新奇文共賞 (564)

精選奇文

1. The Man Who Sacked Rome (The Atlantic)
   中國歷史向以漢族為本位，其他族都是「蠻族」，教科書幾乎完略過遼、西夏、金甚至元；西方歷史亦然，西羅馬帝國覆亡後，求其一句「進入黑暗時代」就抹殺了西歐一千年歴史。

2. My robotic basketball hoop wont let you miss (Stuff Made Here)
   利用專業知識做無聊嘢，重點是想知最後有無跪玻璃。

3. Australian architecture: Two Brisbane skyscrapers repurposed into one (BBC)
   澳洲有重建計劃，不須將原有建築拆卸，只要在兩幢商廈打通合體即可！不過要在香港實行，首先要搵兩幢相鄰，又由同一地主擁有的大廈。

天下奇文

1. This Covid-19 Captain America Conspiracy Theory Has A Satisfying And Hilarious Explanation (IFL Science)
   認真地做無聊嘢破陰謀論。

2. The High Cost of Panic-Moving (The Atlantic)
   確實有人因疫情逃離家園。

3. Expats buy Japanese country house for a song and get way more than they bargained for (CNN)
   如果只是 2 萬美元值得買！

4. Riding Out Quarantine With a Chatbot Friend: ‘I Feel Very Connected’ (The New York Times)
   是饑不擇食，抑或人工智能厲害？

5. Your brain won’t let you see all 12 dots in this image (Popular Science)
   我都睇唔到。