many people don’t give a shit about science.
"Science and Technology Knowledge Quiz Results
You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly.
This quiz is a joint effort between the Pew Research Center and Smithsonian magazine."
All 13 answered correctly 
12/13, didn’t know the one about the process of “fracking”, never heard of it.
It’s kind of funny that we’re listing our scores on a science quiz, given that one of the least reliable methods of scientific study is a survey of self-reports. I recently saw an article which suggested that about a quarter of the U.S. population believes the sun revolves around the earth (http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/16/1-in-4-americans-thinks-sun-orbits-earth/). While that may explain a lot about why I hate people so much, it me also explain a lot about why I hate people so much. Allow me to explain. As soon as I read that, I thought of a fair number of assholes I’ve met over the years who would answer falsely purely to be a more effective asshole; it’s the ultimate sarcasm. Like, “fuck you, science!” Behold: Poe’s Law.
13/13, for what it’s worth.
Ok… so I know nothing about fracking even though I’ve heard of it 
but we learn the rest by the age of 13 in UK schools, so not that taxing a quiz…
I had best read up on this fracking phenomena, huh 
I gather that’s a new terminology?
I didn’t remember the most abundant gas from memory either, but I got it by the process of elimination 