Vocabulary
The word for man-made, created by humans.
Artificial
Experts say women need this much water daily.
Experts say men need this much water daily.
(2 answers)
2.7 liters for women, 3.7 liters for men.
One acre of farmland can produce this much beef (in kilograms).
you can use smartphone to help
113.398 kg (250 pounds = 113.398 kilograms)
The founder of GeoStar, a GPS navigation Company
Martine Rothblatt
Bonus: What does GPS stand for? (300 pts.)
"Many environmental experts now believe that _____ __ ____ _________ ___ ______ _______ than carbon dioxide"
"Many environmental experts now believe that methane is more responsible for global warming than carbon dioxide"
The word for "farm animal, usually produces food"
Livestock
The difference between "vegan" and "vegetarian" diet.
This is why it may be impossible to know how many glasses are needed to meet the water intake guidelines.
The daily water requirements can include the water content in foods.
Normans are from this country.
France
"__ ____ ______ ______, the Institute of Medicine says people usually need to drink more water when ____ ___ ________ ______."
"As you might expect, the Institute of Medicine says people usually need to drink more water when they are physically active."
The word for "great", used thirty years ago.
"groovy"
"colour" is used by this country; "color" is used by this country
England; USA
The reason that the quagga gathered so much attention.
Its attractive stripe pattern.
The two factors that affect how much water people need.
1. Heat/Climate - People in hot climates need more water
2. Activity - People who are physically active need more water
"__ ____ ________, ________ ____ ______ __ _________ _____ ______ ______: they chose plains zebras which have fewer stripes and look slightly like quaggas."
"In this project, researchers have attempted to selectively breed plains zebras: they chose plains zebras which have fewer stripes and look slightly like quaggas."
The word for "a general rule, principle, or piece of advice."
Guidelines
Rothblatt believes this will be humanity's biggest invention.
"mind clones"
This man wrote dictionaries which made English spelling more consistent.
Noah Webster
litres, kilograms, kilometres are called the "Metric system".
Whereas gallons, pounds, miles are called this.
The "Imperial System"
Bonus: There are only 3 countries in the world that uses this system, what are they?
"According to Kurzweil, during the late 21st century _____ ___ _______ ____ __ _____-_________ __ ______ might start to regard ordinary humans as second-class citizens."
"According to Kurzweil, during the late 21st century humans who become part of super-intelligent AI systems might start to regard ordinary humans as second-class citizens."
The word for a grassy plain, with a few trees.
Savannah
What lesson can we learn from the story of Quagga regarding appearance of animals?
Human beings are biased towards beauty and ugliness even when it comes to environmental causes.
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Good-looking endangered animals tend to attract atttention and money from people, but plain-looking endangered animals are often ignored.
Regarding superintelligent transhumans, there is no guarantee about this.
That such computer-based intelligence would act "fairly" by ordinary human standards.
The sad truths about the "revival" of quagga.
"When people ___ ______ ____ ______ ________ _____ __ ____ _________ __ ______ ________, the language undergoes rapid changes in each place."
"When people who speak the same language live in places separated by great distances, the language undergoes rapid changes in each place."