We are always seeking ways to make our events more inclusive and to find new ways to deliver value to you. For 2024 we have reduced the ticket prices and introduced a new ticket option "super early bird" for our Instant Expert events. All our events will still be held at Conway Hall,25 Red Lion Square, London. What doesn't change is that each event will continue to feature six expert speakers sharing their knowledge and latest research on the event topic.
What will you learn?
Anyone interested in genetics (遗传学) can attend, whatever your age or background. Whether you're a scientist, a student or simply a fascinated human being, Instant Expert: The Genetics Revolution offers the chance to learn directly from the experts at our one-day masterclass. At this Instant Expert, you'll learn about:
●Gene editing with CRISPR
●Whether DNA is destiny, Nature vs Nurture
●Genome sequencing and consumer DNA testing
●The ethics of creating new life
What's included in your ticket?
●In-depth and engaging talks from six leading scientists
●Ask-an-expert Question Time session
●Your chance to meet our six speakers and New Scientist host
●Exclusive on-the-day New Scientist subscription deal, book and merchandise offers
Booking information:
Doors will open at 9 a. m. on Saturday, May 25th, with talks starting an hour later. The event will finish at 5 p. m. Lunch will NOT be provided at this event, but the agenda includes a one-hour lunch break... Visitors are welcome to bring their own food, or purchase lunch at one of the many establishments around Red Lion Square and the surrounding area.
Tickets are non-transferable to any other New Scientist event. All tickets are non-refundable.
Many footballers struggle when they leave the beautiful game for retirement in their mid-thirties, with stories that are sad or even terrible. However, in his new book Kicking On!, Tony Rickson reveals the footballers who have achieved success after retirement, whether it's by setting up charities, helping others cope, creating multi-million-pound businesses or going into media, politics or back into the football world.
Tony Adams, a former footballer, set up a charitable foundation more than 20 years ago called Sporting Chance and said it's one of his greatest achievements. He's wrong. Despite all the cups he won while captaining Arsenal during a highly successful 22-year career at his only club, and all the times he played for England, it is his greatest achievement. Not just one of them.
As Adams admits in his memorable book, Addicted, he suffered from alcoholism and drug abuse while still a professional footballer. Setting up Sporting Chance was his response, and ever since it's treated and supported sports professionals suffering from drink or drug problems. The charity's offer is: "We understand that it takes courage to ask for help, either during or following a career in sport, so when you're ready to reach out, we're ready for you."
Since retiring from playing in 2002, Adams, who has a statue in his honor outside the Arsenal ground, has managed and coached in several countries alongside his charity work. He told The Sun: "What happened in my life with alcohol makes me feel so sad but also grateful that I found a way out of it. I've had highs and lows, in and out of football, given up playing and gone into coaching and management. I've not had a drink through any of it. My self-esteem (自尊) has come back and I am all right."
The self-assessment as "all right" also applied to his 2022 appearance in TV's Strictly Come Dancing, when Adams showed an admirable ability to laugh at himself.
Legend has it that centuries ago, manatees(海牛) used to be mistaken for mermaids, so a sight last week at one Florida state park would have put ancient sailors in shock.
Blue Spring State Park is home to one of the largest winter gathering sites for manatees in Florida, and recently, the park reached a new record when the number of manatees spotted in one group was nearly 1,000.
Manatees typically flock to the park during the winter months. According to a Facebook post from the non-profit Save the Manatee Club, January 21 was one of the coldest mornings of the Florida winter season so far. The temperature of the St. Johns River, which Blue Spring sits on, was recorded at 14.9℃.
To survive the cold winter weather, manatees will seek out water that is typically warmer than 20℃. This is because despite their thick-looking bodies, the blubbery animal affectionately known as the sea cow only has "about an inch of fat and a very slow metabolism(新陈代谢),meaning they cannot easily stay warm," says the state park.
Since their spring water remains at a constant 22.2℃, and is protected from human recreational activity, Blue Spring makes the perfect manatee shelter during the colder months. "What's more, many manatees rely on artificial warm water sources from power plants, and these might be going offline in the near future. So having some of these manatees come to these natural warm water sites and finding them is really encouraging," says Cora Berchem, a research associate and the director of multimedia at Save the Manatee Club.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, there are anywhere between about 7,000 to 11,000 manatees in Florida, which represents a large increase over the past 25 years.
As a worrying number of youngsters take up vaping (电子烟), the Government has announced a crackdown on laws to stop kids from becoming addicted to the dangerous habit.
Disposable (一次性的) vapes are now set to be banned in the UK as part of the Prime Minister's new legislation (立法) to "stop youth vaping in its tracks". Recent research shows that one in five teens has now tried vaping, despite it being illegal for under-18s, and half of those who vape between 18 and 24 do so despite having no history of smoking.
Last year, figures showed the number of adults using e-cigarettes in the UK had risen to the highest rate on record at roughly 4.3 million Brits. According to the charity Action on Smoking and Health, almost 1,000 serious adverse reactions to vapes were logged, including five deaths linked to e-cigarettes in the last decade.
And it's not just over-the-count er vapes at the center of the country's vaping crisis — fake e-cigarettes with deadly chemicals have sparked concerns. An investigation by the Mirror in 2023revealed one man's fears for his life after he suffered a collapsed lung as a result of a fake, unlicensed pack of vapes purchased from a corner shop in County Durham.
Alex Gittins,31, thought he bagged himself a bargain but ended up in hospital just hours later. He said: "I noticed an awful chemical taste in the back of my throat, then five to 10minutes later I felt what was like a stitch. I'm lying in A&E thinking I was going to die."
