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The biologist Lynn Margulis, famous for her work on endosymbiosis, contends that symbiosis is a major driving force behind evolution. She considers Darwin's notion of evolution, driven by competition, to be incomplete and claims that evolution is strongly based on co-operation, interaction, and mutual dependence among organisms. According to Margulis and Dorion Sagan, "Life did not take over the globe by combat, but by networking."
What does Margulis think is the main driver of evolution?
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The answer: symbiosis

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In 2006, the Houston metropolitan area ranked first in Texas and third in the U.S. within the Category of "Best Places for Business and Careers" by Forbes magazine. Foreign governments have established 92 consular offices in Houston's metropolitan area, the third highest in the nation. Forty foreign governments maintain trade and commercial offices here and 23 active foreign chambers of commerce and trade associations. Twenty-five foreign banks representing 13 nations operate in Houston, providing financial assistance to the international community.
How many nations do the 25 foreign banks operating in Houston represent?
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The answer: 13

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Datta (2005) shows that, following the collapse of militaristic Boulangism in the late 1880s, the Napoleonic legend was divorced from party politics and revived in popular culture. Concentrating on two plays and two novels from the periodVictorien Sardou's Madame Sans-Gene (1893), Maurice Barres's Les Deracines (1897), Edmond Rostand's L'Aiglon (1900), and Andre de Lorde and Gyp's Napoleonette (1913) Datta examines how writers and critics of the Belle Epoque exploited the Napoleonic legend for diverse political and cultural ends.
What year was Victorien Sardou's Madame Sans-Gene written?
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The answer: 1893

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An ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy by Kautilya and Vishnugupta, who are traditionally identified with Chanakya (c. 350-283 BCE). In this treatise, the behaviors and relationships of the people, the King, the State, the Government Superintendents, Courtiers, Enemies, Invaders, and Corporations are analysed and documented. Roger Boesche describes the Arthasastra as "a book of political realism, a book analysing how the political world does work and not very often stating how it ought to work, a book that frequently discloses to a king what calculating and sometimes brutal measures he must carry out to preserve the state and the common good."
When was Chanakya alive?
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350-283 BCE