Scary Music Scarier with Eyes Shut In the journal Public Library of Science ONE, researchers report that listening to scary music with eyes shut may intensify the emotional experience. Cynthia Graber reports Scary music plays a key role in ramping u

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 60秒科学

Transit workers unions in the Sanfrancisco bay area say they will walk off their job at mid night after marathon bargaining session failed to produce a settlement in their 4 month long labour dispute.NPR's Risgan reports. Representatives for 2 unions

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

For most people, by the time they reach their 80th or 90th birthday, they find that their memory isn't as sharp as it was when they were a few decades younger. But this isn't the case for everyone. As CRI's Li Yi explains, scientists are peeking into

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Dogs make great listeners, and that maybe because man and man's best friend use analogous brain regions to process voices. Researchers collected almost 200,000 samples including humane-akin vocalizations, as well as environmental noises and silence.

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Have you ever heard that we humans use only ten percent of our brains? This oft-quoted myth holds a certain appeal because if it were true, then we could instantly become ten times more intelligent just by firing up that sleepy majority of the brain!

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Lisa grew up in a huge family. She had six older sisters. All of them were very beautiful. This made Lisa feel very bad. She knew she looked nothing like them. Lisa had even heard people say she was the ugly sister. As teens the girls spent every wee

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Genetics and Environmental Factors in Creating Genius Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University believes that geniuses are largely made. He has banned television from his home because he fears it might ruin the minds of his family. He makes time every

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Do We Only Use 10% Of Our Brains? Have you ever heard that we humans use only ten percent of our brains? This oft-quoted myth holds a certain appeal because if it were true, then we could instantly become ten times more intelligent just by firing up

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS -May 21, 2002: First electronically controlled animals / Study of mothers and their sons / Effects of global warming Broadcast: VOICE ONE: This is Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And this i

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 科技之光

GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz. And on the show today, hardwired - ideas about what determines our personalities, our traits, our behaviors and even the choices we make. And usually when we talk about the way humans are

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剧本与台词 Scar: Well, I was first in line,until the little hairball was born. 刀疤:嗯,我本来是排第一位的,直到那个小毛球出生。 Mufasa: That hairball is my son and your future king! 木法沙:那个毛球是我的儿子

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Research conducted on some 200 former American football players has found evidence of a brain disease linked to repeated head blows in nearly all of them, including professionals all the way down the ranks to high-school players. It's one of the most

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Rebecca: So Gareth we've been talking about kids and technology. So is there a time when you think maybe kids should have access to a cellphone? Gareth: Well, there are many benefits to having a cellphone at an early age, like nowadays, you can get t

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爱尔兰流行民谣二人组 Hudson Taylor 新单 《Care》!现在欧美唱民谣不少,两大男孩还一起配着吉他的倒是真的不多了,听听吧,给你不一样的感觉哦。 歌词: Verse 1: You're not under cover You're jus

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It is called crib death or SIDS which stands for sudden infant death syndrome. Parents put a seemingly healthy infant to sleep and return to find the baby has stopped breathing. The causes remain a mystery, but new research suggests a chemical imbala

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(二月)

Murakami turned Japanese literature on its head, writing novels and short stories heavily influenced by Western literature that were contemporary, humorous, and that often slipped into the surreal. Hello, mister, whats the matter, lost your guidebook

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The Pierces是由两姐妹组成的团体,女声童话般甜美,像薄荷糖的味道,但是音乐中始终弥漫着一股不安分的邪恶气氛。这首Secret听起来就是这种感觉,开场明媚疏朗,但是就像斑斓的玻璃糖果纸

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Joshua Leo. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Have you heard the expression, bird

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 环球英语 Spotlight

Our development of larger brains had much to do with our evolution as a species. But the question is, what fueled the development of those larger brains? The most popular theory among anthropologists is that we switched to an omnivorous diet. Our anc

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: Synesthesia is actually a really common condition, but also it's how our brains work most of the time. So you can do this really simple experiment at home to see what Synesthesia actually looks l

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