TED演讲:交流不畅是怎么产生的(1)
Have you ever talked with a friend about a problem only to realize that he just doesn't seem to grasp why the issue is so important to you? 你有没有遇到过这样的情况，当你跟一个朋友聊起自己的困难，你发现他好像无法明白
TED演讲:交流不畅是怎么产生的(2)
Remember that game of catch? 还记得刚刚的接球游戏吗？ Imagine it with a lump of clay. 让我们把球想像成一块软软的黏土。 As each person touches it, they shape it to fit their own unique perceptions based on any number of var
TED演讲:隐喻的艺术(1)
When we talk, sometimes we say things directly. 我们说话时，有时候会直接说。 I'm going to the store.I'll be back in 5 minutes. 我要去商店。我5分钟内回来。 Other times though, we talk in a way that conjures up a small scene.
TED演讲:隐喻的艺术(2)
One of the clearest places to find good metaphors is in poems. 诗歌是最容易出现好隐喻的地方。 Take this haiku by the 18th century Japanese poet Issa. On a branch floating downriver, a cricket singing. 以18世纪日本诗人小林一茶的
TED演讲:辣味的科学(1)
Why does your mouth feel like it's on fire when you eat a spicy pepper? 为什么吃辣椒时嘴里像是着了火一样？ And how do you soothe the burn? 怎样才能缓解这种灼烧感？ Why does wasabi make your eyes water? 为什么芥末酱能
TED演讲:辣味的科学(2)
The standard measure of a food's spiciness is its rating on the Scoville scale, 食物辣度的标准计量方法是借助史高维尔辣度单位测量， which measures how much its capsaicin content can be diluted before the heat is no longer dete
TED演讲:什么时候用me, myself 和 I(1)
Me, myself, and I. Me，myself 和 I。 You may be tempted to use these words interchangeably because they all refer to the same thing, 你会很想将这些词交换使用，因为它们全都表示一样的东西。 but in fact, each one has a spec
TED演讲:什么时候用me, myself 和 I(2)
Then what about myself? 那myself呢？ This grand character is often substituted for me and I because it seems more impressive. 这个角色重要的词常常用来取代me和I，因为这样听起来比较厉害。 Please tell Jack or myself may so
TED演讲:摩尔有多大(1)
OK, today we're going to talk about the mole. 今天我们来谈一下摩尔。 Now, I know what you're thinking: I know what a mole is, 我知道你现在在想：我知道摩尔是什么， it's a small furry creature that digs holes in the ground
TED演讲:摩尔有多大(2)
Now, back to the mole. Not that mole. 现在，回到摩尔，不是鼹鼠。 This mole. Yep, this number has a second name.The mole. 这个摩尔，没错，这个常数有另一个名字,摩尔. Chemists use the term mole to refer to the quantities
TED演讲:估算大数目的妙诀(1)
Whether you like it or not, we use numbers every day. 不管你喜不喜欢，我们每天都会用到数字。 Some numbers, such as the speed of sound, are small and easy to work with. 有些数字比如音速，数值不大，容易计算。 Other
TED演讲:估算大数目的妙诀(2)
At first, there seem to be so many unknowns that the problem appears to be unsolvable. 乍一看存在太多未知的信息，这个问题根本无法回答。 That is the perfect application for a power-of-10 estimation, as we don't need an exact an
TED演讲:为什么你的屏幕形状很重要(1)
You know, back in the 40s and 50s, the original standard television had a 4 to 3 width to height ratio. 你知道，上世纪四五十年代时，电视屏幕的标准长宽比本来是4：3。 That shape was chosen to be a slight rectangle, but stil
TED演讲:为什么你的屏幕形状很重要(2)
Now let's do a little quick math. 现在让我们迅速算一算。 If we compare a major cinematic film produced on a 2.35 to 1 aspect frame with my standard 4 to 3 TV screen, 比较一下2.35：1的银幕电影和4：3的标准电视屏幕， we fi
TED演讲:为什么竞争者要把店开在彼此旁边(1)
Why are gas stations always built right next to other gas stations? 为什么加油站总是建在其他加油站旁边？ Why is that I drive for a mile without finding a coffee shop and then stumble across three on the same corner? 为什么我们有
