【聊了什么 The What】
从“占领男厕所”行动最终促成国家部委修改建筑规范，到“受伤的新娘”行为艺术推动反家暴立法，这些看似“出格”的行动背后，蕴含着怎样的策略巧思？本期节目，我们与这些行动的核心参与者对谈。她将以第一视角，生动再现当年那些充满创意甚至戏谑的行动细节。这是一部鲜活的中国当代女性行动史，充满了勇气、智慧与令人意想不到的幽默感。行动者如何在既有框架下寻找与主流对话的渠道，以“温和”的方式实现“激进”的目标？
From the “Occupy Men’s Restrooms” campaign that ultimately led to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development revising building codes, to the “Injured Bride” performance art piece that pushed forward anti-domestic violence legislation — behind these seemingly “outrageous” actions lie strategic ingenuity.
In this episode, we speak with one of the core participants of these actions. She recounts, in vivid first-person detail, the creative and even playful tactics that characterized those moments. This is a living history of contemporary women’s activism in China, full of courage, wisdom, and an unexpected sense of humor. How do activists find channels to engage with the mainstream within existing constraints, and realize “radical” goals through “gentle” means?
【时间轴 The When】
02:24 - 从北京到纽约，回顾近十年的行动经历
05:28 - 从“占领男厕所”行动到2016年住建部出台新规
11:42 - “受伤的新娘”和反家暴行为艺术
18:11 - “剃光头”行动抗议教育部在招生中存在的性别歧视
24:51 - 行动空间一直都在，个人心态从“行动者”到“组织者”的转变
02:24 – From Beijing to New York, reflecting on nearly a decade of activism
05:28 – From the “Occupy Men’s Restrooms” campaign to the 2016 building code revision by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
11:42 – The “Injured Bride” and anti-domestic violence performance art
18:11 – The “Shaved Head” protest against gender discrimination in university admissions by the Ministry of Education
24:51 – Activism is always possible: the personal shift from being an “activist” to becoming an “organizer”
【我们是谁 The Who】
选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
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【聊了什么 The What】
无麸质饮食真的更健康吗？减肥到底该低碳还是低脂？市面上五花八门的保健品，是不是智商税？关于“吃”这件事，我们每天都在做决定，却也时常感到困惑。本期节目，我们请来美国注册营养师张千慧博士，为你一一击破关于流行饮食的常见迷思。
我们将以“无麸质饮食”和“低脂 vs. 低碳之争”为两大案例，回顾营养科学的发展轨迹，探讨其研究范式的局限性，并揭示食品工业的利益冲突如何深刻影响着公共卫生建议。究竟是否存在一套适合所有人的“最佳饮食”？当面对海量的营养信息时，我们该如何建立自己的思辨框架？本期节目将带你“浅尝不止”，从科学与历史的纵深处，重新理解我们与食物的复杂关系。
Is going gluten-free really healthier? When it comes to weight loss, should you cut carbs or fat? And what about all those supplements on the market—are they worth it or just a scam? Eating is something we do every day, yet we’re constantly confused by conflicting information. In this episode, we invite Dr. Jera Zhang, a registered dietitian based in the U.S., to debunk some of the most common myths surrounding popular diets.
Focusing on two major case studies—“the gluten-free diet” and “the low-fat vs. low-carb debate”—we trace the evolution of nutrition science, question the limitations of its research paradigms, and expose how corporate interests in the food industry shape public health recommendations. Is there truly one “optimal” diet for everyone? How do we build our own critical thinking framework amid a flood of nutritional advice? This episode goes beyond surface-level bites, offering a deeper historical and scientific look into our complex relationship with food.
