I was having a discussion with a friend and we were trying to come up with a
list of basic science topics that *everyone* ought to have some basic
understanding of.
I'm interested to hear PHYS-L's thoughts and suggestions about what ought to
be on this list.
So far (in no particular order):
* Types of Force and Newton's Laws
* Electricity generation
* Electromagnetic spectrum
* Nuclear weapons / Nuclear power
* The structure of matter
* Elements, compounds and mixtures
* Evolution
* The human body and disease
* Ecosystems (micro/macro)