In 2019 America stopped writing cheques as part of a long-running programme to wean African countries off their dependence on aid for their blood services. 2019年，美国不再为这项长期计划提供资金，目的是让非洲国家摆脱对血液...
A blood shortage and the kicking of an aid addiction. 血液短缺和摆脱对援助的依赖。 Tragedy led Mariam Mwinyiusi to open a vein. 一场悲剧让玛丽亚姆姆温尤西开始献血。 Last year her friend died when she could not get a bl...
Both consolidating and disruptive work are needed for scientific progress, of course, but science now seems to favour the former over the latter in a potentially unhealthy way. 当然，科学进步既需要深化性的工作，也需要颠覆性的工...
Papers and patents are becoming less challenging of orthodoxy. 论文和专利对正统观念的挑战正变得越来越小。 Ideas are like rabbits, John Steinbeck said. 约翰斯坦贝克说：想法就像兔子。 You get a couple and learn how t...
Yet it is still too soon to announce an end to the energy crisis. 然而，现在宣布能源危机结束还为时过早。 For a start, prices remain well above normal. 首先，能源价格仍远高于正常水平。 Overall power prices are roughl...
Europe's astonishing run of luck. 欧洲惊人的一连串好运。 Visitors to warsaw at this time of year do not usually bask in temperatures nearing 20C. 每年这个时候来到华沙的游客通常不会体验到接近20摄氏度的高温。 Bil...
Another Christmas inefficiency for retailers is the fact that it comes but once a year. 对于零售商来说，圣诞节低效的另一个原因是它一年只有一次。 Gary Grant of The Entertainer, which sells toys, jokes that he would love it...
The inefficiencies of Christmas. 圣诞节的低效性。 'Tis the season to be jolly - and to feign delight at disappointing Christmas presents. 这是一个充满欢乐，还要在收到令人失望的圣诞礼物时假装高兴的节日季节。 T...
Smoking and drinking tend to go together. 吸烟和喝酒往往是相伴而生的。 Teenagers who drink are twice as likely as others to light up. 饮酒的青少年吸烟的可能性是其他青少年的两倍。 One study found that raising the dr...
The possible unintended consequences of anti-vaping policies. 反电子烟政策可能产生的意外后果。 E-cigarettes, also known as vapes and by brand names such as Juul, are battery-operated devices that allow users to inhale nicotine without...
14:00 No time for second email-batching session. 14：00没有时间进行第二次邮件批量处理了。 Lunch and well-being hour begins an hour late. 午餐和幸福时间晚一小时开始。 Make open sandwich with rye bread, salmon, dill. 用黑...
Business 商业版块 Bartleby: New year, new you 巴托比：新的一年，新的你 How to have the most productive working day of your life 如何拥有一生中最有效率的工作日 Its the first full working week of 2023. 2023年第一个完整...
If you are an analyst at Goldman Sachs, connect with every analyst in JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and UBS. 如果你是高盛的分析师，那就联系摩根大通、摩根士丹利和瑞银的每一位分析师。 Dont worry, they are thinking t...
Business 商业板块 Bartleby: Making the most of LinkedIn 巴托比：充分利用领英 How to survive and thrive on the business worlds favourite social network 如何在商界最受欢迎的社交网络上生存和发展 Social media and career...
There are bigger costs than comedy and confusion. 不只是引人发笑和令人困惑，头衔通胀还会带来更大的代价。 Handing a heftier title to one person can easily cause resentment among others on a team. 给一个人更高的头衔很...