【时间轴 The When】
02:10 从流行饮食审视人与食物的关系。
05:10 详解无麸质饮食：麸质的定义，无麸质饮食的医学起源，谁需要无麸质饮食
26:43 低碳水化合物与低脂饮食的世纪之争
42:55 Q&A：低碳对女性生理期影响，在美国什么情况下可以看营养师，益生菌、保健品（维生素D、鱼油等）
65:12 营养学研究的复杂性和食品工业的强大影响力
02:10 Viewing human-food relationships through the lens of popular diets
05:10 Deep dive into gluten-free diets: What is gluten, the medical origins of gluten-free eating, who really needs it
26:43 The century-long battle between low-carb and low-fat diets
42:55 Q&A: Effects of low-carb diets on menstrual cycles, when to see a dietitian in the U.S., probiotics and supplements (vitamin D, fish oil, etc.)
65:12 The complexity of nutrition research and the powerful influence of the food industry
【我们是谁 The Who】
选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
主讲：
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
Our guest: Jera Zhang: Registered Dietitian (RD), Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Public Health at Hunter College, City University of New York
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【聊了什么 The What】
本期节目是一个串台节目，录制于2024年十月，首发于不合时宜播客。
上一次诺贝尔物理学奖把桂冠颁给两位“AI 教父”，在物理圈和科技圈同时掀起了腥风血雨——物理奖是不是“名存实亡”？老赵从这桩「史上最具争议的诺奖」聊到个人 16 年的高能物理求学路，再到 AI、神经网络与涌现现象；一路拆解「时间-空间」这种我们天天挂在嘴边却难以言说的概念，甚至把广义相对论、规范场论背后的“美学冲动”也摆上了桌。
物理奖为什么会颁给人工智能研究？如果 AI 只是借了物理的灵感，这算不算“跨界越界”？当深度学习席卷世界，Hinton 与同行为何频频示警？技术飞奔时，谁来守住人类的边界？物理学究竟教会了我们什么视角？它真的是寻找客观真理，还是只是一种“看世界的方法论工具箱”？为什么爱因斯坦单凭“审美直觉”就能预言引力定律？当理论之“美”与自然精确吻合时，我们到底在惊叹什么？
Last year’s Nobel Prize in Physics crowned two AI luminaries and instantly ignited a storm: has the prize abandoned “real” physics? In this episode, physicist-turned-AI-researcher Zhichen walks us through the controversy, his 16-year voyage in high-energy theory, and how neural networks, emergence, and even the texture of space-time weave together. Along the way he reveals the aesthetic intuition behind general relativity and gauge theories and asks whether physics is a hunt for objective truth or just one more lens on reality.
Does awarding an AI discovery rewrite the borders of physics? Why do pioneers like Hinton sound the alarm while driving the field forward? Is physics a toolbox of world-models rather than a catalogue of eternal facts? What do the debates between scientific realism and logical positivism mean for everyday reasoning?
【时间轴 The When】
00:00:37 去年的诺贝尔物理学奖与《什么是物理》初登场
00:08:32 老赵的“物理初心”——从奥赛保送到北大
00:14:10 无人押中！物理奖给 AI 的惊愕与争议
00:20:55 Hinton 为何把自己比作“AI 奥本海默”
00:24:44 学科边界正在消融：物理当“方法论输出者”
00:31:10 赫布定律与神经元：学习是如何在大脑里“写电流”的
00:43:31 “一百只白天鹅”与物理解释学危机
00:58:07 广义相对论：当审美预言被宇宙检验
00:00:37 The controversial Nobel Prize & Lao Zhao’s new book
00:08:32 Origin story: from Physics Olympiad to Peking University
00:14:10 Nobody guessed the AI-physics Nobel shock
00:20:55 Hinton as the “AI Oppenheimer”
00:24:44 Disappearing borders: physics as a methods supplier
00:31:10 Hebbian learning—how brains write with electricity
00:43:31 “One hundred white swans” & the crisis of explanation
00:58:07 General relativity: when elegance meets evidence
【我们是谁 The Who】 选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
主播：
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
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纽约，这座全球知名的大都会，拥有雄厚的财政，却始终背负着一套老旧而脆弱的地铁系统，这似乎是个令人费解的悖论。这一期的播客里，美国注册城市规划师罗宇翔带我们深入探讨纽约城市发展背后的政治与经济逻辑。从预算机制到政治利益博弈，从州政府与市政府之间的角力，到公众参与制度的利弊，我们看到基础设施问题不仅仅是技术和资金的问题，更是制度、历史与权力的复杂纠缠。
节目中提出了几个值得我们深思的问题：为什么纽约这样一个财政雄厚的城市，却无法高效地为基础设施投入资金？地铁管理权为何落入了州政府之手，而非市政府？小团体如何在重大公共项目上拥有巨大的影响力？这种模式究竟是公共福祉的保障，还是导致公共建设低效高成本的根本原因？纽约式的“公共与私人之间”的合作模式，究竟是一种创新，还是带有深深的制度隐患？
This episode dives into an intriguing paradox: New York City, a globally renowned metropolis with robust finances, yet burdened by an aging and fragile subway system. American certified urban planner Yuxiang Luo guides us through the intricate political and economic logic underlying the city's infrastructure issues. From budgetary mechanisms and political negotiations between state and city governments to the pros and cons of public participation systems, we realize infrastructure problems are far more than mere technical or financial issues—they're complex entanglements of institutions, history, and power dynamics.
