Obituary 逝者 Claude Lvi-Strauss 克洛德列维-斯特劳斯 Claude Lvi-Strauss, anthropologist, died on October 30th, aged 100. 人类学家克洛德列维-斯特劳斯于10月30日逝世,享年100岁。 Before Claude Lvi-Strauss revolutionised...
Obituary 逝者 Robert Rines 罗伯特莱恩斯 Robert Rines, scientist and Nessie-hunter, died on November 1st, aged 87 罗伯特莱恩斯科学家、尼斯水怪追寻者于11月1日逝世,享年87岁 Eyewitness evidence may be all very well in a...
Obituary 讣告 Eugene Terre'Blanche 尤金特雷布兰奇 Eugene Ney Terre'Blanche, a Boer demagogue, died on April 3rd, aged 69 尤金耐特雷布兰奇,一名布尔人宣传活动家,卒于4月3日,终年69岁 On December 16th 1838, a small...
Book Review;Entrepreneurs 书评;企业家 Headbanging 离奇的企业家 World Changers: 25 Entrepreneurs Who Changed Business As We Knew It. By John Byrne. 世界改变者:25位改变传统商业的企业家 作者:约翰拜恩。 Hero-worshi...
Science and Technolgy 科技 Science in Argentina 阿根廷的科研 Cristina the alchemist 炼金术士克里斯蒂娜 Argentina is trying to build a scientific establishment 阿根廷努力打造一个科研机构 SOUTH AFRICA is not the only middl...
Science and Technolgy 科技 The evolution of co-operation 合作关系的演变 Make or break? 建立还是终止? Social networking tames cheats 社交网络驯服欺骗者 HOW people collaborate, in the face of numerous temptations to cheat, is...
Science and Technolgy 科技 Climate and the solar cycle 气候和太阳圈 Chilling out in the winter sun 在冬日的阳光中发冷 Stratospheric changes can lead to nasty cold snaps 平流层的变化能引发讨人厌的寒流 THOSE unconvinced-...
Science and Technolgy 科技 Social science 社会科学 Wisdom about crowds 关于群体的思考 To model the behaviour of humans en masse, treat them as people, not molecules 在为人类的全体活动建立模型时,要将他们看作是人,而...
Science and Technolgy 科技 infantile anaemia 婴儿贫血 Blood simple 简单的输血 A small change in how babies are delivered might abolish infantile anaemia 分娩方式的简单改变可能帮助消灭婴儿贫血 CHILDHOOD anaemia is a probl...
Science and Technolgy 科技 The history of AIDS 艾滋病的历史 Heroes and villains 英雄与狗熊 The story of AIDS involves many larger-than-life characters, good and bad 艾滋病的故事造就了众多的传奇人物,也展示了人性的善...