【推荐2】Laughter is more like an animal call than it is like speech—but it's also one of our most important forms of communication.

In this talk, Sophie Scott will explore the natural history and neuroscience（神经学）of laughter, stressing its role in social contact and play, as well as its role in emotional expressions and communication. She will set out what we know about the neural basis of laughter awareness and production, and a little of what we know about laughter and humour. Sophie will also present some of the reasons why so few people study laughter scientifically.

Sophie has pioneered the study of the human voice as a social signal, and she has recently started to look for the ways that nonverbal emotional expressions like laughter are used socially. At night, she wants to turn theory into practice in the talk show.

What's included in your ticket:

◆Live lecture lasting 60 minutes, including Q&A（Question and Answer）with Sophie Scott

◆On-demand access to a recording of the lecture and Q&A for 12 months

◆Extra content from New Scientist

Health and Wellbeing（福利）Series

The Health and Wellbeing Series from New Scientist events will feature four online talks（live and available on-demand）in October（Sleep Engineering）, January（Nutrition）, February（Brain Power）, and March（Laughter）, covering the latest developments in health, from some of the finest minds in science.

You can buy a single ticket to one lecture for just £13（early booking rate）, or save 25% by buying a series ticket to all four live online Health and Wellbeing Series lectures.

【推荐1】Five of Missouri's Top Outdoor Attractions

If you are in Missouri, where would you like to visit outdoors? Here are some recommendations.

Dogwood Canyon Nature Park

Is 10, 000 square miles of nature enough for you? Well, that's what you will get a visit to this nature park. Dogwood Canyon is one of the oldest landforms in the United States, with some log cabins of long history. You can explore the habitat with activities like horseback riding， fishing, hiking, wildlife tours and more.

Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge

If you are looking for the feathered creatures， this wildlife preserve is your best bet. It was established for migratory birds in 1935. It is one of the top areas for bird-watching in the United States of America. Fishing, hiking and photography are all on the agenda.

Ha Ha Tonka State Park

This park features everything from hiking trails to an abandoned stone castle. Ha Ha Tonka State Park，a 20th-century stone mansion, has caves, sinkholes ，geological formations and so on. There are boardwalks that make trails accessible to all visitors ，along with convenient picnic areas for lunch.

Chaumette Vineyards & Winery

Who needs Europe when you can just pop over to Missouri to enjoy a best-in-class luxury wine-tasting vacation? This resort destination offers local wines grown in the region. The tasting rooms are open year-round.

Elephant Rocks State Park

Rocks that represent elephants? Yes， please. These natural geological formations look like they stepped right out of the circus, when in fact they were formed from 1.5 million-year-old stones. These rocky wonders are a can't-miss item on your Missouri list.

【推荐2】Travel Highlights in Slovenia

Classy blue waters surround a tiny island and the romance factor goes up when you arrive there on a traditional wooden boat. Located on a hill overlooking the lake is Bled Castle. When not swimming in the lake nicely warmed by hot springs, visitors can go paddle—boarding or just wander along the four—mile path around the lake, enjoying those incomparable views.

At the southern end of Triglav National Park, the Tolmin Gorges cut through dramatic scenery. Forested stone walls loom over the Tolminka River, with deep green waters rushing below along the rocks. There’s a meeting spot between the Tolmin and the Zadlascica which you can access via rocky steps and picture— like wooden bridges.

A lake of green water is surrounded by wet lands. Bubbling beneath are the springs of the source of the Sava River. Raised wooden walkways lead you through this peaceful landscape past more than 1,000 species of wildlife, including sand lizards and the rare scarlet grosbeak bird. The average temperature doesn’t drop below 41 degrees Fahrenheit and the waters don’t freeze even during winter.

Slovenia’s best-known ski resort has all the prettiness you would expect of a mountain village. And when the snow melts, that’s the time to explore its mountain paths on foot or by bike. In a country that has produced Tour de France winners, it’s not surprising that cycling is big business here. At nearby Planica, you can fly through the air on the world’s steepest zipline descent (溜索).

【推荐3】Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula broke their record for most visitors in a year back in 2019, with over 3.2 million1 visitors. Recently, Mexico’s first long-distance hiking and cycling trail (步道) has been completed here, which will attract tourists from all over the world once more. The tourist attraction and trail, which goes through local cultural relics, will give visitors a wonderful glimpse into the incredible history to Maya’s history.

Considering that most tourists travel to Mexico, particularly Cancun, with the 5-star hotels and perfect beaches, getting them to visit the other history-filled areas isn’t always so easy, unless they happen to be history lovers.

But with the newly constructed Camino del Mayab, tourists can experience the rich Mayan culture, history, food, and civilization. The trail is a 68-mile journey that hopes to aid in bettering the lives of the 14 communities of Mayan descendants (后代) that live along the trail. The journey can take three days to cycle or five days to walk. Those on the journey will begin in the town of Merida, and then head to many abandoned haciendas, which remind you of Mayan labor. Along the trail, visitors can purchase handicrafts and taste the delicious food of the Yucatan and the Maya from local stores and restaurants.

All throughout the trail is also a jungle where various birds and other types of animals are found. The trail ends at the very top of the pyramid of Kulkulkan at Mayapán.

The Yucatan civilization collapsed during the 9th century and its people became slaves in the 15th century. Yet, the locals worked to keep their ancestral homes, animals, cities, foods and culture work for themselves, rather than being overrun by large hotel companies. In this way, the Yucatan civilization managed to remain strong in the region.

And whether you’re a lover of Mexico or not, or possibly one that enjoys these types of camino walks, the Camino del Mayab is definitely worth the time.