為何團隊成員篤信他們在同一陣線是重要的

Why it's so important that team members believe they're on the same page

One of the most important characteristics of successful teams is that team members believe in their collective potential – also known as team potency. But what can be done to foster this shared belief? A new study suggests that teams feel more potent when their members believe they share a common vision of how to work and what to achieve.

一個成功團隊最重要的特徵是，團隊成員相信他們的集體潛力 - 也被稱為團隊潛能。但是，做什麼可以促進這一共享信念？一項新的研究表明，當團隊的感覺更有效能時，他們的成員相信他們分享如何運作以及如何實現共同的願景。

在宴會中人們較可能記住嶄露笑容的你

Smile at a party and people are more likely to remember seeing your face there

 

 

When you smile at a party, your facial expression is emotionally consistent with the happy context and as a consequence other guests will in future be more likely to remember that they've seen your face before, and where you were when they saw you. That's according to a team of Italian researchers led by Stefania Righi who have explored how memory for a face is affected by the emotion shown on that face and the congruence between that emotional expression and its surrounding context.

為什麼藉獨處去控制你的生活是一種錯誤

Many seek freedom in solitude, but new
research suggests feelings of control
come from social belonging.

Why it's a mistake to seek control of your life through solitude

Many seek freedom in solitude, but new research suggests feelings of control come from social belonging.

許多人從孤獨中尋找自由，但新的研究表明，感情控制來自社會歸屬感。

The true story of Christopher McCandless, dramatised in the 2007 film Into the Wild, is a search for radical independence that culminates in McCandless’ solitary existence in the wilds of Alaska. It speaks to a powerful belief: to feel you control your life, stand alone. But new research suggests otherwise: to feel control, stand together.

克里斯托弗·麥坎德利斯的真實故事，在2007年改編成電影 " 阿拉斯加之死 "，麥坎德利斯尋求徹底的獨立性，在阿拉斯加的荒野，“孤獨的存在使其尋到獨自的巔峰。它講述一個強大的信念：讓感覺控制你的生活，自我獨立吧。但是，新的研究表明另有他方：要有控制感，則是一起努力吧。

顯示你們關係健康的十個徵兆

10 Signs That You're In a Healthy Relationship

 Are you still good for each other?

你們彼此關係仍美好嗎?

Post published by Abigail Brenner M.D. on Mar 30, 2015 in In Flux

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假藥為什麼具傷害

Why bogus drugs far from harmless

30/01/2015

A mistaken belief in the efficacy of a bogus drug can make it harder for people to accept that genuinely effective treatments work, a new study has concluded.

一項新的研究結論，虛假藥物具療效的錯誤信念使人們更難接受真正有效的治療工作

負面情緒引起分析處理

Negative moods lead to analytic processing

Source: BPS News 29/01/2015

People are more likely to process information in an analytical way if they are in a negative mood, a new study has found.

一個新的研究發現，人們如果處在負面情緒之下， 更可能以分析方法處理信息。

世代存在嗎?

Do Generations Exist?

Post published by Steven Mintz Ph.D. on Feb 26, 2015 in The Prime of Life

 

Source: G.F. Nesbitt & Co., printer, 1855,

 Are generations caricatures or are they drivers of social and cultural change?

這是世代諷刺漫畫或者他們驅動社會和文化的變革？

濕疹患者的精神負擔

The emotional toll of eczema on sufferers

21/01/2015

Eczema can have psychological as well as physical consequences for sufferers,
a new study has found.

一項新的研究發現，濕疹造成患者心理疲累如同身體疾患的結果。

為什麼知覺影片會移動 ?

Why Do Movies Move?

Psychology Today

Post published by Art Markman Ph.D. on Jan 30, 2015 in Ulterior Motives

Your brain does some fancy calculation to give you a sense of movement.

你的大腦做了些奇特的運算以給你的運動覺。

工作上的改變不一定都是負向的

Changes at work are not always negative

19/12/2014 The British Psychological Society

Changes in the workplace do not always have a negative effect on employees, a
suggests a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
this week.

職場的變化並不總對員工產生負面影響，根據本週公佈的職業與組織心理學
雜誌發佈的一項研究建議。

Previous studies have showed workers get demotivated and unhappy in the face of pay
cuts, fewer promotion opportunities and reduced working hours.