Several thought-provoking questions arise during the discussion: Why is New York, despite its significant financial resources, unable to efficiently invest in its infrastructure? Why does subway management lie in the hands of the state rather than the city government? How can small interest groups exert outsized influence over significant public projects? Is this model protecting public welfare, or is it the fundamental cause behind the inefficiency and high costs of public construction? Is the New York model of public-private cooperation genuinely innovative, or does it carry deep institutional flaws?
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【时间轴 The When】
00:00:40 纽约的地铁为何如此糟糕？基础设施背后的政治经济学
00:07:49 从电影《小丑》看纽约地铁问题的历史渊源
00:10:34 政府预算里的“两本账”如何影响了城市基建？
00:11:28 地铁运营权转移给州政府背后的政治经济学博弈
00:19:25 拉瓜迪亚机场为何没有地铁快线？社区利益与公共项目的冲突
00:23:54 环境保护法如何导致公共建设效率降低？
00:33:18 纽约街道规划如何成就了城市的宜居性？
00:37:36 “曼哈顿网格规划”的历史意义与经济逻辑
00:47:51 “商业改进区”如何推动纽约街区建设？
00:56:44 “公共与私人合作”模式的优势与隐患
00:00:40 Why is New York’s subway system so bad? The political economy behind infrastructure
00:07:49 Tracing the historical roots of NYC’s subway problems through the movie "Joker"
00:10:34 How do the government’s “two budgets” impact urban infrastructure?
00:11:28 The political-economic game behind transferring subway management to state government
00:19:25 Why doesn’t LaGuardia Airport have a direct rail link? Conflicts between community interests and public projects
00:23:54 How does environmental law reduce efficiency in public construction?
00:33:18 How did New York’s street planning contribute to the city’s livability?
00:37:36 Historical significance and economic logic of the Manhattan grid plan
00:47:51 How do Business Improvement Districts promote neighborhood development in NYC?
