Who determines the color of the year? These days, who doesn’t? For years, Pantone, a company based in Carlstadt, N.J., has reigned as the de facto color authority. The company chooses a color of the year, based on design trends it sees in various industries. Pantone has pronounced a color of the year since 1999. Its choice often bleeds into fashion and design, and brands produce and sell goods in that color. On Wednesday, Pantone announced its 2022 color, Very Peri, what it describes as a “futur...
Dec 13, 2021•40 sec•Ep. 271
Who determines the color of the year? These days, who doesn’t? For years, Pantone, a company based in Carlstadt, N.J., has reigned as the de facto color authority. The company chooses a color of the year, based on design trends it sees in various industries. Pantone has pronounced a color of the year since 1999. Its choice often bleeds into fashion and design, and brands produce and sell goods in that color. On Wednesday, Pantone announced its 2022 color, Very Peri, what it describes as a “futur...
Dec 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 272
New Zealand on Thursday announced plans to prevent young people from ever being able to buy cigarettes as part of an initiative to make the country entirely smoke-free by 2025. The measures will mean that anyone born after 2008 will not be able to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products in their lifetime, while the level of nicotine in cigarettes available to older people will be reduced.
Dec 10, 2021•27 sec•Ep. 273
New Zealand on Thursday announced plans to prevent young people from ever being able to buy cigarettes as part of an initiative to make the country entirely smoke-free by 2025. The measures will mean that anyone born after 2008 will not be able to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products in their lifetime, while the level of nicotine in cigarettes available to older people will be reduced.
Dec 10, 2021•3 min•Ep. 274
In Japan, the Matagi Snipers are the first over-60 team that sees itself as professional. The coach said he hopes they will be ready in another year to compete in tournaments with prize money. With an average age of 68, the 14-person team hopes eventually to compete in professional tournaments in first-person shooter titles such as “Apex Legends,” from Electronic Arts Inc., and Epic Games Inc.’s “Fortnite.”
Dec 09, 2021•33 sec•Ep. 275
In Japan, the Matagi Snipers are the first over-60 team that sees itself as professional. The coach said he hopes they will be ready in another year to compete in tournaments with prize money. With an average age of 68, the 14-person team hopes eventually to compete in professional tournaments in first-person shooter titles such as “Apex Legends,” from Electronic Arts Inc., and Epic Games Inc.’s “Fortnite.”
Dec 09, 2021•3 min•Ep. 276
Miami jury rules in favor of Craig Wright, who claimed to invent bitcoin Australian computer scientist Craig Wright prevailed in a Miami civil case that pitted him against the family of his late business partner and computer forensics expert, David Kleiman. At stake was half of both the 1.1 million bitcoin mined and held by Satoshi, a cache currently worth around $54 billion. 了解故事背景请点下面的链接 比特币区块链之战八：影帝奥本聪激动登场 链接： https://www.ximalaya.com/sound/442199395...
Dec 08, 2021•33 sec•Ep. 277
Miami jury rules in favor of Craig Wright, who claimed to invent bitcoin Australian computer scientist Craig Wright prevailed in a Miami civil case that pitted him against the family of his late business partner and computer forensics expert, David Kleiman. At stake was half of both the 1.1 million bitcoin mined and held by Satoshi, a cache currently worth around $54 billion. 了解故事背景请点下面的链接 比特币区块链之战八：影帝奥本聪激动登场 链接： https://www.ximalaya.com/sound/442199395...
Dec 08, 2021•4 min•Ep. 278
新闻来源：华尔街日报 The two-decade economic boom that lifted millions of Turks into the middle class is beginning to unravel, threatened by a currency crisis that has people lining up for subsidized bread, cutting back on meat and fleeing for a better life in Europe. The Turkish lira has lost as much as 45% of its value this year, making ordinary Turks poorer. Inflation stands at more than 21%. People here are rushing to trade their shrinking wages for dollars and gold....
Dec 07, 2021•4 min•Ep. 279
新闻来源：华尔街日报 The two-decade economic boom that lifted millions of Turks into the middle class is beginning to unravel, threatened by a currency crisis that has people lining up for subsidized bread, cutting back on meat and fleeing for a better life in Europe. The Turkish lira has lost as much as 45% of its value this year, making ordinary Turks poorer. Inflation stands at more than 21%. People here are rushing to trade their shrinking wages for dollars and gold....
Dec 07, 2021•35 sec•Ep. 280
Rachel, 19, said she spends a lot of time explaining to her parents why their emoji selections, to her, are humorously off-base. Take the upset emoji of a frowning face. It is defined by online dictionaries as “frustrated,” and she said that’s how her father uses it. But it reads more sexual for Gen Z. It’s almost like a pained sigh because somebody is so attractive, she said. On its face, the cowboy, a grinning emoji wearing a hat, can signify a special brand of quirky, giggly happiness. But fo...
