12-09-19 New experiments in group decision making show that having a seat at the table is very different than having a voice. Scholars at Brigham Young University and Princeton examined whether women speak less than men when a group collaborates to solve a p...

12-06-20 The civility monitor group , unlike law enforcement officials, will try to stop uncivilized behavior through reasoning and gentle words. 与执法人员不同的是，文明监督队（即市民劝导队）将用善意规劝引导的方式阻止不文明行为。 这里的civility monitor grou...

12-02-26 We might like to think we're not influenced by other people, but a new study into the group-buying mechanisms - like those used on coupon sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial - reveals that telling buyers who come later to the offer how many have...

11-09-10 They are notorious for targeting politicians, government agencies and multinationals. But an off-shoot of hacking group Anonymous has turned its attention to new prey - celebrities. 他们一向的攻击目标都是政客、政府机构和跨国公司。但是现在匿名者黑客...

11-06-23 The light passage from standing flowers, and the frequently colorful wings of butterfly has inspired the term social butterfly . 蝴蝶扑闪着色彩斑斓的翅膀轻盈飞舞于花丛中，这样的美景应该是交际花（social butterfly）这个说法灵感的来源。 It appears that...

11-04-14 A judge asked our group of potential jurors（陪审员） whether anyone should be excused, and one man raised his hand. I can't hear out of my left ear, the man told the judge. Can you hear out of your right ear? the judge asked. The man nodded his hea...

09-10-17 十一长假，许多人选择外出游玩，但是也有许多年轻人选择在家上网，他们认为在网上可以和更多的朋友交流。于是他们的十一长假也就成了online vacation（网上假期）。网络在给我们带来便利的同时，也在渐渐地深入和改变我们的生活，网络上的一个小浪花可能会在网民当中回...

09-09-27 上周日，浙江淳安千岛湖一艘豪华游船上，56个民族的56对新人，身着各自的民族服饰，在清山绿水中举办了一场集体婚礼，并在月光岛上齐心挂上同心锁，牵手走过连心桥，一同放飞56对白鸽。 请看新华社的报道： A total of 56 pairs of newlywed couples of 56 ethnic grou...

09-09-19 Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has spoken of his frustration at the cancellation of the band's tour after Steven Tyler fell off stage last month. 空中铁匠乐队吉他手Joe Perry对于上月Steven Tyler从舞台上跌落导致乐队的行程取消表示沮丧。 Aerosmith lead s...

09-08-24 Soul crooner Johnny Carter, who was a member of doo-wop groups The Dells and The Flamingos, has died aged 75. 杜沃普摇滚乐组合The Dells and The Flamingos成员、低声歌唱灵魂人物Johnny Carter逝世，享年75岁。 Johnny Carter (second right) with his bandma...