以前的研究已經顯示，工人若被減薪，減少晉升機會和減少工作時間會失去動力和不滿。

五種精神力量的巨大迷思

The 5 Biggest Myths About Mental Strength

The Truth About What Mental Strength Really Is and Why It's Important
何謂精神層面力量增加的事實暨為何這是重要的

From Psychology today
Published on January 8, 2015 by Amy Morin in What Mentally Strong People Don't Do

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As a society, we spend a lot of time talking about physical strength. Newsstands are
filled with weight lifting and fitness magazines, workout videos generate over 300 billion
dollars a year, and TV commercials are dominated by the latest fad diets and weight
loss supplements.

 
當今社會，我們花了很多時間談論增強體力。報攤都充滿了舉重和健身雜誌，鍛鍊影片
每年超過3000億美元的產值，電視廣告是由最新流行的飲食和減肥補充劑占重為主。

結晶體之美：照亮物質結構

Crystal beauty: Illuminating the structure of matter

10 November 2014 Last updated at09:41

By Melissa HogenboomScience reporter, BBC News

To reveal the structure of molecules, scientists use a process called X-ray crystallography.
Now a photographer has captured images featuring details of the technique, illuminating
the structure of matter itself.

為了揭示分子的結構，科學家使用一種稱為X射線晶體學方法。現在一位攝影師已經
拍攝了圖像技術的細節為特色，使物質本身的結構更清楚可析。

排入議事日程：空氣污染增加心臟病患的風險

On the agenda: Air pollution risk to heart patients

Source: Jonathan Tilley, prweek.com, Monday, 15 July 2013, 8:00am,

An international study has shown air pollution increases the chance of hospitalisation
for people with heart failure.

一項國際研究顯示，空氣污染增加心臟衰竭的人住院治療的機率。

Pollution: Risk to heart patients

污染：心臟病患者的風險

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三維塑模建物能矗實架構嗎？

Will 3D-printed houses stand up as architecture?

Source: Posted by Oliver Wainwright

Tuesday 22 January 2013 15.28 GMTguardian.co.uk

Janjaap Ruijssenaars' design can be printed from sand 'just by pressing enter'. But is this high-speed construction a welcome change?

從 Janjaap Ruijssenaars 的設計只需按輸入就能從沙製模型呈現。但是，這種高效建構是一個值得可喜的變化？

'Enter a new architecture' ... 3D-printed house by Janjaap Ruijssenaars. Photograph: Universe Architecture

'輸入新建築“... Janjaap Ruijssenaars 3D塑模的房子。照片：Universe Architecture

 

造成失眠的五件事

Five things that stop a good night’s sleep

Source : BBC 27 November 2012



Tossing, turning, can't get to sleep? It's a familiar feeling for many. Here are five things that could be preventing us from getting the restful night we need.

輾轉反側，無法成眠？ 對許多人來說，這是一種熟悉的感覺。這裡有五件事情阻止我們獲得所需要的休憩夜晚。

家族淵源歷史入門

Family History: Getting Started

Source : BBC By Dr Nick Barratt
Last updated 2011-04-26

If you're tackling your family tree for the first time, this guide will help you get organised and direct you towards great resources both online and offline.

如果你是第一次著手處理你的族譜,這份指引會幫助你進行彙整組織在線或離線的龐大資源並給予方向

電腦遊戲玩家的“大腦”異於他人“

Computer gamers' brains 'differ'

15 November 2011 Last updated at 15:00 GMT

Source: By James Gallagher Health reporter, BBC News

Do our brains make us play more often or does play change our brains?

The brains of people who regularly play computer games differ from those of infrequent gamers, research suggests.

我們的大腦，驅使我們經常玩電玩或經常玩電玩改變我們的大腦呢？

研究表示，那些經常玩電腦遊戲的人的大腦和偶發的玩家不同。

大腦可能因吸毒成癮而興奮

Brains may be wired for addiction

2 February 2012 Last updated at 19:03 GMT

Source:By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News

Red areas show parts of the brain more active in drug users. Blue regions are abnormally decreased in drug users.

紅色區域顯示在吸毒群體裡大腦較為活躍的部份。藍色區域是吸毒群體裡異常減少的部份。

女孩在學校和大學有更好的表現，是因為他們的大腦“線路’”不同

Girls perform better in school and university because their brains are "wired" differently

Source:  新海峽時報 “ Sun, Mar 21, 2010 New Straits Times

GIRLS perform better in school and university because their brains are "wired" differently.

在學校和大學，女孩有更好的表現，是因為他們大腦的“線路”是不同。

在英國從事科學領域的性別差距擴大

Science gender gap 'widest in UK'

BBC: 27 May 2009

  

Boys outperform girls in school science in the UK more than in any other developed country, a study shows.


一項研究顯示，在英國，學校裡男生在科研領域勝過女生，比任何其他已開發國家更多。