What are the best, cost-effective anti-aging techniques? 有什么物美价廉的抗衰老技巧？ My parents are two people I know who have aged exceptionally well. I say this because: 我认为我的父母是我所认识的人中保养的格外好的，我这样说是因为： They look almost exactly the same today as they did 25 years ago (as evidenced by the 2 pictures below) 他们现在看起来和25年前几乎一样（下面提供两张照片证明） They have no illnesses (like diabetes and hypertension) that…
The sound of people chewing, slurping, tapping, or humming can drive some people into a rage, and scientists have actually discovered the neurological wiring responsible for this strange condition. 有些人会被别人咀嚼、吸吮、轻拍或哼歌的声音弄疯，科学家们已经发现了导致这种奇怪症状的神经线路。 Called misophonia, it describes the unreasonable emotions that well up in some of us when we hear certain repetitive noises being produced by other humans.…
In my observation, everyone who has a financially successful career goes through the following three stages: 据我观察，每个事业成功的富豪都会经历以下三个阶段： 1. Self-awareness 自我认知 Most people do not know what they want to do with their lives or even what kind of activity makes them happy. You ask these people, “What’s your dream job?” and they reply, “I dunno…”…
The coronavirus pandemic is the stuff of nightmares. 新冠疫情成了人们的噩梦。 A publicly-sourced blog, I Dream of Covid, is documenting the strange and often-disturbing dreams many are experiencing during the coronavirus lockdown. 公共博客“I Dream of Covid”正在记录疫情封城期间很多人正在经历的奇怪的、总是很令人困扰的梦。 “I just woke up from a dream where a vaccine had come out for the coronavirus, but there wasn’t enough for…
In July 1915, Henry and his eight-year-old daughter, Pearl, were excited for the company outing the next day. 1915年的7月，亨利和他八岁的女儿因次日公司安排的出游激动不已。 That evening, Henry had a violent argument with his landlord, ending with the landlord spitting on a painting of the Virgin Mary. 当晚，亨利与房东发生激烈争吵，以房东朝着圣母玛利亚的画像吐口水收尾。 Henry was so upset, he fell ill and canceled their trip. 亨利很难过，因此病了，也取消了次日的出行。 He…
In short, economics is the study of how people and groups of people use their resources. 简单地讲，经济学这门学科研究的是人们以及不同的群体如何利用他们手上的资源。 Money certainly is one of those resources, but other things can play a role in economics as well. 金钱显然就是其中一种资源，但很多其他东西也在经济学中占有一席之地。 In an attempt to clarify all this, let’s take a look at the basics of economics and why you…
A checking account is the workhorse of your finances: You typically receive your earnings by direct deposit, spend money with a debit card, and pay bills online from your checking account. So why have a savings account, especially when interest rates are low? 活期账户是你的经济支柱：通常你的收入是直接存入卡里的，花钱用借记卡，在网上用活期账户支付账单。那么为什么要有储蓄账户呢，尤其有时利率还很低？ Savings accounts may not pay much, but rates have ticked up,…
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a hit at emojis. 新冠疫情影响了emoji。 The Unicode Consortium, a non-profit that oversees emoji standards and is responsible for new releases, said it’s delaying its new batch of emojis by six months from March to September 2021 because of fallouts from coronavirus. 统一码联盟是一家非营利性机构，监督emoji标准，并负责发布新品。该联盟说受新冠病毒影响，新一批emoji将推迟6个月发布，从2021年3月推迟到9月。 Emojis are typically approved in January before they’re…
There are two types of people in this world. The first type is like foxes. The other type is like hedgehogs. 这个世界上有两种人，一种是刺猬，另一种是狐狸。 A fox knows many trivial things. And they can do a lot of stuff. 狐狸知道很多小事，也会很多东西。 They are not among the top experts of any fields. But they know some things in almost every…
What is the best way to master a skill? 掌握技能最好的方法是什么？ Jerry Seinfeld, the famous comedian , gave a surprisingly effective advice on how to master the skill you’re most interested in (in his case, being a better comic). 著名喜剧演员杰瑞·宋飞给出了一个极其有效的方法，教你如何掌握一项你最感兴趣的技能（对他来说就是做一名喜剧演员）。 He said that in order to be a better comic, he had to create better jokes,…