20 Questions - Page 1212 - Puzzles and Other Games Forum

Two Plus Two Forums Sports and Games Puzzles and Other Games

20 Questions

Post Reply Subscribe

...

Page 1212 of 1341

First

212 712 1012 1112 1162 1192 1202 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217 1222 1232 1262 1312

Last

Page 1212 of 1341

First

212 712 1012 1112 1162 1192 1202 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217 1222 1232 1262 1312

Last

10-06-2018 , 06:22 PM

#30276

eyebooger

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 59,944

Should we narrow down the type of science?

Could be math, computer science, economics, social science....

Quote

10-06-2018 , 08:08 PM

#30277

Eric

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 14,348

Math, computer stuff, psychology, social sciences. Engineering might be a grey area. I'm actually leaning toward math/computing.

Quote

10-06-2018 , 08:12 PM

#30278

Eric

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 14,348

Is this person known for mathematics/computers vs other scientific fields?

Quote

10-06-2018 , 11:24 PM

#30279

DWetzel

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 42,349

Quote:

Originally Posted by e_holle

Is this person known for mathematics/computers vs other scientific fields?

14. Not math/computer related.

Quote

10-07-2018 , 01:13 PM

#30280

jalfrezi

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 16,803

Lots of fields it could be eg medicine, astronomy etc.

Quote

10-07-2018 , 01:29 PM

#30281

xander biscuits

watching a movie

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 40,151

15. German born?
16. Born before 1928?

Quote

10-07-2018 , 05:32 PM

#30282

DWetzel

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 42,349

Quote:

Originally Posted by xander biscuits

15. German born?
16. Born before 1928?

15. Born in Germany
16. Not born before 1928

Quote

10-08-2018 , 04:53 AM

#30283

chillrob

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 23,143

Quote:

Originally Posted by jalfrezi

Lots of fields it could be eg medicine, astronomy etc.

Medicine (aka human biology) and Astronomy (aka AstroPhysics) aren't physical sciences?

Quote

10-08-2018 , 02:37 PM

#30284

xander biscuits

watching a movie

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 40,151

I'm struggling to find any female German scientists of that age, regardless of their specific discipline.

I looked through a Wiki Categories list of 76 female German scientists and none matched the age.

Colour me stumped

Quote

10-08-2018 , 03:13 PM

#30285

DWetzel

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 42,349

Mod help: I am certain that categorizing the thing that the person is most famous for is "science". I'd encourage you to expand your mind in that regard

I'm not going for a particularly obscure person.

Quote

10-08-2018 , 05:16 PM

#30286

Hell Yeah

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,317

could help to narrow down the field further. Maybe ask if the science is philosophy/history/theology?

not a q yet

Quote

10-08-2018 , 05:17 PM

#30287

eyebooger

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 59,944

Those are clearly not sciences imo.

Quote

10-08-2018 , 05:27 PM

#30288

Hell Yeah

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,317

Quote:

Originally Posted by eyebooger

Those are clearly not sciences imo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DWetzel

I'd encourage you to expand your mind in that regard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_science

we could always eliminate that field with "is it a social science"

alternatively we could go on another approach, i don't have one though

Quote

10-08-2018 , 05:32 PM

#30289

eyebooger

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 59,944

I think it's definitely a social science of some sort.

From that wiki page they list: anthropology, archaeology, communication studies, economics, history, human geography, jurisprudence, linguistics, political science, psychology, public health, and sociology.

Of those, I'm taking immediate issue with history and jurisprudence. Public health is probably out as being too close to either biology or math.

I'd say most likely candidate for our German girl are economics, anthropology, sociology, psychology.

Quote

10-08-2018 , 05:42 PM

#30290

chillrob

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 23,143

Philosophy and Theology are definitely not social sciences.

Quote

10-08-2018 , 06:02 PM

#30291

Hell Yeah

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,317

Quote:

Originally Posted by chillrob

Philosophy and Theology are definitely not social sciences.

in germany they are grouped in another way, so that would be my pov.

still the question about the approach is open.

Quote

10-08-2018 , 06:09 PM

#30292

xander biscuits

watching a movie

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 40,151

Quote:

Originally Posted by DWetzel

Mod help: I am certain that categorizing the thing that the person is most famous for is "science". I'd encourage you to expand your mind in that regard

I'm not going for a particularly obscure person.

maybe science happened to her and that's why she's famous

Quote

10-08-2018 , 06:39 PM

#30293

rtspurs

Stats Amore

Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 20,684

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Shirley

EDIT: ^computer related so out I guess

Last edited by rtspurs; 10-08-2018 at 06:46 PM.

Quote

10-08-2018 , 08:43 PM

#30294

Eric

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 14,348

Quote:

Originally Posted by xander biscuits

maybe science happened to her and that's why she's famous

We could ask if she was a scentist/researcher.

Maybe she was a famous patient of Freud.

Quote

10-08-2018 , 08:54 PM

#30295

D1iabol1cal

WSOS Champion

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 29,036

Ruth Westheimer fits, I think?

Quote

10-08-2018 , 09:01 PM

#30296

Eric

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 14,348

Brilliant.

Quote

10-08-2018 , 09:03 PM

#30297

iraisetoomuch

banned

Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 37,878

Almost 100% to be her imo.

Quote

10-08-2018 , 09:03 PM

#30298

iraisetoomuch

banned

Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 37,878

Well played Diab (probably obv).

Quote

10-08-2018 , 09:15 PM

#30299

eyebooger

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 59,944

Yup. D1iab GOAT.

Is it Dr Ruth?

Quote

10-08-2018 , 10:36 PM

#30300

xander biscuits

watching a movie

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 40,151

I agree that it's 99.9% her, but as an aside what would you guys answer to #3?

I asked "North American?"

She has North American citizenship, but I got back the question altered to say "Not born in North America"

Quote

Page 1212 of 1341

First

212 712 1012 1112 1162 1192 1202 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217 1222 1232 1262 1312

Last

Post Reply Subscribe

...

Page 1212 of 1341

First

212 712 1012 1112 1162 1192 1202 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217 1222 1232 1262 1312

Last