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About 30% of Humanity's Last Exam chemistry/biology answers are likely wrong (futurehouse.org)
3 points by Metacelsus on July 26, 2025 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


It seems the question writers optimized for "gotchas" rather than actually deep questions.

Example: "What was the rarest noble gas on Earth as as a percentage of all terrestrial matter in 2002? Answer: Oganesson"




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