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Stephen Macknik, a Common card
Stephen Louis Macknik is an American neuroscientist and science writer.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 65
- Power
- 127
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,100
Power 127 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Stephen Macknik quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Stephen Macknik card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He directed ______ previously at the Barrow Neurological Institute and University College London.
Answer
laboratories. He directed laboratories previously at the Barrow Neurological Institute and University College London. From the Stephen Macknik article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New York. National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New York 78 · Victor Glover 69 · Zero-emissions vehicle 66 · Stephen Macknik 62 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Zero-emissions vehicle. Zero-emissions vehicle 10,000 · Automated synthesis 2,000 · Stephen Macknik 1,100 · FNDC9 360 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- He is a Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Physiology & Pharmacology at the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, where he directs the Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience.
- He directed laboratories previously at the Barrow Neurological Institute and University College London.
- He is best known for his studies on illusions, consciousness, attentional misdirection in stage magic, and cerebral blood flow.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Stephen Macknik article was read about 1,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 65: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Stephen Macknik
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Stephen Macknik (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Karl Withakay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