00:56:44 Advantages and pitfalls of the public-private partnership model
【我们是谁 The Who】 选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
主播：
主讲：
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
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海昏侯是近十年内中国最知名的考古发现之一 。作为当代保存最完整的汉代高等级墓葬，海昏侯墓的发现，包括115公斤的黄金、珠宝玉石、青铜剑、孔子屏风、竹简等让它一度成为社会文化新闻的热点。在奇珍异宝背后，隐藏着墓主人刘贺跌宕的人生。他少年世袭昌邑王爵位，17岁仓促地被拥立为皇帝，短短27天后遭到罢黜，几经贬斥，最终以海昏侯的身份逝于江西南昌。在汉昭帝逝世后的权利真空期，他既被迫又主动地走入政治旋涡的中心，须臾间人生起伏辗转，成为了中国历史上首位被废的皇帝。
除了海量的财富外，刘贺的随葬品以何种方式呈现了这位汉哀帝的一生？实物材料为我们认识历史开启了怎样的新视角？考古学能否呈现出数据之外关于人的故事？在本次讲座中，曾两次参与发掘工作的耶鲁大学在读博士周琪将与我们分享这项重大考古发现背后的故事。我们将借用学术界“透物见人”的概念，透过海昏侯墓的发掘成果和刘贺的人生经历，一起探索考古、历史与人生的相互映照与隐喻。
The Haihunhou Tomb is one of the most renowned archaeological discoveries in China over the past decade. As the most well-preserved high-status Han dynasty tomb ever unearthed, its findings—including 115 kilograms of gold, exquisite jewelry and jade, bronze swords, a screen bearing an image of Confucius, and ancient bamboo slips—once captured the spotlight of Chinese cultural and social news. Behind the glittering artifacts lies the dramatic life story of Liu He, the tomb’s occupant. He inherited the title of Prince of Changyi at a young age and was hastily installed as emperor at the age of 17, only to be dethroned after just 27 days. After years of political disgrace, he died in Nanchang, Jiangxi, under the diminished title of “Marquis of Haihun.” In the political vacuum following Emperor Zhao’s death, Liu He was thrust—both by circumstance and ambition—into the eye of the storm. In mere moments, his life rose and fell, making him the first emperor in Chinese history to be formally deposed.
Beyond the vast wealth, how do Liu He’s burial goods reflect the arc of his tumultuous life? What new perspectives on history do these physical materials offer? Can archaeology reveal the human stories behind the data? In this talk, Zhou Qi—a PhD candidate at Yale University who has participated twice in the excavation—will share the stories behind this major archaeological discovery. Drawing on the academic concept of “seeing the person through the object,” we will explore how the findings from the Haihunhou Tomb and Liu He’s personal journey illuminate deeper metaphors about history, archaeology, and human existence.
【时间轴】
00:00:40 中国考古学怎么发掘一座墓
00:13:37 刘鹤是怎么“被当上”皇帝的？
00:39:12 黄金是怎么没被盗的？
00:47:26 发掘等于破坏：考古的方法论思辨
00:52:11 为什么不挖秦始皇陵？
00:00:40 How Chinese archaeology excavates a tomb
00:13:37 How Liu He was “chosen” to rule
00:39:12 Why the gold wasn’t looted
00:47:26 Digging is destruction: reflections on archaeological method
00:52:11 Why we don’t dig up the Qin Emperor’s tomb
【我们是谁 The Who】
选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
主讲人：周琪， 耶鲁大学考古学博士候选人 Speaker: Qi Zhou, Ph.D. candidate in archaeology at Yale University.
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在假新闻泛滥、社会撕裂的当下，做深度报道面临着前所未有的挑战。在当下美国社会分裂加剧、政治极化的背景下，华裔群体也被卷入这场变革的漩涡中。这期节目中，记者们通过一系列关于在美华人的报道，探讨如何突破信息茧房，建立真实的对话。
从走线客到科技精英，从政坛新星到快递司机，每个个体背后都有着复杂的故事。如何在极化的舆论环境中保持客观，避免刻板印象？如何平衡主观与客观？在采访对象从虚拟走向现实的过程中，记者们不断反思报道的边界与可能。
Amid rampant fake news and a fraying social fabric, producing in-depth journalism faces unprecedented challenges. As U.S. society grows more divided and politically polarized, Chinese Americans are being swept into the turmoil. In this episode, reporters draw on a series of stories about Chinese people living in the United States to explore how to break out of informational echo chambers and build authentic dialogue.
From border crossers to tech elites, from rising political figures to delivery drivers, each individual carries a complex story. How can journalists stay objective and avoid stereotypes in such a polarized media environment? How can they balance subjectivity and objectivity? As their sources move from the virtual world into real life, the reporters constantly reflect on the boundaries and possibilities of their craft.