Dec 05, 2021•1 min•Ep. 281
Rachel, 19, said she spends a lot of time explaining to her parents why their emoji selections, to her, are humorously off-base. Take the upset emoji of a frowning face. It is defined by online dictionaries as “frustrated,” and she said that’s how her father uses it. But it reads more sexual for Gen Z. It’s almost like a pained sigh because somebody is so attractive, she said. On its face, the cowboy, a grinning emoji wearing a hat, can signify a special brand of quirky, giggly happiness. But fo...
Dec 05, 2021•3 min•Ep. 282
文章来源：华尔街日报 Sending Smiley Emojis? They Now Mean Different Things to Different People By Aiyana Ishmael （焕晨稍作改动） A smiley face isn’t always just a smiley face. Behind the yellow, wide-eyed emoji’s (表情包） grin lurks an intergenerational minefield（代沟的雷区） . People over 30 generally use emojis to convey what the images always did, she said, while younger “digital natives” （数字世界的本地人） might ascribe sarcastic（讽刺） meanings to them, or use them as shorthand for an entirely different thought. Mary, 21, star...
Dec 03, 2021•7 min•Ep. 283
Tel Aviv, Israel , is now the most expensive city in the world to live in, according to a biannual report by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The Israeli city topped the EIU’s December 2021 worldwide cost of living index for the first time ever, climbing up from fifth place last year . The EIU said that Tel Aviv rose up the rankings mainly because the Israeli currency, the shekel, had soared, “ buoyed（浮起来） against the dollar by Israel’s successful vaccine rollout.”...
Dec 02, 2021•5 min•Ep. 284
How Elon Musk spots a liar The problem is that anyone can say they’re the best at what they do, but it can be hard — and at times impossible — to know whether they’re telling the truth . Luckily, Musk revealed his solution at the World Government Summit in 2017. He asks each candidate he interviews the same question: “Tell me about some of the most difficult problems you worked on and how you solved them.” Because “the people who really solved the problem know exactly how they solved it,” he sai...
Dec 01, 2021•5 min•Ep. 285
A Harvard nutritionist （营养学家） and brain expert says she avoids these 5 foods that ‘weaken memory and focus’ 1. Added sugars The brain uses energy in the form of glucose（葡萄糖）, a form of sugar, to fuel cellular（细胞的） activities. However, a high-sugar diet can lead to excess glucose in the brain, which studies have linked to memory impairments and less plasticity（可塑性） of the hippocampus （海马体）— the part of the brain controlling memory. 2. Fried foods 3. High-glycemic（升糖指數）-load carbohydrates（碳水化物） 4....
Nov 30, 2021•4 min•Ep. 286
A UNICEF report published last year found that children in the Netherlands had the highest sense of well-being. The United Nations children’s agency analyzed data across 41 high-income countries, ranking the countries according to how they scored on children’s mental well-being, physical health, and the development of both academic and social skills. The Netherlands was found to rank highest in the league table of the three well-being outcomes, followed respectively by Denmark and Norway....
Nov 29, 2021•3 min•Ep. 287
Workers in the U.S. resigned from a record 4.4 million jobs in September. Many Americans are leaving roles for better working conditions and pay amid a historically fast economic recovery. The wave of resignations hasn’t been uniform across the country, though. States in the West, including Hawaii, Montana, Utah and Oregon, saw the largest growth in quits in September, according to the Labor Department. Eighteen states broke or tied their records for quits levels in September. Fast-rising quits ...
Nov 26, 2021•5 min•Ep. 288
The U.S. economy showed broad-based signs of acceleration heading into the end of the year, with consumers ramping up spending , businesses stepping up investment and jobless claims falling to historic lows. Household spending rose 1.3% in October from a month earlier, while personal income increased 0.5% last month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Consumers are benefiting from a strong labor market . And they are spending at a faster pace than inflation, which recently hit a three-decad...
Nov 25, 2021•3 min•Ep. 289
The first planetary defense mission got under way early Wednesday, when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched a space probe designed to deflect a distant asteroid in a test of technology that might one day save the world.
Nov 24, 2021•3 min•Ep. 290
美联储主席(Jerome Powell )连任 U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday morning, as investors continued to digest the news that Jerome Powell had been renominated to the role of Federal Reserve chair. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell by less than a basis point to 1.6236%. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond gave up less than a basis point at 1.9699%. Yields move inversely to prices and 1 basis point is equal to 0.01%.
Nov 23, 2021•3 min•Ep. 291
