Are You Ready to Hug a Robot?
Getting hugged tends to be a powerful positive emotional experience. Hugs have been shown to enhance social bonding and emotional well-being. However, not everyone can get a hug
How can this problem be solved?
A new study, which
The findings of the study indicate that it is possible to design a robot that people enjoy to hug. Details matter here, as the intra-hug gestures played a significant role in determining how much the human volunteers enjoyed the hug.
The History of Snacks
Hamburgers, sandwiches and pizza are some of the worlds’ favourite snacks, but have you ever wondered
The hamburger started life as small pieces of raw beef
People say that it was John Montague, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich,
In 1889, Queen Margherita of Italy invited chef Rafaelle Esposito from his pizzaria to visit the royal palace and
Finding safe places to interact
“Why are young people staying away from their relatives?” Recently, this question
Many people believe
Moreover, online socializing
The First Space Cat
In a few weeks, space scientists will celebrate a remarkable event — the 60th anniversary of the launch of the first cat into space, an astronautical success that has never been repeated.
In the early 60s, dogs and monkeys were the animals usually used by scientists to find out exactly
A total of 14 street cats
Then,
“In the 60s,
Are exclamation marks necessary?!
Punctuation is so important in writing that it is one of the first things you learn in school. It is a universal code with different marks to help with the meaning of
An exclamation mark is a valid form of punctuation
However,
Italian astronaut shows beauty of ancient Chinese composition in space
Besides “Wow” and “Great,” what else would you say
She first wrote in Chinese, and then attached an accurate translation of the lines in both Italian and English
Cristoforetti has been active in Sino-European cooperation in the field of manned spaceflight. She was a working group member
An agreement
She joined the Italian Air Force in 2001 and
Micro-tourism
Although the pandemic has prevented people from traveling far, there is a silver lining to that dark cloud: micro-tourism or mini-vacations,
Micro-tourism refers to short-distance travel in which people drive two or three hours to a nearby destination and spend two or three days. In contrast to a proper vacation, which usually involves careful plan, much long travel time, higher expenses and lasts over a week or more, micro-vacation needs little planning and time and is
Micro-tourism began catching on seven or eight years ago, but it has been increasingly popular since the COVID- 19 pandemic.
Among many micro-tourism forms, the development of the camping market is particularly noticeable. The camping equipment
China, where there are about 45,000 camping-related companies, definitely has a great market potential of micro-tourism. To fully realize its potential, more government guidance is needed on
Gray Hair Can Return to Its Original Color
Few signs of old age are clearer than the sight of gray hair.
In one 1972 paper, the late doctor Stanley Comaish reported an isolated case of a 38-year-old man, with his three strands
A new study from researchers at Columbia University is the first
When hairs were aligned with (与……对照) stress diaries, striking associations between stress and hair graying
Although it may seem easy to understand
Does eating when watching videos affect our diets?
A spoonful of pickles (榨菜) can sometimes make a meal taste better. These days, a new type of pickle
The topic received more than 16 million clicks on Sina Weibo and about 100,000 people participated in the discussion. Instead of
According to a research paper published in 2019, this habit
This works not only for eating meals but other demanding tasks as well. A research project
Hidden History
In 1939 Miriam Brookfield’s life in Germany took an unexpected turn. The 14-year - old’s father was arrested by Nazi authorities, and he was told he would
“If we
Her mother found out about a steamship
“It saved my life,” Brookfield, now 97, says. “It gave me experiences that I’ll never forget.”
The hardships of many Shanghai refugees such as Brookfield’s were a central part of an exhibition titled “Hidden History: Recounting the Shanghai Jewish Story”, in the Holocaust Museum LA that ran from April until the end of August.
“We called the exhibition hidden history,
The exhibition pieced together a convincing tale of struggle and survival of resettled Jews in Shanghai during World War II. It explored a chapter in history that is little known to Jews and non-Jews in the US, Gessler says.
Although the exhibition has ended, it drew so much public interest that the museum decided to make