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。

TED演讲:提高批判性思维的5个窍门(2)

Two: gather your information. 第二：搜集信息。 There's lots of it out there, so having a clear idea of your question will help you determine what's relevant. 信息无所不在，所以明晰问题可以帮你决定哪些信息是有用的。

TED演讲:为什么竞争者要把店开在彼此旁边(2)

Day three of the ice cream wars, you get to the beach early, and set up right in the center of Teddy territory, 在冰淇淋战争的第三天，你更早的来到了海滩并把你的冰淇淋车放在了泰迪地盘的中间， assuming you'll serv

TED演讲:我们应该食用昆虫吗(1)

For centuries, people have consumed bugs, everything from beetles to caterpillars, locusts, grasshoppers, termites, and dragonflies. 几世纪以来，人类都在食用各种虫子，从甲虫到毛毛虫、蝗虫、蚱蜢、白蚁再到蜻蜓。 Th

TED演讲:你怎么知道自己是存在的(1)

How do you know you're real? 你如何意识到自己的真实存在？ It's an obvious question until you try to answer it, but let's take it seriously. 这是个显而易见的问题，但回答起来不容易，让我们严肃地讨论一下。 Ho

TED演讲:你怎么知道自己是存在的(2)

Maybe the body you perceive yourself to have isn't really there. 或许你感知到的自己的身体，其实并不存在。 Maybe all of reality, even its abstract concepts, like time, shape, color and number are false, all just deceptions concocte

TED演讲:婚姻的历史(1)

There have been many different things written and said about marriage. 已经有各种不同文字记录和讨论着关于婚姻的话题。 From the sweetly inspirational to the hilariously cynical. 从甜蜜励志的到诙谐讽刺的。 But what m

TED演讲:语法重要吗(1)

You're telling a friend an amazing story, and you just get to the best part when suddenly he interrupts, 你正给朋友讲一个精彩的故事，刚讲到最精彩的部分时，他突然打断了你说： The alien and I, not Me and the alien. 应该

TED演讲:语法重要吗(2)

Speech patterns that deviated from the written rules were considered corruptions, or signs of low social status, 而那些偏离了书面语语法的口语则被认为是错误的，或者是社会地位低下的表现， and many people who had grow

TED演讲:语法的分界线 牛津逗号(1)

Say you're helping plan a friend's party, and he sends you a text asking you to bring Bob, a DJ and a clown. 假设你准备帮你的朋友组织一个聚会，你朋友给你发了一条短信要你记得叫上鲍勃，一个DJ和一个小丑。 You

TED演讲:语法的分界线 牛津逗号(2)

With the comma, you may think Bob is the DJ, and all you need is him and the puppy. 加了逗号之后你可能会以为鲍勃就是DJ，而你要叫上的是两样事物，DJ鲍勃和狗。 The argument over the Oxford comma has raised such strong p