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The back pages Happy New Year! Well, unless you’re reading this online on the evening of publication, in which case it’s still only 30 December, unless you’re in a different time zone, in which case it might be New Year’s Eve, but not quite New Year yet. There we are, starting the year as we mean to go on: tying ourselves in knots over an unnecessary detail. With the new year naturally comes thoughts of resolutions and fresh starts, of a brand-new you. Go ahead and have that mid-life crisis! There’s no time like the present. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3576期 · 2026年1月3日。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。