Rats in tiny trousers, pseudoscientific bullshit, the personalities of rocks, and Volkswagens, shall we say, creative approach to emissions testing were among the research topics honored by the 2016 Ig Nobel Prizes. The winners were announced last ni...
Being an expert at something really pays off. Just how good are top performers compared to everybody else? Research shows in high complexity jobs like professional and sales roles, the top 10 percent produce 80 percent more than average and 700 perce...
What is your most memorable cultural shock? 你印象最深且感到震惊的文化差异有哪些？ 获得568好评的回答@Dave Samwell： Some friends and I go to a bar to have a few beers before dinner. Beer is expensive in Japan and so we orde...
Oxford Dictionaries suspended its #OneWordMap most-hated words project. An update to the blog post describing the feature stated: We regret to inform users that due to severe misuse we have had to remove this feature from our website. 牛津字典暂停...
Beginning a new job is exciting and terrifying at the same time. It gives you the opportunity to start over which is especially wonderful if you didn't leave your last job on good terms. Even if your separation from your former employer was amicable,...
《纽约时报》对美国大选第一场辩论中提及的事实进行了核实，显然《纽约时报》更支持希拉里。 Foreign Policy and National Security Mr. Trump said Mrs. Clinton had been fighting ISIS your entire adult life. In reali...
《纽约时报》对美国大选第一场辩论中提及的事实进行了核实，显然《纽约时报》更支持希拉里。 Foreign Policy and National Security Mr. Trump said Mrs. Clinton had been fighting ISIS your entire adult life. In reali...
In a bid to convince drivers in Aichi Prefecture to keep their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road, a new Japanese smartphone app offers free coffee coupons to drivers who dont check their phones for at least 100 km. 为了督促爱知县的司...
It's a picture which perfectly captures our obsession with the selfie. 这张照片完美地捕捉到了我们对于自拍的痴迷。 Taken at an Orlando campaign event, it shows Hillary Clinton smiling and waving at a crowd who have their back turn...
英国威廉王子与凯特王妃24日带着儿子乔治和女儿夏洛特来到加拿大访问，加总理贾斯廷特鲁多在机场亲自迎接。令特鲁多始料未及的是，或许是因为时差原因，3岁的乔治小王子在特鲁多面前...
Ive been given a 22-year-old to manage who has a first-class degree from Cambridge and is a first-class pain in the butt. 公司让我去管理一个22岁的年轻人，他是剑桥的优等毕业生也是个一等一的刺头。 Ive asked him to wor...
Today I have been both murderous and merciful. 今天，我既凶残又仁慈。 I have deliberately mown down pensioners and a pack of dogs. 我故意杀死了领取养老金者和几条狗。 I have ploughed into the homeless, slain a couple of ath...
Scotland cannot manage without the UK, Theresa May said as she attempts to quash moves for a second independence vote. 特丽莎梅试图取消苏格兰的第二次独立公投，她表示，苏格兰离不开英国。 With 62 per cent of Scots votin...
A recent survey from NPR (National Public Radio) adds to a growing pile of research that some jobs can really, really hurt your health. 美国国家公共电视台(NPR)最近的一项调查进行了众多研究，发现有些工作的确会损害健康...
A recent survey from NPR (National Public Radio) adds to a growing pile of research that some jobs can really, really hurt your health. 美国国家公共电视台(NPR)最近的一项调查进行了众多研究，发现有些工作的确会损害健康...
