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Consequence of sleep depletion
Even a single night of poor sleep can cause changes in the brain implicated in Alzheimer’s. Are you getting enough shut-eye? I DON’T mean...
Scientist
Oct 20, 2017


The real clean food
It's possible to have a diet that's both healthy and eco-friendly, but would you really want to eat it? Forget the fads, the answer is...
Scientist
Sep 30, 2017


The new nuclear race: Why North Korea isn’t the real story
The sabre-rattling between Pyongyang and Washington is masking a dangerous destabilisation in deterrence – making nuclear war by accident...
Scientist
Sep 23, 2017


Don't market yourself too much
Marketing does make a paramount contribution to the modern economy across the globe. Yet, not all walks of life demand the strategy that...

Yao Daneels Becquart
Sep 9, 2017


Don’t quit now: Why you have more willpower than you think
Willpower is not the limited resource we once thought it was. A simple attitude-hack is all that stands between you and endless...
Scientist
Sep 9, 2017


The Internet creates an egalitarian society
In the previous years, the well-to-do took an unrivalled advantage of all the information resources ranging from scientific research to...

Yao Daneels Becquart
Sep 9, 2017


Atomic Legoland: How to build wonder stuff from the atom up
Miracle materials that would supercharge clean energy are on the cards now we can play with individual atoms. We just need to work out...
Scientist
Aug 20, 2017


Why your real age may be older – or younger – than your years
Biological age can diverge from the number of years we celebrate on our birthdays - and it sheds light on the time we have left By Helen...
Scientist
Aug 16, 2017


Cold comfort: How chilling the lungs could beat heart attacks
If you can't restart a stopped heart within 5 minutes, brain damage starts. But using the lungs as a heat exchanger to chill the blood...
Scientist
Aug 12, 2017


Getting on the map: How to fix the problem with addresses
Addresses aren't just a convenient label to mark where you live, they're a vital technology – and one that needs an upgrade. By Joshua...
Scientist
Aug 10, 2017


Iain Sinclair and Keggie Carew - 有声 - Upper-intermediate level
对话请点击音频: Please click the audio so as to listen to the conversation: Listening to an artistic topic is by no means a piece of cake unless...
BBC + Yuzhe
Aug 4, 2017


Common mistake - last, last but not least, at last, finally and latest
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Cambridge + Yuzhe
Jul 31, 2017


Bronze Age DNA helps unravel true fate of biblical Canaanites
By Andy Coghlan Whatever became of the Canaanites? Famously, they appeared on the losing side in one of the best known biblical conflicts...
Scientist
Jul 31, 2017


Awesome awe: The emotion that gives us superpowers
Awe is so powerful it alters your sense of self, connects you with humanity and boosts your mind and body. And there's a surprising way...
Scientist
Jul 30, 2017


Napoleons and Normalcy - 有声 - Upper-intermediate level
对话请点击音频: Please click the audio so as to listen to the interview: Background story: "I have lived long enough now", writes Adam Gopnik,...
BBC + Yuzhe
Jul 29, 2017


Lectin-free is the new food fad that deserves to be skewered
With echoes of the gluten-free craze, lectins are being wrongly vilified with a glut of questionable health claims, says Anthony Warner...
Scientist
Jul 29, 2017


A genius of Maths - 有声 - intermediate level
故事请点击音频 Please click the audio so as to listen to the story Celebrating the only woman to win the biggest prize in mathematics....
BBC + Yuzhe
Jul 28, 2017


PPIs, Aspirin and cancer, Radiotherapy and smoking - 有声 - Intermediate level
对话请点击音频: Please click the audio so as to listen to the interview: Porter Coming up in today’s programme: Radiotherapy – it’s a crucial...
BBC + Yuzhe
Jul 27, 2017


Rural Tourism - 有声 - Intermediate level
故事请点击音频 Please click the audio so as to listen to the story With summer holiday season in full swing, Farming Today This Week focuses on...
BBC + Yuzhe
Jul 26, 2017


Museum of Lost Object - Delhi’s Stolen Seat of Power - 有声 - Upper-intermediate
故事请点击音频 Please click the audio so as to listen to the story Background of the story: In March 1739, the Persian warlord Nader Shah laid...
BBC + Yuzhe
Jul 24, 2017
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