Read the text and the statements below. Which one of them is NOT true according to the text? We Should All Understand Big Ideas Can you distinguish molecules from atoms? Genes from genomes? Do you know what makes an experiment statistically significant? If not, do you care? Are you embarrassed by your scientific ignorance – or almost proud of it? Scientists have been complaining for decades that while they would be ashamed to admit knowing nothing about Jane Austen’s novels, literary colleagues can get away with total ignorance of relativity and quantum theory. People rarely admit to never having read a Shakespeare play but find it acceptable not to know a gene from a chromosome or the meaning of exponential growth. Beyond the intrinsic intellectual interest, there are myriad practical reasons why as many people as possible should have a basic knowledge of science. An obvious one is that a scientifically savvy population is less likely to fall victim to fraud and superstition, from astrology to quack cures.The icon of transformation from scientific ignorance to wisdom is the travel writer Bill Bryson. Shame about not knowing a proton from protein prompted him to spend three years researching and learning what he was missing. The result was A Short History of Nearly Everything, the best science book of the 21st century so far. If you do not have three years to spare, reading Bryson’s book is an excellent short cut. People readily admit their literary ignorance. People find it acceptable not to be embarrassed by there scientific ignorance. There are many practical reasons why people should have a basic knowledge of science. A scientifically ignorant population is more likely to fall victim to fraud and superstition, from astrology to quack cures.

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Read the text and the statements below. Which one of them is NOT true according to the text?
We Should All Understand Big Ideas
Can you distinguish molecules from atoms? Genes from genomes? Do you know what makes an experiment statistically significant? If not, do you care? Are you embarrassed by your scientific ignorance – or almost proud of it? Scientists have been complaining for decades that while they would be ashamed to admit knowing nothing about Jane Austen’s novels, literary colleagues can get away with total ignorance of relativity and quantum theory. People rarely admit to never having read a Shakespeare play but find it acceptable not to know a gene from a chromosome or the meaning of exponential growth. Beyond the intrinsic intellectual interest, there are myriad practical reasons why as many people as possible should have a basic knowledge of science. An obvious one is that a scientifically savvy population is less likely to fall victim to fraud and superstition, from astrology to quack cures.The icon of transformation from scientific ignorance to wisdom is the travel writer Bill Bryson. Shame about not knowing a proton from protein prompted him to spend three years researching and learning what he was missing. The result was A Short History of Nearly Everything, the best science book of the 21st century so far. If you do not have three years to spare, reading Bryson’s book is an excellent short cut.

People readily admit their literary ignorance.
People find it acceptable not to be embarrassed by there scientific ignorance.
There are many practical reasons why people should have a basic knowledge of science.
A scientifically ignorant population is more likely to fall victim to fraud and superstition, from astrology to quack cures.

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