新奇文共賞 (274)
姚崢嶸2017/8/30 — 21:07
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精選奇文
Behold the Elegance and Horror of a Nearly Invisible Squid (Atals Obscura)
隱形隱一半其實幾危險,主要存活於水深 1600 呎的鳳頭鸚鵡魷就是這樣的生物,但牠們其實也有色素細胞改變身體顏色。(小肥波相關書評:《海怪的智慧》)How Roger Federer Upgraded His Game (The New York Times Magazine)
費達拿回勇的秘密?與他幫孩子放水沖涼有關。The Low-Fat vs. Low-Carb Diet Debate Has a New Answer (Time)
又有大型研究顯示,我們要減吃的不是脂肪,而是碳水化合物。(相關舊文:《為脂肪平反》)Spies Like Us: A Conversation With John le Carré and Ben Macintyre (The New York Times)
兩位我很喜歡的間諜書作者訪問。(相關舊文三篇:《最專業的演員》、《神鬼如何兩不分》、《潛伏》)
天下奇文
My week in Lucky House: the horror of Hong Kong's coffin homes (The Guardian)
外國人眼中的劏房。What Does the Peace Symbol Mean? (Mental Floss)
和平標誌原來源於「手旗信號 (flag semaphore) 」。Yes, That's a Huge Floating Mass of Live Fire Ants in Texas (The Atlantic)
風災引發的紅火蟻災。The collapse of Venezuela, explained (Vox)
委內瑞拉的攻局未必完全適用於香港,但可見單靠一種產業絕對是死路一條。