【时间轴】
00:00:40 华裔身份的多面性：在美国这片土地上的"陌生人"身份思考
00:13:37 陈旺的故事：走线者如何在纽约森林里寻找自我
00:39:12 唐百合的政治转变：从自由意志主义者到MAGA支持者的心路历程
00:47:26 搞文艺复兴的湾区华人工程师群像:在科技与人文之间寻找平衡
00:52:11 在2025年做记者：如何应对极化与情绪化的信息环境
00:00:40 The many facets of Chinese-American identity: reflections on being “strangers” in the United States
00:13:37 Chen Wang’s story: how a border-crosser searched for himself in the forests of New York
00:39:12 Tang Baihe’s political shift: the journey from libertarian to MAGA supporter
00:47:26 A “renaissance” among Bay Area Chinese engineers: finding a balance between technology and the humanities
00:52:11 Being a journalist in 2025: navigating an information landscape defined by polarization and heightened emotion
【我们是谁 The Who】
选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
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在被称为“美国人类学之父”弗兰茨•博厄斯（Franz Boas）的策划下，美国自然历史博物馆在二十世纪初进行了第一次中国远征（Jacob H. Schiff China Expedition，1901-1904）。博厄斯派到中国的“取经人”，是通晓汉、藏、满、蒙、梵语和波斯语等十余种亚洲语言的德裔犹太人伯特霍尔徳•劳弗（Berthold Laufer，也译为“劳费尔”）。年轻的劳弗不辱使命，1904年为西方世界带回来第一批真正意义上的中国民族学收藏。然而博厄斯野心勃勃的亚洲研究计划、这批中国收藏以及劳弗的学术生涯，都随着1905年博厄斯从自然历史博物馆愤然辞职而前途未卜。博厄斯为什么会对中国感兴趣？劳弗眼中的中国与博厄斯看到的中国是否一样？当劳弗把中国带回来的皮影、鸽哨和《御制耕织图》摆在展厅里，当时的美国观众买账吗？这批收藏后来的命运又如何？
在这期播客中，供职于美国自然历史博物馆人类学部的薛茗博士将回顾百年前的这场中国远征，一个远征者在“人类学家”与“汉学家”之间摇摆的一生，以及美国早期人类学与中国研究失之交臂的遗憾。
薛茗博士的新书《77街的神龛——美国自然历史博物馆里物的灵韵与人的故事》今年由上海三联书店出版。
Under the direction of Franz Boas, considered the "father of American anthropology," the American Museum of Natural History conducted its first China Expedition (the Jacob H. Schiff China Expedition) from 1901-1904. Boas sent Berthold Laufer, a German-Jewish scholar fluent in over ten Asian languages including Chinese, Tibetan, Manchu, Mongolian, Sanskrit, and Persian. The young Laufer succeeded in bringing back the first truly significant Chinese ethnological collection to the Western world in 1904. However, Boas's ambitious Asian research plans, the Chinese collection, and Laufer's academic career all faced uncertainty when Boas angrily resigned from the Natural History Museum in 1905. Why was Boas interested in China? Did Laufer and Boas see China differently? How did American audiences respond to exhibits of Chinese shadow puppets, pigeon whistles, and imperial agricultural illustrations? In this episode, Dr. Ming Xue from the Anthropology Department of the American Museum of Natural History reviews this century-old China expedition, exploring Laufer's career between anthropology and sinology, and the missed connection between early American anthropology and Chinese studies.
