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Real Solutions for Everyday Anxiety & The Evolution of Talking Computers

2025/5/29
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Mike Carruthers: 眼睛的巩膜环会让人看起来更有吸引力,这使得拥有巩膜环的人在人际交往中更具优势。眼部肌肉是人体反应最快的肌肉,其快速收缩能力对于我们的日常活动至关重要。视网膜中的视锥细胞和视杆细胞帮助我们分辨颜色和细节,让我们能够欣赏到丰富多彩的世界。所有蓝眼睛的人都与第一个蓝眼睛的婴儿有关,这揭示了人类基因的有趣演变。眼睛的颜色在两岁左右才会确定,这意味着婴儿时期的眼睛颜色可能会发生变化。

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It is hard to imagine how intricate and complicated your eyes are. This episode starts with a look at some of the amazing things your eyes do and how they work to allow you to see the world. https://www.buzzfeed.com/acuvue/impossibly-cool-facts-you-may-not-know-about-yo#.kjpwxlkvO)

Anxiety is a huge problem. It appears more people are more anxious today than ever before. Why is that? What causes anxiety in the first place and more importantly, what can you do to lower your anxiety? Here with some wonderful insight into all of this as well as offering very practical suggestions to reduce anxiety is Martha Beck. She is a Harvard-trained sociologist and speaker who is the author of a book called Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose (https://amzn.to/4dyqWRV))

For decades, science fiction has given us various versions of talking computers. And today we have Alexa and Siri that utilize pretty cool technology that allows you to speak a question and hear an answer back. But talking machines go back a long time and their history is fascinating. And what is the future of talking computers and machines? Have they reached their potential or is there more to come? Listen to my guest Sarah A. Bell. She is a writer and professor who studies the impact of information technologies on the world. She is author of the book, Vox ex Machina: A Cultural History of Talking Machines (https://amzn.to/4k8FfyU))

We all know the importance of frequent handwashing. Still there are a few things many of us unknowingly get wrong that can put us at risk of catching or spreading germs. Listen as I explain what they are. https://www.foxnews.com/health/biggest-handwashing-mistakes-could-increase-germs-viruses)

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