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第2321期:Saved by cuteness
Episode 260
Save the gorilla! Protect tigers! Help the giant kangaroo rats! You've probably heard the first two slogans but maybe not the last one. We're often k…
1 year, 6 months ago
第2319期:In Taiwan, Turning Trash into Sunglasses
Episode 233
A workshop in Taipei, Taiwan, is giving new life to bottle caps, food packaging, old toys, and other kinds of plastic waste.
台湾台北的一家工厂正在为瓶盖、食品包装、旧玩具和…
1 year, 6 months ago
第2318期:Japan Considers Four-day Work Weeks(2)
Episode 261
Government reports expect that, at the current rate, the working age population will drop by 40 percent to 45 million by 2065.
政府报告预计，按照目前的速度，到 2065 …
1 year, 6 months ago
第2317期:Japan Considers Four-day Work Weeks(1)
Episode 262
Japan is a nation so hardworking that the Japanese language has a term for working oneself to death. Now, the government is trying to deal with a lab…
1 year, 6 months ago
第2316期:Apostrophe campaign ends due to ignorance and laziness
Episode 263
They linger above our letters, they wander around the endings of our words - but apostrophes, it seems, are an endangered species. The Apostrophe Pro…
1 year, 6 months ago
第2315期:Rewilding: letting nature come back to life
Episode 264
Humankind has developed so much that urban sprawl and intensive agriculture now dominate our landscapes. Unfortunately, with that comes the threat of…
1 year, 6 months ago
第2314期:How to Make Your Smartphone Last Longer(2)
Episode 265
Google created the Android operating system and makes Pixel smartphones. It warns that hot batteries lose power faster, even when not being used.
谷歌创…
1 year, 6 months ago
第2313期:How to Make Your Smartphone Last Longer(1)
Episode 266
Many people are now holding onto their smartphones longer than in the past. This is true for several reasons. The cost of phones has been rising for …
1 year, 6 months ago
第2312期:Employers Use Wearable Devices to Measure Temperature(2)
Episode 267
Another device from the Massachusetts company Epicore Biosystems uses sweat to find out if a worker is overheating.
马萨诸塞州 Epicore Biosystems 公司的另一款设备…
1 year, 6 months ago
第2311期:Employers Use Wearable Devices to Measure Temperature(1)
Episode 268
On a hot summer day, workers recently worked to remove asbestos and hazardous waste at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. It is a former nuc…
1 year, 6 months ago