Skip to content

Basic Science Facts Most People Get Wrong

Sign up for Big Think on Substack
The most surprising and impactful new stories delivered to your inbox every week, for free.

One in four Americans think the earth is at the center of our solar system, according to a study by the National Science Foundation. Europeans did even worse: one in three! The study indicates that, in general, most people don’t know basic science facts and are essentially stuck in the middle ages. 

How many of these basic science facts did you get right? 

Image credit: epSos .de/Flickr

Sign up for Big Think on Substack
The most surprising and impactful new stories delivered to your inbox every week, for free.
Related
A bearded man wearing glasses and a plaid shirt speaks with a microphone clipped to his collar in front of a purple background with white dots.
The Well
How Rainn Wilson discovered sacredness
The hospital where Rainn Wilson’s wife and son nearly died became his own personal holy site. There, he discovered that the sacred can exist in places we least expect it. During his talk at A Night of Awe and Wonder, he explained how the awe we feel in moments of courage and love is moral beauty — and following it might be the start of our spiritual revolution.
▸
13 min
—
with
Rainn Wilson
Up Next