ANCIENT
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS
This Greek philosopher is credited with a tuning system where intervals are based on 3:2 ratios, but to math students he's the man responsible for a2 + b2 = c2.
Who is Pythagoras?
Nowadays, psychologists tend to disagree with this man's assertion that repressed sexual desire was the core of many mental disorders. This founder of psychoanalysis coined the term "Oedipus complex."
In flight, cabin air is required to be pressurized, so that no passengers suffer from a lack of oxygen, also called this.
What is hypoxia?
The field of study which studies the animal kingdom, exemplified by Jane Goodall.
What is zoology?
Named after the well-known cactus species, Saguaro National Park is found right outside Tucson in this state.
What is Arizona?
Geographer Eratosthenes, a chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria, is known as the first person to (roughly) calculate this, using shadows cast in Egyptian cities 5,000 stadia apart.
What is the Earth's circumference?
Sleep scientist Dr. William Dement was shocked when Michael Stipe reported that his rock band was, in fact, not named after Dement's term for this sleep stage primarily associated with dreaming.
What is R.E.M.?
This American city is served by both JFK International Airport and LaGuardia Airport.
People experiencing acne may seek help from an expert in this branch of medicine all about skin.
What is dermatology?
Just past Dickinson, ND on I-94, you'll come across this national park, the only one directly named for an individual.
What is Theodore Roosevelt National Park?
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He proved many theorems regarding the areas and volumes of various geometrical shapes, and his name is attached to the principle that dictates the law of buoyancy.
Who is Archimedes?
The autonomic nervous system is divided into two parts: the parasympathetic and sympathetic. This physiological response is the main function of the sympathetic nervous system.
What is fight-or-flight?
Aeroflot is the primary flag carrier and largest airline in this country.
What is Russia?
What is geochronology?
As stated in the park's foundation document, its purpose is to protect the "natural and cultural resources, scenic beauty," and wilderness of Virginia's northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Take me home, country roads!
What is Shenandoah National Park?
Despite sounding chemical, this mathematical treatise established Euclid as "the father of geometry", delineating theorems that are the foundation of Euclidean geometry.
What is The Elements?
This experimental psychology term can mean either the accuracy of a study's results in modeling real world situations, or the legitimacy of a study's conclusions on cause and effect.
What is validity?
Besides being the home base for Sun Country, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) is one of two Midwestern hubs for this major airline.
What is Delta?
Coming from a Greek word meaning "burden," this branch of medicine studies prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tumors or cancers.
What is oncology?
Boasting freshwater, estuary, and intertidal habitats, this East coast national park comes first in the alphabet.
What is Acadia National Park?
A multidisciplinary man, he wrote scientific texts like the Almagest, detailing a geocentric model that lasted over a millennium, and the Geography, compiling geographical and cartographical information of the 2nd century Roman Empire.
Who is Ptolemy?
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The lipid-rich part of a brain cell that encases the axon, strengthening electric impulses in neurons. Multiple sclerosis often occurs in patients where these parts become damaged.
What are myelin sheaths?
Pivotal in shaping FAA regulations, the crash of Texas International Flight 655 was caused, in part, by the pilots neglecting to switch from VFR (visual flight rules) to IFR, meaning this, when no natural light was available.
What are instrument flight rules?
With a name reminiscent of the universe's rarest precious metal, this is the study of smells and odors.
What is osmology?
Established on December 2, 1980, and containing the second highest peak in America, this national park in southern Alaska is the largest U.S. national park by land area.
What is Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve?