???
This mathematical sequence begins 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, and so on.
Fibonacci (sequence)
This term refers to a period of simultaneous high inflation and stagnant economic growth.
Stagflation
This 2-word Latin phrase (literally "let it be") refers to an economic system with zero government interference.
Laissez-Faire
This 16th-century King broke away from the Catholic Church so he could annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
Henry VIII
This 17th-century French mathematician’s "Last Theorem" went unproven for 358 years until Andrew Wiles solved it in 1994.
Pierre De Fermat
This acronym stands for the basic "building block" of a digital image on a screen.
Pixel
In Norse mythology, this is the name of the "End of the World" or the final battle of the gods.
Ragnarok
This 8-letter word describes a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed itself.
Catalyst
This is the year Heriot-Watt was founded (as the School of Arts of Edinburgh), making it the world's first mechanics' institute.
1821
This law of physics states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Newton's Third Law
This is the name of the "boundary" surrounding a black hole from which nothing can escape.
Event horizon
This term refers to the practice of judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one’s own culture.
Ethnocentrism
In this Shakespearean play, the title character famously ponders "To be, or not to be."
Hamlet
This describes a market structure where a small number of large firms have the majority of market share.
Oligopoly
This 19th-century Dutch artist famously cut off his own left ear during a period of mental distress.
Vincent Van Gogh
This political ideology, named after a Roman bundle of rods, emphasizes extreme nationalism and dictatorial power.
Fascism
This "Test," named after a British mathematician, determines if a machine can exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to a human.
Turing Test
In US Law, these "Rights" (named after a 1966 court case) must be read to a person being arrested.
Miranda rights
This 18th-century German philosopher wrote the Critique of Pure Reason and proposed the "Categorical Imperative."
Immanuel Kant
This thought experiment asks if a person would push a lever to divert a runaway train to save five people, but kill one in the process.
The Trolley Problem
In Greek Mythology, this hero was dipped in the River Styx, making him invincible everywhere except his heel.
Achilles
This is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago before breaking apart.
Pangea
The 13-day confrontation in 1962 between the US and USSR that brought the world closest to nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
n the Malaysian Constitution, this is the official title of the "Head of State" or King, who is elected every five years.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
This term refers to the displacement of an object's frequency due to its motion (explaining why sirens change pitch as they pass)
Doppler (effect)