The Impact of Visual Cues on Behavior
During the energy crisis in the 1970s, Dutch researchers began to pay close attention to the country’s energy usage. In one suburb near Amsterdam, they found that some homeowners used 30 percent less energy than their neighbors
It turned out that the houses in this neighborhood were nearly identical except for one feature: the location of the electrical meter. Some had one in the basement.
Every habit
By comparison, creating obvious visual cues can draw your attention toward a
Eventually, I took my own advice and redesigned my environment. I bought a large display bowl and placed it in the middle of the kitchen counter. The next time I bought apples, that was
Good afternoon.The lunch time news today
Longjing tea,
Longjing tea has a history over 2000 years, but what makes it even more
Lantern festivals add magic to
“The older I grow, the more
“For this lantern fair, we derived inspiration from ancient Chinese poems,” Wan says, adding that Tianshang Gongque (the moon palace), a centerpiece as well as one of 21 core lantern installations ( 装 置) at the fair,
The eight-day holiday attracted over 210,000 visitors from around China to Zigong, a city which is
Buy Now, Pay Later Spending
Buy now, pay later(BNPL) spending is expected to rise to record levels this holiday season. With so many young “buy now, pay later” shoppers already in debt from this short-term financing tool not requiring interest, questions emerge: Why do these shoppers use such a tool? And what risks does it pose to their budgets in the months
The many Generation Z and millennials (typically around 40 years and younger) tend to use this short-term financing,
However, since BNPL
Bacteriophages (phages) and other mobile genetic elements (MGEs) exert an immense selective pressure on
In the evolutionary arms race with CRISPR–Cas, phages and other MGEs have evolved diverse strategies to block or circumvent immunity. One widespread evasion mechanism uses protein-
7 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Reconsidering the Staycation
I’ve always been doubtful of the staycation. The newly-invented word is too cute for
So, I am fascinated to discover, thanks to my colleague Catherine Pearson, that I
I like this saying “Live every day as if it were your last.” Any reminder that time is flying is a good one
Whether or not you have a proper vacation
I received an email from a reader who asked, “Why do some friendships end, no matter how much you want them to last?” She referred to
My simple answer is that friendships end because the situations
Second, the friends themselves may change. A significant reason why friendships often end
ChatGPT could be better than GPs (全科医生) at treating depression (抑郁症). It is not affected by class and gender (性别),
The study
In one club in Beijing, for example, players enter into a fictional martial arts school
The whodunits may be imaginary,
The games also provide free-flowing opportunities for young people to get together, something