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第2719期:Why is it so hard to get rid of bed bugs?(1)
Episode 3
In 1834, the British Royal Navy ship, the Chanticleer, was dealing with a terrible cockroach infestation. The ship's surgeon, however, wrote enthusia…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
第2718期:I'll probably lose my job to AI(3)
Episode 4
So a final thought experiment. Imagine trying to explain your life right now to a Luddite. Better yet, just imagine trying to explain the life of som…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
第2717期:I'll probably lose my job to AI(2)
Episode 5
Very few people in this room have ever worried about how they were going to obtain food or shelter or heat, or how they were going to bury a child wh…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
第2716期:I'll probably lose my job to AI(1)
Episode 1
Well, I gather I'm not the only one who spends a lot of time thinking about AI these days. And by think I mean panic.嗯，我想，最近花大量时间思考人工智能的人不止我一个。我说的“思考…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
第2715期:How much do you really know about Ancient Rome?(2)
Episode 2
And finally, the ammonia in urine does indeed make for an excellent stain-fighting solution, which is why Roman launderers often placed buckets on st…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
第2714期:How much do you really know about Ancient Rome?(1)
Episode 3
Are you not entertained? And this is what you think of us. O tempora! O mores!你们难道不开心吗？你们就是这么想我们的。啊，时代！啊，传统！
Salvete! Minerva here— esteemed Roman god…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
第2713期:Babies' first bacteria could prevent infection
Episode 1
We come out of the womb sterile, but that doesn't last for long. All the nooks and crannies of the human body soon become home to microbial life. In …
10 months, 4 weeks ago
第2712期:Golden eagles return to English skies
Episode 1
Once widespread around the UK, persecution from farmers and gamekeepers meant Britain's second biggest bird of prey had disappeared from England and …
11 months ago
第2711期:Beating brain fog
Episode 2
Do you ever wake up with a fuzzy feeling in your head, you can't concentrate on anything, or find your memory just isn't working as it should? You're…
11 months ago
第2710期:What can magic teach us about the brain
Episode 3
You've probably seen the impossible happen, or at least thought you have. When a magician makes a card disappear, or throws a ball into the air, only…
11 months ago