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Passage OneI had an experience some years ago which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to officiate at two funerals...

Passage FourRichard Satava, program manager for advanced medical technologies, has been a driving force in bringing virtual reality to medicine, /where/ computers create a "virtual" or simul...

Passage ThreeFor most thinkers since the Greek philosophers, it was self-evident that there is something called human nature, something that constitutes the essence of man. There were various views ab...

Passage TwoSome futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge ( 嗯) of women in the workforce may portend a rejection of marriage. Many women, according to this hypothesis, would rather work than ...

Passage OneFor years, doctors advised their patients that the only thing taking multivitamins does is give them expensive urine (男). After all, true vitamin deficiencies are practically unheard of i...

Passage Four A new high-performance contact lens under development at the department for applied phys­ics at the University of Heidelberg will not only correct ordinary vision defects but will enh...

Passage One Boys' schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.Far from the traditional image of a culture of ...

Passage TwoBeing sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity (长寿) boost se...

Passage OneIt is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay ...

Passage TwoThe $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like "I never do anything right" into positive ones like "I can succeed." ...