Dumb Things Doctors Say
What is the fastest way to lose a patient’s trust?
“It’s all in your head.”
The heart of this massive sea creature can weigh as much as a small car.
This European capital, known as the “City of a Hundred Spires,” is bisected by the Vltava River.
What is Prague?
In this famous series finale, Walter White uses a remote-controlled machine gun to eliminate his rivals before dying in a meth lab
What is Breaking Bad?
This ancient Greek philosopher famously said, "I know that I know nothing," embracing the value of recognizing one’s own ignorance.
What is the default answer when they have no idea what’s wrong?
Have you considered it's anxiety?
This clever bird can mimic human speech and has the brainpower of a 4-year-old child.
A parrot
Shared by Argentina and Brazil, this massive waterfall system has nearly 300 individual falls.
What is Iguazu Falls?
The final episode of this sitcom featured a courtroom trial where dozens of supporting characters testify about the main group's antics
Seinfeld
This famous phrase suggests that the less you know, the less you worry—sometimes meaning that stupidity can lead to happiness.
Ignorance is bliss
What is the 20th-century housing myth that refuses to die?
“Mold can’t make you sick.”
This marine animal has three hearts and blue blood thanks to a copper-based molecule.
Octopus
The Running of the Bulls takes place each July in this Spanish city’s San Fermín festival.
What is Pamplona?
More than 100 million Americans watched the emotional last episode of this Korean War-set series in 1983, making it the most viewed finale ever
MASH
This term describes the mental shortcut where people assume they know more than they actually do
Overconfidence bias
What is the CDC-geographic approved version of gaslighting?
Lyme doesn't exist in this state
DAILY DOUBLE: Despite its name, this “bear” is actually more closely related to raccoons than to true bears.
A red panda
This scenic railway runs between Moscow and Vladivostok, covering over 5,700 miles.
What is the Trans-Siberian Railway?
DAILY DOUBLE: This iconic HBO series ended with a cut to black in the middle of a restaurant scene, sparking years of debate about the fate of Tony
The Sopranos
In science, this principle encourages scientists to stick to the simplest explanation until more evidence is found, often because of our limited knowledge
Occam's Razor
What is the slogan of modern medicine’s blind spot?
"Your tests are normal"
Unlike most mammals, this semi-aquatic animal feeds its young by secreting milk through pores in its skin instead of nipples.
Duck billed platypus
What city's airport code is SDF?
The most-watched finale of its era saw Dr. Richard Kimble finally confront the one-armed man in this 1960s drama's conclusion.
The Fugitive
This cognitive bias leads people to overestimate what they know and underestimate what they don't.
What is the Dunning-Kruger effect