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Paul R. Ehrlich, an Uncommon card
Paul Ralph Ehrlich was an American biologist, author, and environmentalist known for his predictions and warnings about the consequences of population growth, including famine and resource depletion.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 158
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 158 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Paul R. Ehrlich quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Paul R. Ehrlich card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He started working at Jasper Ridge ______ Preserve in 1959.
Answer
Biological. He started working at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve in 1959. From the Paul R. Ehrlich article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He along with many other biology professors, led the efforts for Stanford University to designate and protect Jasper Ridge in ____ as a biological preserve and as a long-term research facility for faculty and students.
Answer
1970s. He along with many other biology professors, led the efforts for Stanford University to designate and protect Jasper Ridge in 1973 as a biological preserve and as a long-term research facility for faculty and students. From the Paul R. Ehrlich article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Hysteresis. Hysteresis 81 · Paul R. Ehrlich 78 · Sound 75 · Infantry fighting vehicle 70 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Ehrlich was the Bing Professor of Population Studies of the Department of Biology of Stanford University.
- He started working at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve in 1959.
- He along with many other biology professors, led the efforts for Stanford University to designate and protect Jasper Ridge in 1973 as a biological preserve and as a long-term research facility for faculty and students.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Paul R. Ehrlich article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Paul R. Ehrlich (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ilka Hartmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
