Neil: Feifei, do you know which is the happiest town in England? Feifei: The happiest town in England? I am not sure, which one is it? Neil: Listen to this description. Its a really, really beautiful town, and its the largest town in Dorset. Its got...
Some folks have a kind of middle-torso bulge known affectionately as love handles. Well, if you are such a person, take heart: the entire planet suffers from this same indignity. In fact, any rotating body will have a tendency to bulge in the middle,...
How Do Water Bugs Move? The answer lies in the little dimples that a water bugs feet make in the otherwise flat surface. If the waters surface really stayed as flat as ice, the bug wouldnt be able to move. Those dimples give it some grip. Heres how i...
John: Welcome to On the Town with me, John. Chen Li: And me, Chen Li. John: Today were going to investigate one of the most famous London landmarks. Chen Li: What is it John? John: Big Ben.The BBC spoke with author and London expert Philip Arlor abou...
This creates whats called surface tension-a somewhat compressed layer of water molecules right at the ponds surface. You can think of this layer as being like a tight film over the surface of the pond. How does this help the water bug? If the surface...
Diarmuid: Are you a foodie Li? Yang Li: Well I do love food - don't we all? But I wouldn't say Im a foodie. Diarmuid: Listen to this person talking about food - you could say he is a foodie. A: I finally booked a table at the new Spanish restaurant....
Most people remember bullies from the ir school days-the unpleasant gang demanding dinner money or the bigger child who picks on smaller, weaker kids. But for some people the habit of bullying continues beyond their schooldays and into their working...
But how to do it? After all, heavy machinery cant just float. Most satellites handle this problem by being blasted into orbit around the planet. But in order to be in orbit, you have to be constantly moving. Can You Think of a Way Around This? How ab...
Although the film is a 21st Century, technology-laden, visual feast, it is based on the works of the 19th Century mathematician Lewis Carroll. Lewis Carroll was actually the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a lecturer in mathematics at Christ Ch...
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Li: What, for you, makes Twelfth Night special? Greg: Do you know, I think Twelfth Night is unlike Shakespeares other comedies. Its a slightly later comedy. The earlier comedies dont quite, for me, have the depth that Twelfth Night has. This may be b...
Hello William. Hello again Lee.Well last week we were looking at Shakespeare history plays，this week，we are going to talk about his comedies,and we will be focusing on one of his most popular and sometimes say one of his funest plays--twelfth nig...
But get this-cockroaches are radiation wimps compared to some other insects. Adult fruit flies have survived doses of 1600 Grays, and some ant species can handle doses up to 2250 Grays. We dont really know what gives insects so much better radiation...
Well, they couldnt survive the heat of a nuclear blast at ground zero, but their resistance to radiation may surprise you. In fact, most insects are much more resistant to ionizing radiation than mammals. Radiation is measured in units called Grays....
American kids are becoming obese in record numbers. Besides easy access to junk food and not enough emphasis put on exercise in school and at home, a report issued by the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests another major culprit: media. The report stat...
