生物科学 Biological Sciences Ladybirds are red. So are strawberries. Why?瓢虫是红的,草莓也是,为什么? 计算机科学 Computer Science How do pirates divide their treasure?海盗如何分财宝? A group of 7 pirates has 100 gold coins. They have to decide amongst themselves how to divide the treasure, but must abide by pirate rules:7个海盗共有100枚金币,他们必须自行决定如何分财宝,分财宝必须按照如下规则:The most senior pirate proposes the division. 最年长的海盗提出一个分赃方案。 All of the pirates (including the most senior) vote on the division. If half or more vote for the division, it stands. If less than half vote for it, they throw the most senior pirate overboard and start again. 所有海盗(包括最年长者)进行投票,如果一半或以上的海盗赞同,那结果成立。如果少于一半,他们将最年长者投入大海并重新来过。 The pirates are perfectly logical, and entirely ruthless (only caring about maximizing their own share of the gold). 海盗逻辑性强,而且非常无情(只关注个人所得最大化)。 So, what division should the most senior pirate suggest to the other six?所以,最年长的海盗应如何建议把金币分给其他6个海盗? 经济管理 Economics and Management Do bankers deserve the pay they receive? And should government do something to limit how much they get?银行家们的所得与付出是否成正比?政府是否应限制其所得? 英国文学 English Literature JK Rowling has published a book for adults after the hugely successful Harry Potter series. In what ways do you think that writing for children is different to writing for adults?J.K. 罗琳在《哈利·波特》系列大获成功之后又推出了一本面向成人读者的书籍。你认为为孩子们写书和为成人写书有何区别? 地理 Geography If I were to visit the area where you live, what would I be interested in?如果我到你的家乡,我会对什么感兴趣? 历史 History Is violence always political? Does ‘political’ mean something different in different contexts?暴力中都含有政治因素吗?在不同的语境下,“政治”是否具有不同内涵? 法律 Law If the punishment for parking on double yellow lines were death, and therefore nobody did it, would that be a just and effective law?如果停车停在双黄线上将判处死刑,那么没人会这么做。这是一条公正且行之有效的法律吗? 材料科学 Materials Science How hot does the air have to be in a hot air balloon if I wanted to use it to lift an elephant?如果我想用热气球吊起一头大象,里面的空气得多热? 现代语言学 Modern Languages 1)Should poetry be difficult to understand?诗歌应不应该难以理解? 2)In a world where English is a global language, why learn French?既然英语是全球性语言,为什么要学法语? 经济学 Economics Why is income per head between 50 and 100 times larger in the United States than in countries such as Burundi and Malawi?为什么美国人均收入是布隆迪、马拉维这样国家的50到100倍? 哲学 Philosophy What exactly do you think is involved in blaming someone?讨论责备他人时,我们讨论的什么? 心理学 Psychology 1)A large study appears to show that older siblings consistently score higher than younger siblings on IQ tests. Why would this be?一项大规模研究证明,年长的哥哥姐姐智力测试得分一直比他们的弟弟妹妹高,这是为什么呢? 2)An experiment appears to suggest Welsh speakers are worse at remembering phone numbers than English speakers. Why?实验显示,说威尔士语的人记电话号码不如说英语的人记得清楚,为什么呢? 3)Why do human beings have two eyes?为什么人类有两只眼睛? 神学和宗教 Theology and Religion Is someone who risks their own life (and those of others) in extreme sports or endurance activities a hero or a fool?那些冒着自己或他人生命危险进行极限运动或耐力活动的人是英雄还是傻子?
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