【每日阅读训练第四期——速度越障22系列】【22-06】文史哲

goldenpath

03:25  I took some extra time to read over this interesting little article. It talks about a six grade girl who wrote to Albert Einstein, asking him a question of her own: Do scientists pray? and if so what do they pray for?  Einstein wrote back to the little 3 days later, telling the little girl that scientists believe that every occurrence is due to the law of natural, therefore they inclined to believe that the course of event can be affected by action such as prayer. However, many people who were seriously in pursuing science became convinced that some spirit is manifested in the law of universe, something that's vastly superior to human. They more they discover, the more they realize that such entity exists.

02:55  over a third of US children are currently obese, and researchers have found out that the pattern of dieting of these adolescents are greatly influenced by their parents.

01:53 the author is a cyclists and ride back to work everyday with a bicycle. He discovered that BMW drivers have been giving him the most grief and most frequently put his life in danger by nearly sideswipe the author. The author questing why BMW driver gave the most bullying?

01:13  author future discussed why BMW drivers are notorious for driving on the road by providing some evidences he found online (on the forums and certain website..etc)
Author then came up with 4 theories of his own to explain why BMW drivers are such pricks. 1) BMW is a luxury car therefore the drivers are generally wealthy, therefore they believe that they are 'entitled' to the speed communite and feel cyclists are blocking their way. 2) BMW is ultimate driving machine, therefore by blocking a lane cyclists are damaging BMW driver's enjoyment of driving. 3) BMW drivers think they are better drivers and 4) BMW drivers are just assholes.

02:51  talks about a film, fxxxx something station, a film about the last 24 hours of a 22 years old black kid who was shot in the back by a policeman during the new year's eve of 2009. This film came just the day before Trayvon Martin's trial.

03:25 this Newyorker article talks about the pre-A/C life in New York, and what those days were like compare to the modern A/C days.