A regular vaper was told he had just a one percent chance of survival after being left in need of a double lung transplant. Jackson Allard, 22, underwent the life-saving operation on January 1, putting an end to a series of serious health issues.
Medical expert Stephanie Hansen has voice d concerns about the unknown long-term effects of e-cigarettes. She said: "Vaping or e-cigarette use is relatively new, so we don't necessarily know a lot of the long-term effects of vaping and that's honestly one of the scariest things about it."
It has become easy for students to find and copy published material. But copying another person's writing without giving them credit can get students and other scholars into big trouble.
American copyright law protects original works of authorship including books, movies, music, images and artworks. The owner can sell a copyright or permit others to use it because it is property and property ownership is protected by law in the U. S.
The idea is that copyright helps society. If people can gain from their own creations, which are called their intellectual property (知识产权), then more people will want to create original works. The law, however, permits the unlicensed use of copyrighted works under what is called fair use. Fair use can include criticism, comment, news reporting, education and research. In education, students can include small parts of copyrighted work in their writing and research. But they must provide credit to the original creators through a citation which gives details about the source.
Just as it is easy to copy, it is also easy for professors to know if a student has plagiarized. First, there are computer programs and artificial intelligence, tools that compare students' papers to large databases of published writing. Second, if English is not a student's first language, a professor might recognize a change in wording and writing style. This could bring more attention to the student's paper.
Professors could simply warn a student not to do it again, lower their grade, or they might fail the student in that class. In more extreme cases, a student may be temporarily banned or expelled from school.
A. This behavior is called plagiarism.
B. However, there are some limitations.
C. Plagiarism is punished in different ways.
D. Students must follow university policies on academic behavior.
E. They can identify whether students have copied published writing.
F. For example, it can automatically create citation s and combine them into a list.
G. The protection extends to computer software and the design of buildings and structures.
Pingtan, the biggest island off the coast of Fujian Province, is popular with tourists these days. It has also attracted many 1 seeking a pleasant place to settle down. Among them is Italian fashion 2 Filippo Strada, who has lived on the island for four years.
Born in Milan, Strada has a well-developed 3 of fashion design. It is this love of fine clothing that led him to a career in the industry. Over the past decade, he has 4 his career in China, living in various cities. 5 , due to his growing business and 6 travels, Strada spent a lot of time away from home. After his daughter was born, he made up his mind to go back to his wife's hometown of Pingtan in 2018.
Strada 7 Pingtan with his family, determined to build a happy home on the island.But he also had a dream of building a successful business there, making the most of the local 8 development. Strada had a winning idea. He would 9 his heritage to provide goods and services with an authentic Italian 10 . Starting from zero, Strada now 11 a high-end tailor shop, a cafe and an Italian restaurant in Pingtan, 12 exotic (异域风情的)experiences to both locals and tourists.
As for the future, Strada plans to 13 Chinese and English salons (沙龙) in his Italian restaurant to 14 more knowledge of Western culture. "I'm very willing to do my part to make Pingtan a(n) 15 and diverse community that is popular around the world," he said.
On Thursday morning, Jason Sean joined a long line of people eagerly (wait) to buy a commemorative(纪念的) Year of the Dragon stamp issued by the US Postal Service.
He was among the hundreds waited at the Chinatown Community Center in Seattle, Washington, for the first day of the issue ceremony for the stamp. Sean said purchasing stamps to celebrate the Lunar New Year is tradition in his family.
For more than three decades, the Postal Service (issue) stamps highlighting the Lunar New Year, and it has been one of the (successful) stamp releases in the long history of the Postal Service. The Postal Service has one of the most diverse workplaces in the United States, and its customer base is as diverse as the country (it). This stamp is a great example that reflects the nation's rich, multicultural heritage traditions.
The stamp (design) by Antonio Alcala in 2023, the USPS art director, with original art by Camille Chew. It features a colorful, three-dimensional mask depicting a dragon, which is a contemporary take on the long tradition of paper-cut folk art crafts created by Chew. Gold and red (colour) represent prosperity in the coming year and good fortune.
The Year of the Dragon stamp is on sale now at post offices across the US and on USPS.com . total, 22 million new stamps have been printed.
1.时间地点；
2. 参观内容;
3.发出邀请。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
Yours,
Li Hua
A few years ago, I got a phone call from a company representative on my way home. "Thank you so much for taking the time to apply for the position. Your application has not been successful. We wish you every success in securing a suitable position in the future." I felt very upset. But the conversation wasn't over. "Would you like to hear feedback from us?" the voice said.
The representative went on to tell me I hadn't clearly demonstrated my motivation for applying for the position and why I wanted to work for the company. The feedback was tough to hear. But I quickly realized they were right. After completing my Ph. D. in Germany, my top priority had been to find a position in Poland, where I grew up. As a result, I wasn't very selective about what I applied for. I pursued any job opportunity that broadly fit my skills and interests. The job at the consulting company was something I was technically capable of doing, but I didn't feel passionate about it — and that clearly showed in the interview process.
From then on, I decided to carefully evaluate each job opening and only pursue ones that truly resonated (引起共鸣) with what I was passionate about. In my applications, I also began stating more clearly and emphatically why I wanted that particular job. Soon the approach started to pay off, as I got an offer for a postdoc position in Poland that I was truly excited about.
A few years later, I found myself on the other side of the interview table. As a freshly hired group leader, I was interviewing candidates for the first Ph. D. position in my lab. I was particularly looking forward to talking with one candidate. On paper, his application looked great — nice CV, good recommendations, strong cover letter. But the interview went badly. He didn't seem to have done any reading in advance about the research I was doing, which made me wonder whether he was truly interested in working with me.
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1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I called to tell him I couldn't offer him the position.
A month later, I received a letter.
