Glossary
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stratosphere | Region of the atmosphere between the troposphere and mesosphere, having a lower boundary of approximately 8 km at the poles to 15 km at the equator and an upper boundary of approximately 50 km. Climate Change |
| Straw Man | A logical fallacy where someone distorts, exaggerates, or completely misrepresents an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack. By knocking down this fake, weaker version (the "straw man"), they create the illusion of defeating the real point. Antiscience |
| Superintelligence | A hypothetical AI that would greatly surpass human intelligence in virtually every domain. Artificial Intelligence |
| Supervised learning | Machine learning in which a model is trained on labeled examples, such as images tagged with the objects they contain. Artificial Intelligence |
| Suppressed evidence | Leaving out relevant facts that would weaken an argument. Science Literacy |
| Surfactants | Molecules that keep all the ingredients in a liquid vaccine blended together. Vaccines |
| Survivorship bias | Drawing conclusions from cases that succeeded or survived while overlooking those that did not. Science Literacy |
| Sustainability | Meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. Science General |
| Sustainable development | Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Climate Change |
| Sycophancy | The tendency of AI models to tell users what they want to hear, such as agreeing with false claims, rather than giving accurate answers. Artificial Intelligence |