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Do you get your best ideas when you are bored, or when you are out doing new things? What should we look for when we want to be more creative? Boredom and stimulus may be opposites, but studies into creativity suggest that actually we might need both. 当你感到无聊时，或者当你出去做新事物时，你会得到最好的想法吗？当我们想要更有创意时，我们应该寻找什么？无聊和刺激可能是相反的，但对创造力的研究表明，...

Whether you love to belt out tunes at karaoke or just sing in the shower, it turns out that singing can be good for both physical and mental health. And you don't even have to be good at it! 无论您是喜欢在卡拉 OK 中大声高唱还是只是在淋浴时唱歌，事实证明唱歌对身心健康都有好处。而且您甚至不必擅长它！ The physical and mental advantages of singing are caused by a combination of factors, according to B...

Many of us were told from an early age that, be it at school or in life, "you learn from your mistakes". But is this actually true? 我们中的许多人从小就被告知，无论是在学校还是在生活中，“你从错误中吸取教训”。但这真的是真的吗？ The short answer is 'yes' – failure can be a teachable moment. But learning from our mistakes is, in reality, very hard because we don't like to fail. It doesn't feel good,...

We've all been there – staring at a pile of books, desperately hoping that what we study will stick in our mind. Many of us have probably asked if there's any way that we can get better at remembering things. So, why don't we look at what memory experts say about this? 我们都去过那里——盯着一堆书，绝望地希望我们所学的东西能牢记在心。我们中的许多人可能会问，是否有任何方法可以让我们更好地记住事物。那...

Do you ever struggle with choosing your outfit in the morning? If you have a full wardrobe yet still feel you don't have anything to wear, you might want to build yourself a capsule wardrobe! 您是否曾经为早上选择衣服而苦恼？如果你的衣柜已经装满了，但仍然觉得没有什么可穿的，你可能想为自己打造一个胶囊衣橱！ So, what is this? Put simply, a capsule wardrobe is a small selection of items of clothing th...

Are you a good judge of character? Can you make an accurate judgement of someone's personality based only on your first impression of them? Ironically, the answer lies as much in them as it does in you. 你能很好地判断人品吗？仅凭第一印象就可以准确判断一个人的性格吗？具有讽刺意味的是，答案在他们身上和在你身上一样多。 One of the first people to try to identify good judges of character was US psychol...

The weather affects all of us. An unexpected downpour or hot spell can be annoying, but when conditions are more extreme, it can severely impact agriculture, transport infrastructure and our homes. It's no surprise that for centuries scientists have tried to control the weather – but is it really possible? 天气影响我们所有人。一场意想不到的倾盆大雨或炎热天气可能会令人讨厌，但当情况更加极端时，它会...

Are you the kind of person who hated school? Or are you more like Michael Nicholson, who can't stop learning? He currently has 30 degrees including 22 master's and a doctorate! If you're also passionate about studying, you might be a philomath – a person who loves to learn and study. The word comes from Greek with 'phil' meaning 'a lover of' and 'math' meaning 'learning'. 你是那种讨厌上学的人吗？...

Is there anything nicer than a cooling ice cream on a hot summer's day? This traditional treat is centuries old, but our tastes and consumer habits are evolving. How is the ice cream production process changing, and who is driving this change? 有什么比在炎热的夏日来一杯清凉的冰淇淋更惬意的呢？这种传统美食已有数百年历史，但我们的口味和消费习惯正在不断发展。冰淇淋生产过程发生了怎样的变化，谁在推动这...

How's your eyesight? From the moment we're born, our eyes grow, our vision becomes clearer and some of us will have normal or even 20:20 vision. However, others will become short-sighted and end up wearing glasses or contact lenses to help them see everything clearly. And some experts claim that more of us will be wearing them in the future because of our lifestyle when we were younger. 你的视力怎...

Milk, it comes from cows, right? Well, not all the milk you see on supermarket shelves is from an udder. These days we see many plant-based alternatives to dairy, such as oat, pea and soya milk. But why would someone stop drinking their full-fat, semi-skimmed or skimmed cow’s milk and trade it for one of these? 牛奶，它来自牛，对吧？好吧，并非您在超市货架上看到的所有牛奶都来自乳房。如今，我们看到...

When you think of foods that are good for you, chocolate may not be high up on your list. But, there has been a lot of research into dark chocolate, which shows that it does, in fact, have health benefits. 当您想到对自己有益的食物时，巧克力可能不会排在您的首位。但是，对黑巧克力进行了大量研究，这表明它确实对健康有益。 Chocolate is made by roasting cacao seeds, which come from the cacao tree. After...

