新奇文共賞 (137)
姚崢嶸2016/5/7 — 15:51
美國共和黨總統參選人特朗普(特朗普 facebook 圖片)
精選奇文
Why You Can't Lose Weight on a Diet (New York Times)
上幾期有文章指,單靠運動減肥成效有限,今次這篇說,節食減肥,更可能適得其反。Why an Olympian sold $22k of ad space on his body as a 'campaign to be annoying' (Washington Post)
國際體壇被商業贊助支配,運動員用妙計抗議,這才算勇武抗爭吧?A Bitter Pill (The Verge)
科學精神 + 受夠了腸胃不適煎熬 = 自己動手移植糞便細菌。說是「動手」其實不太貼切,因為故事主人翁是用口吞服朋友的糞便樣本。(相關舊文:《屁話連篇》)Donald Trump, Nate Silver, and the Value of Data Journalism (The New Yorker)
統計預測王 Nate Silver 老貓燒鬚,堅持 Donald Trump 無機會勝出初選,並非方法出錯,只是忘記提醒自己依從自己推崇的方法而已。Will Toys Ever Go Beyond Blue and Pink? (The Atlantic)
因為「男女有別」,男生就要玩飛機大炮,女生就要玩煮飯仔與芭比嗎?過去五十年,人類一直進步,惟玩具這種的性別分化卻愈來愈嚴重,甚至有指會影響社會未來結構。
天下奇文
Russian teenager born with no fingers becomes celebrated piano player (The Guardian)
厲害。7 Tips To Wake Up Without Coffee (Youtube)
唔想飲咖啡又想精神爽利的七個小貼士。Don't pooh-pooh it: Making paper from elephant dung (BBC)
有頭腦的話,屎也可以用來賺錢。I tried Fitbit for a month, and taking it off was the best decision I've made (Business Insider)
另一個嘗試更健康,但被科技牽著走的朋友。Are these the world's most boring jobs? (The Guardian)
最後一個例子說明,就算最沉悶的工作,也可能有食腦機會。