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今年3月29日，五月天成团25周年“回到那一天”演唱会将登陆拉斯维加斯忠实体育场（Allegiant Stadium）。这是五月天北美巡演的唯一一场，请记住，是唯一一场，也是华语歌手在北美开唱的最大规模和最高规格。演出将斥资千万美金打造，从巨型五球华丽舞美，到环场巴士，带你体验原汁原味的五月天魅力。 3月29日这个日子也很特别，是五月天正式成军的纪念日。从七号公园初次登场的那个三月，到拉斯维加斯五万人共享的星空，我们一起坐上时光机，穿越回忆任意门，体验一趟精彩万分的旅程，回到属于你和五月天的那一天。
无论你来自哪个国家，无论你是听着五月天歌长大的老粉，还是刚刚喜欢上他们音乐的新粉，这场演唱会，都不容错过。
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主讲人：薛茗 Guest: Dr. Ming Xue
本科毕业于北京大学生命科学院，2014年于美国加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）获得人类学博士学位，现供职于美国自然历史博物馆人类学部。她的研究关注物质文化、物质宗教、博物馆人类学、社会变迁等主题，长期在青海省黄南藏族自治州从事热贡唐卡艺术和唐卡艺人的研究。学术研究之外，担任纪录片导演、策展人、非虚构撰稿人。纪录片《画唐卡的女子》（2019）曾入选玛格丽特•米德国际电影节（Margaret Mead Film Festival）、世界遗产电影节（Heritales: International Heritage Film Festival）、亚洲研究学会电影节（AAS Film Expo）等。中文非虚构作品曾发表于三联《新知》杂志、澎湃思想市场、腾讯谷雨、飞地、《生活》月刊等媒体平台。 Dr. Xue's new book "Shrines on 77th Street: Objects and Stories from the American Museum of Natural History" was published this year by Shanghai Sanlian Bookstore.
【我们是谁 The Who】
选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
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在这期播客中，清华大学高等研究院研究员陈静远带领听众探讨了一个引人深思的话题：理论物理学的思维框架与认知方式。不同于常见的科普节目着重于介绍新概念和前沿发现，这次讨论聚焦于物理学家是如何构建知识体系、如何理解和统一看似不相关的现象。
从最早的数学抽象到现代物理理论,人类是如何逐步统一对自然界的认知的？为什么说物理学不仅仅是收集知识的"博物学",更是一种构建思想大厦的尝试？在量子信息与时空的统一、还原论与涌现性的讨论中,我们又该如何理解科学本质？
In this podcast, Chen Jingyuan, a researcher at Tsinghua University's Institute for Advanced Study, leads listeners through a thought-provoking topic: the theoretical frameworks and cognitive approaches in theoretical physics. Unlike typical science popularization programs that focus on introducing new concepts and frontier discoveries, this discussion centers on how physicists build knowledge systems and how they understand and unify seemingly unrelated phenomena. How has humanity gradually unified its understanding of nature, from the earliest mathematical abstractions to modern physical theories? Why is physics not merely a "natural history" of collecting knowledge, but rather an attempt to construct an edifice of ideas? And how should we understand the essence of science in discussions about the unification of quantum information and spacetime, or reductionism versus emergence?
【时间轴】
00:08:07 物理学思维的本质:发现表面不相关事物间的统一性
00:10:32 牛顿革命:地上与天上规律
00:31:28 爱因斯坦革命:时间与空间
00:38:02 量子革命:场与粒子
00:55:44 现代前沿:量子信息与时空的潜在统一性
01:15:45 科学作为认知方法的本质
00:08:07 The essence of physical thinking: discovering unity among seemingly unrelated things
00:10:32 The Newtonian revolution: laws of heaven and earth
00:31:28 The Einstein revolution: time and space
00:38:02 The quantum revolution: fields and particles
00:55:44 Modern frontiers: potential unity of quantum information and spacetime
01:15:45 The nature of science as a cognitive method
【我们是谁 The Who】
选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
主讲：
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
Our Guests:
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在这期节目中，我们延续上一期节目的建筑学和工程学角度，对“超级建筑”里人类历史发展的设想进行了进一步的推演：当地球环境不再适合人类居住，全球80亿人口将被迁移至北美大平原上的一座超级建筑群中。这个由网格化区块构成的巨型居住系统，不仅要解决人类的生存问题，更要尽可能保持危机前的生活丰富度。
当所有人类被迫共处一"楼"，地缘政治会如何重构？没有了海洋作为天然屏障，小国寡民还能否独善其身？在这个高度集中化的生存体系中，谁将成为新的统治阶级——是掌握核心技术的工程师，还是在旧世界就积累了财富的既得利益者？而当第二代、第三代在这个密闭空间中长大，他们还会认同曾经的民族文化吗？
In this episode, we continue our previous discussion on architecture and engineering by exploring how human history might unfold within a "super-structure": When Earth becomes uninhabitable, humanity's 8 billion population will relocate to a massive building complex on North America's Great Plains. This grid-based mega-structure aims not just to ensure human survival, but to maintain the richness of pre-crisis life.