What things make you laugh? There are many things that make us chuckle or burst into laughter. This natural show of emotion gives off signals that we are happy, we find something humorous or even that we’re just a barrel of laughs! Gelotologists have been looking at why we do it and what the benefits are. 什么事情会让你发笑？有很多事情会让我们轻笑或放声大笑。这种自然的情感表现会发出信号，表明我们...

The ocean covers over 70% of the surface of our planet, though, according to the National Ocean Service, 95% of it remains unexplored. This is because under the surface is a dark and hostile environment with unrelenting high pressure, freezing temperatures and bizarre creatures in the depths. 海洋覆盖了地球表面 70% 以上的面积，但根据美国国家海洋局的数据，其中 95% 的面积仍未开发。这是因为在地表之下...

When do you think ‘middle age’ starts? What about ‘old age’? Unsurprisingly, the answer to these questions will depend on your culture, as well as how old you are when someone asks you. What is perhaps more surprising is that the answer to these questions could have an impact on how quickly your body begins to age. 你认为“中年”从什么时候开始？ “晚年”怎么办？不出所料，这些问题的答案将取决于您的文化...

How would you survive without your smartphone? For many of us, it’s the gadget we’re most hooked on – looking at it hundreds of times a day. We depend on it to perform a multitude of tasks and to connect with our friends and family. But have we become addicted to our phones? 如果没有智能手机，你将如何生存？对于我们中的许多人来说，这是我们最着迷的小工具——每天查看它数百次。我们依靠它来执行大量任务并...

Would you be good at managing a top-level sports team? Do you have the tactics and know-how to be the next Jurgen Klopp? Well, you can find out by playing fantasy sports! 你会擅长管理顶级运动队吗？你有成为下一个 Jurgen Klopp 的战术和诀窍吗？好吧，你可以通过玩梦幻运动来找出答案！ While football fans across the globe observe victories, losses and draws of real matches this season, over nine million...

The Romans lived in Britain between 43AD and 410AD but their legacy is still felt today and not just in physical ruins. The Romans left us language, including some common English words. 罗马人在公元 43 年到 410 年间居住在英国，但他们的遗产今天仍然可以感受到，而不仅仅是物质上的废墟。罗马人给我们留下了语言，包括一些常用的英语单词。 During the Roman Empire, Latin, an ancient language, was spoken in m...

We all want to save money, and with the cost of living on the rise in the UK, it’s become more important than ever to watch what we spend. The biggest increase in our expenditure at the moment is on energy – the oil, gas and electricity we use to power and heat our homes. That’s why many of us are looking at ways to save energy so we don’t have to shell out on huge fuel bills. 我们都想省...

There are no clear answers to the question of why we dream, but there are different theories. Dreaming is extraordinary and strange: you hallucinate, believe impossible things, and people you know may merge into one another. And then, to top it off, you will likely forget all about it. 我们为什么会做梦这个问题没有明确的答案，但有不同的理论。做梦是非凡而奇怪的：你产生幻觉，相信不可能的事情，你认识...

The destructive impact of fast fashion on the environment is widely documented. So how can we, as consumers, reduce our fashion footprint? One obvious answer is to buy less. Another is to buy clothes that have been more sustainably made, using organic and recycled materials. Hiring clothes is another way to get new pieces for our wardrobe. But buying second-hand may be the simplest solution and a...

What is the likelihood of you having someone who looks just like you? Would it be a good thing? And if you did have one, would you want to meet them? 你有一个长得像你的人的可能性有多大？这会是一件好事吗？如果你有，你想见见他们吗？ Consider how often your facial features are used to identify you. Your passport, ID card and driving licence all bare your face. To enter your workplace, you likely need...

With our already busy lives, finding time to exercise can feel like one more thing on our ‘to do’ list. So maybe it would help if there was ‘a best time’ to exercise? Could exercising at certain times help maximise our fitness goals? The answer is ‘yes’, but it’s easier than you think – no matter who you are, or when you like to work out. 在我们本已忙碌的生活中，抽出时间锻炼身体感觉就像是我们“待办...

According to research studies coming out of top US universities, having high emotional intelligence, or EQ, can help you to succeed, particularly at work. 根据美国顶尖大学的研究，拥有高情商或 EQ 可以帮助您取得成功，尤其是在工作中。 The idea of emotional intelligence was introduced by psychologist John Mayer in the 90s and has gained popularity since, especially because it is said to be something t...

Gratitude is more than just saying ‘thank you’ to someone who has helped us or given us a gift. Gratitude is a deeper appreciation for someone or something that makes us feel a positive emotion. And this positive emotion can be good for our health – our emotional and physical health, as well as the health of our relationships. 感恩不仅仅是对帮助过我们或送给我们礼物的人说“谢谢”。感恩是对某人或某事...