TED演讲:为什么玻璃是透明的(2)

But this still doesn't explain why light is able to pass through glass rather than being absorbed as with most solids. 但是这还是不能解释为什么光可以穿透玻璃而不是像其他大多固体那样被吸收。 For that, we need to go a

TED演讲:为何番茄酱很难倒出来(1)

French fries are delicious. French fries with ketchup are a little slice of heaven. 我们都知道炸薯条很好吃，再配上番茄酱简直就是人间美味。 The problem is it's basically impossible to pour exactly the right amount. 但问题是

TED演讲:为何番茄酱很难倒出来(2)

When ketchup is just sitting around, the tomato particles are evenly and randomly distributed. 当番茄酱静止的时候，番茄颗粒都很均匀的分布其中。 Now, let's say you apply a weak force very quickly. 现在，假如你突然用很小

TED演讲:奥威尔现象(1)

If you've watched the news or followed politics 如果你看新闻或者关注政治， chances are you've heard the term Orwellian thrown around in one context or another. 那么你很有可能听说过奥威尔现象频繁地出现在不同的语境中

TED演讲:世上最难翻译的词之一

Which is the hardest word to translate in this sentence? 哪一个单词是这个句子中最难翻译的？ Know is easy to translate. know是很容易翻译的。 Pep rally doesn't have a direct analog in a lot of languages and cultures, but can be

TED演讲:反英雄式人物(2)

The anti-hero initially conforms, ignorantly accepting the established views, 一开始，反英雄顺从、无知地接受别人给出的观点， a typical, unquestioning, brainwashed member of society. 是典型的盲目、被洗脑的社会一份子

TED演讲:诺贝尔奖是如何运作的(1)

What do a seventeen-year-old Pakistani, a Norwegian explorer, a Tibetan monk, and an American pastor have in common? 一个17岁的巴基斯坦人，一位挪威探险家，一个西藏和尚和一名美国牧师之间有什么相同之处呢？ They

TED演讲:诺贝尔奖是如何运作的(2)

There's no limit to the number of times a person or organization can be nominated. 个人和组织没有被提名的次数限制。 In fact, Jane Addams, recognized as the founder of social work in the United States, 事实上，简亚当斯作为美国

TED演讲:我们应该食用昆虫吗(2)

Bugs can be eaten whole to make up a meal or ground into flour, powder, and paste to add to food. 虫子能够被整个食用，或者被研磨成细粉粗粉和糊状来加在食物里。 But it's not all about taste. They're also healthy. 虫子不只

TED演讲:为什么有这么多昆虫存在(1)

If insects suddenly morphed into large beings, and decided to wage war on us, there's no doubt that humans would lose. 如果有一天，所有的昆虫突然都变大了并且要和我们开战，那我们人类必输无疑。 We'd simply be crushed

TED演讲:为什么有这么多昆虫存在(2)

Insect exoskeletons also work like body armor, 昆虫的外骨骼就像保护身体的盔甲一样 protecting insects against the outside world and helping them cope with habitats that other creatures can't. 抵御外部环境的伤害，帮助它们应

TED演讲:为什么昆虫的大脑如此神奇(1)

The human brain is one of the most sophisticated organs in the world, 人类的大脑是世界上最复杂的器官之一， a supercomputer made of billions of neurons that processes and controls all of our senses, thoughts, and actions. 一个由数十

TED演讲:为什么昆虫的大脑如此神奇(2)

But even though the insect brain is organized very differently from ours, there are some striking similarities. 虽然昆虫与人类大脑的组成大相径庭，但是仍有很多惊人的相似之处。 For example, most insects have smell detecto

TED演讲:书的演变(1)

What makes a book a book? 到底什么才叫书呢？ Is it just anything that stores and communicates information? 是指那些能储存或者传达信息的东西吗？ Or does it have to do with paper, binding, font, ink, its weight in your hands,

TED演讲:书的演变(2)

And what about font size and type? 那字的大小和字体呢？ The earliest movable type pieces consisted of reversed letters cast in relief on the ends of lead alloy stocks. 最早的活字是在铅铝坯料的一端铸造凸出的反字。 They

TED演讲:人类为何要相爱-一个哲学探讨(1)

Ah, romantic love, beautiful and intoxicating, heartbreaking and soul-crushing, often all at the same time. 啊...浪漫的爱情啊，美好又令人痴醉，伤心又断魂，通常所有的感觉会同时汇集在一起。 Why do we choose to put

TED演讲:人类为何要相爱-一个哲学探讨(2)

Love's delight, intimacy, and warmth helps us overcome our fear of the world, 爱的愉悦，亲密，和温暖帮助我们克服对这世界的恐惧， escape our lonely shells, and engage more abundantly in life. 逃脱我们孤独的外壳，让我

TED演讲:食物是如何影响大脑的(1)

If you sucked all of the moisture out of your brain and broke it down to its constituent nutritional content, what would it look like? 如果将你大脑里所有的水分都吸干，然后按不同的营养成分进行分类，会是怎样呢？ Mos

TED演讲:食物是如何影响大脑的(2)

Like the other organs in our bodies, our brains also benefit from a steady supply of micronutrients. 像我们身体中的其他器官一样，稳定供给微量营养元素也会有益大脑。 Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables strengthen the br

TED演讲:提高批判性思维的5个窍门(1)

Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us. 我们无时不刻都在做各种各样的决定。 Some are small and unimportant, but others have a larger impact on our lives. 有些微不足道，有些却会对我们的生活造成很大影响。