在打棒球时，美国人经常喜欢发曲线球，使球的方向发生突变，给对方造成错觉，以致于不能回击那个球。其他球类运动，如足球和乒乓球也都有这种曲线球。逐渐地，这种让对方产生错觉，...
One of the most contentious issues in the vast literature about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don't drink tend to die sooner than those who do. The standard Alcoholics Anonymous explanation for this finding is tha...
有人曾经做过一个调查，大家在心情郁闷的时候都会做什么来调节情绪。大吃一顿或者购物是多数人的回答。其实，如果从心理学的角度来分析的话，估计这两种方式都算得上是某种心理疗法...
A new 'health' trend in Hong Kong sees women staring straight at the sun in the belief that it will replace their need for food and even improve their vision and sleep quality, reports Oriental Daily. 据《东方日报》报道，香港女性中兴起...
A San Francisco fast food restaurant has opened with no waiting staff or cashiers and instead dispenses its meals using a giant vending machine. 旧金山一家快餐店开张了，不过店里没有服务生和收银员，只有一台巨大的自动贩...
The rise of selfie photography in some of the world's most beautiful, and dangerous, places is sparking a range of interventions aimed at combating risk-taking that has resulted in a string of gruesome deaths worldwide. 在世界上一些最美、最危...
If you've ever felt threatened walking home late at night, chances are you've phoned a loved one to make sure they know you're safe. 如果你深夜步行回家时感到害怕，你极有可能向你爱的人打电话，向他们报平安。 But maki...
Is there anything better than pictures of adorable animals? 还有什么事情能比讨人欢喜的动物照片更棒呢？ The creature-loving scientists, zoos, and aquariums on Twitter definitely don't think so. This week, a variety of animal exper...
This map shows the top cities in the world. 这张地图展示了世界上（生活费用指数较高）的城市。 The color of the markers corresponds with the Cost of Living in the city. Red markers show more expensive cities, green ones show che...
These quotes make us realize how blessed we are to have the presence of teachers in our lives. How else would we be in a position to appreciate the beauty in these quotes if it weren't for our teachers? 这些寄语让我们意识到我们的生活中有...
A few years ago, my husband Dawn and I were in Key West for a long weekend with our three- and four-year-old daughters. As we went back and forth about what to do next, our girls jumped right in and told us exactly what they wanted to do. We want to...
10) Spain (Overall life expectancy: 82 years) 10）西班牙（总体平均寿命：82岁） Women live longer than men in Spain. The nation ranks fifteenth in life expectancy for males (79 years) and fourth in female life expectancy (85 years). The...
The information is ubiquitous: our attitudes color how we see the world, how we respond to stimuli, and can even affect our health. 类似这样的信息是非常普遍的：我们的态度描绘着我们如何看待这个世界，如何对外界的刺...
A IT savvy kid used his knowledge to tackle the bane of every teenager's life - parents saying no. 一个IT神童用他所掌握的知识解决了每位青少年的烦扰之源父母说不。 Reddit user Brendan managed to hack into his parents' phon...
In many corners of our productivity-obsessed society, naps are associated with laziness. Everyone should sleep eight hours at night,the thinking goes, and work all through the day.But that's backward. Most people routinely woke up for several hours i...
