The 100-Year Starship Project That Plans to Transport Humans beyond the Solar System

The 100-Year Starship Project That Plans to Transport Humans beyond the Solar System

　　A dramatic plan to transport humans beyond the solar system within 100 years has recently received the backing of former US President Bill Clinton. The 100-Year Starship project, which was set up with US military seed funding, plans to develop huge starships to send humans far into space. It has already received large amounts of funding, and Clinton has even stepped in to serve as the symposium's honorary chair.

　　The astronaut who became the first black woman in space in 1992 has been chosen to skipper the 100-Year Starship project. Mae Jemison will lead the project to explore what it would take for a multigenerational mission beyond the solar system. "The 100-Year Starship will make the capability of human travel beyond our solar system to another star a reality over the next 100 years," she said.

百年星舰计划准备将人类送到太阳系之外

　　一项引人注目的计划最近获得了美国前总统比尔．柯林顿的支持，那就是在百年内将人类送到太阳系之外。这项百年星舰计划是用美军的种子基金所创立，该计划要发展大型星舰把人类送往太空深处。该计划已得到大笔资金赞助，柯林顿甚至出马担任该计划座谈会的荣誉主席。

　　在 1992 年成为首位登上太空的黑人女性航天员已被选为百年星舰计划的舰长。梅．杰米森将带领这个计划团队去探索一项太阳系之外的任务，这项任务将需要数代人的努力。她说：『在未来 1 百年内，百年星舰计划会让人类前往太阳系之外其他星球旅行的梦想成真。』

Love Makes You Eat Healthier

　　Researchers at Northern Kentucky University set out to see whether people were influenced by reminders of love or sex. To do so, they showed 97 college students one of two food menus. Each one contained a list of common snacks, and the only difference between them was a subtle background image of either hearts or kisses across the page.

　　Based on a pre-test with participants, the hearts insinuated companionate love. The kisses, on the other hand, evoked thoughts of arousal and relationships that are more about sex.

　　In the end, reminders of companionate love led to a greater likelihood of making more nutritious eating choices, while the lips symbols didn't cause people to kiss off the unhealthy snacks.

爱让你吃得更健康

　　北肯塔基大学的研究人员着手探讨人们看到那些令他们想到爱或性的东西时，是否会受其影响。为了完成这项研究，他们将两种不同菜单的其中一份展示给 97 位大学生看。每一份都包含了许多常见的小点心，唯一不同的是背景跨页处有隐约的心型或嘴唇图案。

　　根据参与者先前做的测试，心型图案影射伴侣之爱。另一方面来说，亲吻唤起人们的激情和偏向以性为主的关系。

　　最后，能让你想到伴侣之爱的东西较可能让人选择更营养的饮食，而唇形图案则让人无法向不健康的小点心说不。

　　大量研究显示，如果伴侣中一方患病，另一方患上同样疾病的风险也会显著增加，这包括癌症、中风、关节炎、气喘、忧郁症和胃溃疡等等。

　　当两人组成家庭并共同生活，他们的生活习惯也会越来越相近。一项针对新婚夫妇的研究发现，人们在婚前的健康习惯会在婚后几年之间对伴侣造成影响。例如饮食、饮酒和吸烟的习惯，都会潜移默化地改变着另一方。

　　由此可知，一份长久的亲密关系不仅影响我们的情绪健康，也影响着我们的身体健康。而朝夕相处的爱侣，对你影响之深远胜于任何人或者任何一份媒体报导。（数据源：华夏经纬网）