新奇文共賞 (296)

精選奇文

1. Ever wake up to a numb, dead arm? Here’s what’s happening. (Vox)
   「比鬼責」其實有科學解釋，你的神經線可能被壓住而令你無法動彈，亦有可能是你醒了，但腦部仍在深眠狀態，無法傳遞訊吧至肌肉。

2. To Boldly Go: The Science Behind Pooping in Space (Mental Floss)
   太空人在太空中大便其實很麻煩，要確保做好安全檢查才可如廁，否則糞便將會在太空艙隨處飄揚。

3. How the letters of the alphabet got their names (The Economist)
   究竟 H 應該讀 aitch 還是 haitch ？（相關舊文：《「One」為何讀作「溫」？》 ）

天下奇文

1. Scientists investigate how different houses and lifestyles affect which bugs live with us (Phys.org)
   間屋乾淨與否跟屋中昆蟲多樣性無關——但注意研究於美國進行，只供參考用。

2. What makes a happy song? Chances are it has more seventh chords (Science)
   七和弦可能是世上最令人高興的和弦。

3. How to sell a country: the booming business of nation branding (The Guardian)
   你覺得「飛龍」代表香港嗎？

4. Sex toy company admits to recording users' remote sex sessions, calls it a 'minor bug' (The Verge)
   咦？是香港高科技公司啊。

5. How to Get Rich Playing Video Games Online (The New Yorker)
   網上直播打機已是大生意，連 Amazon 都有染指。

6. Sentence structure for writers: understanding weight and clarity [extract] (OUP Blog)
   英文寫作，簡潔就是美。（相關舊文：《捨得，才寫得》）