The sun revolves around America

The sun revolves around America ››
Another good New York Times op-ed (that will soon disappear behind their pay-for-access wall:

Dr. Miller's data reveal some yawning gaps in basic knowledge. American adults in general do not understand what molecules are (other than that they are really small). Fewer than a third can identify DNA as a key to heredity. Only about 10 percent know what radiation is. One adult American in five thinks the Sun revolves around the Earth, an idea science had abandoned by the 17th century.

Want to bet on other countries being much better? (Sincerely I doubt it; Americans just get surveyed more.)
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