2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Abigail Washburn: Chinese Lyrics, America

But when Abigail Washburn picks up her old time banjo and starts to sing, she often delivers her lyrics in Chinese. It turns out she was speaking Chinese before she learned to play the banjo. In her early 20s, Abigail Washburn lived in the city of Ch

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Church in Seoul Full of Korea's Faithful

Korea has strong Buddhist and Shamanist roots. For many centuries, it was known as the hermit kingdom because of its resistance to outside influences. But in the last 50 years, Christianity has taken hold in South Korea. The number of Christians has

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-How the Dutch Mastered the North Sea?

When the floodwalls and levees gave way in New Orleans, the people of the Netherlands watched with special interest. 50% of the Netherlands lies below sea level, since medieval times, the Dutch have used dikes and levees to keep the country dry. Five

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Bosnian City's Unique Statue Choice: Bruc

Back in the 1980s and 90s, the city of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina was a scene of civil war, between the Catholic Croates on the west side of town and the Muslim Bosniacs on the east side. The two groups coexist today, but as you could imagine it's

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Study: Eating Cheese Can Alter Your Dream

Somewhere on the right frontier between science and sleep and a hunk of cheddar cheese, we found our next guest. My name is Nigel White, I'm Secretary of the British Cheese Board. The misperception has being that eating cheese before you go to bed gi

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Following the Monarchs in an Ultralight A

One of the world's most amazing migration is about to begin in earnest: 300 million monarch butterflies spread across North America are about to converge on small forests in the mounts of Mexico. This year, the butterflies have an unusual company as

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Transition Seen from Hacker Posturing to

A new survey of Internet security says the computer attacks are increasingly being used to make money, rather than simply to make mischief. Virus writers are finding also ways to amplify their powerthey're renting out robot armies of computers under

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Unleashing the Power of Creativity

I've always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place. For as long as I can remember, I've loved learning new things and solving problems. So when I sat

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Tracing a Hurricane at the National Hurri

When a hurricane heads toward the US coastline, all eyes turn to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Its the official source for information on how powerful a hurricane is, where its heading and when it will hit. Emergency planners depend on the

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-China Invests in Canadian Energy Sector

in a few minutes, getting back to business in New Orleans, but first to international business. A Chinese bid to buy the US oil company Unocal earlier this year caused quite a stir. Some people questioned the wisdom of letting foreigners control an A

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Eisner Bids Farewell to Disney

In today's business news, we look at the end of an era at Walt/ Disney. Today is Michael Eisner 's last day as chief executive of the Walt Disney company. NPR's Kim Masters has this report: Eisner held the top job at Disney for 21 years , that's a g

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-E=mc² at 100

One hundred years ago today, September (the) 27th, 1905, a physics paper was dropped into the mail, addressed to a German journal called AT. The paper was penned by a 26-year-old Swiss patent clerk with dark curly hair years before he sprouted that s

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Scientists: Male Chromosome Won't Lead to

Scientists at the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts say it's fortunate for humans that the Y chromosome is not on the verge of extinction. That's because the Y is the chromosome that makes males males. The outlook is less favorable for

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台十二月-Finding Beauty, and Fun, in Every Day

It's Friday, and once again we bring you StoryCorps, the oral history project travelling the country that gives family and friends the chance to ask one another about their lives. Copies of the conversations go to the Library of Congress and excerpts

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台十二月-The Word of the Year? 'Infosnacking'

Infosnacking is the 2005 word of the year. It's chosen by the editors of Webster's New World College Dictionary. They define infosnacking as those stolen moments at work at which we sneak time to handle personal e-mail, Google sports scores, old frie

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台十二月-Management Expert Drucker Dies at 95

The legendary political economist Peter Drucker has died at age 95. Drucker wrote more than 3 dozen books and countless articles, but for such a prolific writer, he offered rather pithy advice. The most important thing is to know what you're good at,

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台十二月-In Defense of Newspapers

Knight Ridder, the second largest newspaper chain in the country may very well be sold in the coming weeks. Its largest shareholder has demanded that the company be put up for sale even though its newspapers are all turning a profit. To commentator S

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台八月-Wal-Mart Moves to Bl

Wal-Mart is asking a federal appeals court in San Francisco to dismiss a sex discrimination lawsuit. A lower court ruling allowed a class-action case to move forward. It involves more than 1 million current and former female employees of the world's

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台十一月-Future of the New

Renee Montagne: On Fridays, we focus on your money. Renee Montagne: Today fewer people are spending that money on newspapers. Daily newspaper circulation reached its peak in 1984 and has been declining ever since. In what is by now a familiar announc

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台十二月-Bloggers Creating

With millions of blogs on the internet, don't blame yourself if you can't keep up with them all. Advertisers are having the same problem. They know that there are substantial audiences who get their news, their humor, their gossip from blogs, but, re