Fish ad 鱼的招亲广告 Today we're looking at fish single's ads, let's seesingle fish female seeks good father to help with eggs. Come on, don't be serious. Fish don't place ad in a paper, plus I thought a common assumption in biology is that rep...
Out for the Count 失去知觉之后 If you've ever had major surgery, you probably remember lying down and waking upbut nothing in between. Thanks to the anesthesiologist, during the actual surgery you were out of it: immobilized and insensitive to...
Farewell to Arms 对扶手说再见 Good afternoon, this is your captain speaking. We are at cruising altitude and will be in flight for another three hours, so youd better get comfortable. 下午好,我是这架飞机的机长。我们已经到达了...
A Stationary Satellite, part 2 地球同步卫星(二) A geostationary satellite orbitsthe planet at the same rate as the planet rotates, so the satellite is always over the same patch of ground. 同步卫星以行星旋转的速度绕着行星运动...
A Stationary Satellite, part 1 地球同步卫星(一) Some of the best devices in science have been anticipated by science fiction writers years before they existed. 一些最先进的科学设备在被发明前就在科幻小说中被预料到了。...
Racial Stereotypes and Memory 种族刻板印象 Although there has been much debate about whether race has a biological or social basis, the bottom line is that race is a psychological reality for many people. That is, many folks assign other indivi...
Volcanos and Water 火山与水 Firefighters use water to battle a towering inferno.You might wonder if water could also stifle an erupting volcano. Actually, this experiment happens every time a volcano erupts at the bottom of the ocean. What happen...
Anchors Away, Me Boysbut How Far? 锚应该抛多远? Anchors away, me boysbut how far? On this moment of science.What happens if you throw your anchor overboard and there isn't enough chain to reach the bottom? Does the anchor haul you down with i...
Noise Pollution Is Affecting Whales 噪声污染正在影响着鲸鱼 If a noisy neighbor is blasting music at all hours of the day and night, drowning out your phone conversations and interrupting your sleep, you can call the police. But what is a w...
Why Is It So Difficult To Spot A Plane In The Air? 为什么定位空中的飞机如此难? How many times have you heard a jet plane going over, looked up to see it, but not been able to find it even though you were looking toward where the sound...