As reported in "Epistemology" by Kenneth Feder, which of the statements below is true?
a. According to new satellite data, Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world and Bear
Mt. in Connecticut is the highest point in the state.
b. If you drop a feather and a hammer at the same time on the moon, the hammer will get to the surface first.
c. Scientists accept that they are exploring a reality independent of our own minds that works according to discoverable rules.
d. Semmelweis' solved the mystery of high deaths in childbirth in Division 2 in the hospital when a female doctor who cut herself while doing an autopsy died of a disease that had the same symptoms as childbed fever.
c. Scientists accept that they are exploring a reality independent of our own minds that works according to discoverable rules.
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A. hormones B. genetics C. nutrition D. all of these
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The first australopithecine was found by __________ at Taung in South Africa
A. Robert Broom B. Louis and Mary Leakey C. Raymond Dart D. Eugene Dubois and G.H.R. von Koenigswald
All of the following are true about the recent discovery of the world's oldest child, dubbed "Lucy's Baby," EXCEPT that
A. she is a member of Au. afarensis. B. the 3.3-million-year-old fossilized toddler was uncovered in northern Ethiopia. C. her remains, which are amazingly complete, include a remarkably well-preserved skull, baby teeth, tiny fingers, a torso, a foot, and a kneecap. D. the fossil suggests that the child died because her brain, which appears to have been larger than an average chimp brain at that age, was too large for her slowly developing skull. E. the fossil supports the theory that Au. afarensis walked upright on two legs but still retained an apelike upper body, including two complete shoulder blades similar to a gorilla's, so it could have been better at climbing than are humans.