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Digital Revolution Shakes Colleges Imagine a university class with 160,000 students sitting at computers all around the world, all learning from the same professors. It is not science-fiction. It is a class at Stanford University in California taught

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Hi everybody. As I said in my State of the Union address, we live in a time of extraordinary change-change that's affecting the way we live and the way we work. New technology replaces any job where work can be automated. Workers need more skills to

VOA标准英语2013--Demand Grows for Global Ban on 'Killer Robots'

Demand Grows for Global Ban on 'Killer Robots' A human-sized robot joined campaigners outside the British Parliament last month to highlight what they say are the imminent dangers of automated weapons systems - or killer robots. Among them was Americ

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Havoc and panic stemming from fraud charges against U.S. billionaire Allen Stanford have spread to Latin America, prompting several governments to swing into action. Venezuelan policemen pass in front of a closed Stanford Bank office in Caracas, 19

VOA慢速英语2009-Agriculture Report - Letting a Robot Milk Your C

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Technology is making life easier for some dairy farmers. They use robotic systems to milk their cows. These systems are designed to reduce labor and increase milk production. Here is how they work:

VOA标准英语2012--New Movie Boosts Campaign to Save Polar Bears

New Movie Boosts Campaign to Save Polar Bears Polar bears are in trouble. Scientists say only 20,000 remain, and their long term survival could be at risk. The new IMAX movie, To the Arctic, is narrated by actress Meryl Streep. The movie tells the st

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The study of a solar-powered blood pressure monitor finds it can be an effective tool in places where electricity and even batteries can be in short supply. A study in Africa found the monitors to be affordable and accurate. High blood pressure is a

VOA标准英语2009-South Korean Capital Tries to Address Women'

As part of the Seoul government's effort to make the city more accessible for women, it has created thousands of parking spaces just for women. Jason Strother | Seoul 24 November 2009 As part of the Seoul government's effort to make the city more ac

VOA常速英语2014--科学家研究3D打印人体组织

Researchers Work on 3-D Printing of Living Tissue 科学家研究3D打印人体组织 Three-dimensional printers are rapidly becoming everyday appliances, much like color printers a couple of decades ago. Increasingly, the technology is being used in

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VOA标准英语2011--Survey Finds Shortage of High Skilled Workers Around the Globe

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美国国家公共电台 NPR A Blind Theatergoer's 'Hamilton' Lawsuit Aims Spotlight On Broadway Accessibility

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Two cybersecurity firms say they have found some technical similarities between the WannaCry ransomware and earlier attacks from hackers in North Korea, though they are not calling these clues proof that North Korea is behind the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why The Airline Industry Could Keep Suffering System Failures Like Delta's

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'From The Ashes' Documents Rise And Fall Of Coal In America

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: When President Trump promised to step out of the Paris climate accord earlier this month, dozens of mayors and a handful of governors promised to step in. Officials like the mayor of Los Angeles and the governor of New York pledg

VOA双语新闻---洛杉矶抗议者抨击美国贫富差距

Protests by the Occupy Wall Street movement are continuing in the financial district of New York and other American cities. Community leaders say the anger reflects the gap between rich and poor in the United States. 占领华尔街运动的抗议者持

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Brazil's government has confirmed that wreckage found in the Atlantic Ocean belongs to the Air France flight that disappeared shortly after take-off late Sunday. Brazilian crews are still searching the area for bodies of the passengers on board. 巴西

美国国家公共电台 NPR Self-Driving Cars Raise Questions About Who Carries Insurance

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Last month, a car using self-driving features crashed with a human driver. That accident in Tempe, Ariz., did not result in any major injuries, but it did highlight new issues for the auto insurance industry. NPR's Yuki Noguchi a

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Youngest 2020 Candidate Pushes A Platform Of 'Inter-Generational Justice'

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