When all of humanity is forced to live under one "roof," how will geopolitics be reshaped? Without oceans as natural barriers, can small nations maintain their independence? In this highly centralized system, who will become the new ruling class - the engineers who control core technologies, or those who accumulated wealth in the old world? And as second and third generations grow up in this enclosed space, will they still identify with their ancestral cultures?
【时间轴】
00:57 宏大设想：北美平原上的人类新家园
03:39 地缘政治的重构：从海洋文明到陆地文明的转变
16:50 地缘文化的消亡与新传统的建立
27:41 博物馆政治：历史记忆的保存与重塑
34:28 资源再分配：新型经济体系的可能性
39:05 文化的重塑：从地域差异到同质化生活
50:56 希望的曙光：重新分配与平等的机遇
00:57 The Grand Vision: A New Home for Humanity
03:39 Geopolitical Reconstruction: Maritime to Continental Civilization
16:50 Culture's Evolution: New Traditions in a Shared Space
27:41 Museum Politics: Preserving Historical Memory
34:28 Resource Redistribution: A New Economic Order
39:05 Cultural Transformation: From Diversity to Unity
50:56 Dawn of Hope: Equality in the New World
【我们是谁 The Who】
选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
主讲：
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
Our Guests:
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如果你刚刚开始关注大选，你的精神健康应该比美轮美换的几位主播要好一些。在大选前夕，美轮美换的几位主播做客纽约文化沙龙，帮你梳理了这场大选的关键时间点和重要议题：从拜登的意外退选到哈里斯的临危受命，从经济表现的党派差异到移民政策的困境，每个议题都折射出美国社会的深层分裂。
在摇摆州选情胶着、社会撕裂加剧的背景下，这场选举是否会重新定义美国政治？经济数据与民众感受之间的巨大鸿沟该如何弥合？移民政策的两难困境能否找到平衡点？当两党政治生态日益分化，社会撕裂愈发明显，美国的民主制度将面临怎样的挑战？
For those who are just tuning into the 2024 election discourse, your mental health is probably much better than the hosts of American Roulette – who have been breathlessly tracking every development for the past year. As the election day approaches, our guests from American Roulette have distilled all of the pivotal moments and critical issues that have defined this madhouse of a cycle - from Biden’s unexpected withdrawal to Kamala’s ascension, from partisan narratives on the state of the economy and immigration. Each flashpoint illuminates the deepening chasm of American society.
As the battleground state odds remain locked in a coin toss, we try to ponder the fundamental questions: will this election yet again reshape American politics? How to bridge the chasm between the escalating social divisions? Why do the economic indicators tell different stories to the two parties? And as the two-party ecosystem grows increasingly polarized and social fabric continues to fray, what trials await America's democratic institutions?
【时间轴】
00:01:12 考前突击：为什么我们需要关注这场选举
00:09:07 特朗普封口费案的来龙去脉
00:29:30 特朗普遭遇暗杀未遂事件的影响
00:34:12 拜登退选与民主党的权力交接
00:48:20 副总统候选人万斯和沃尔兹的选择
00:52:50 经济议题：通胀、就业与选民感受的复杂性
01:01:25 移民议题与社会分化
01:12:39 堕胎权之争：从罗伊诉韦德案到现在
01:19:16 这次大选对美国民主制度的影响
01:26:33 七大摇摆州的选情分析：从蓝墙到阳光带
01:37:40 计票规则解读：为何结果可能需要等待数天
01:40:05 国会选举展望：参众两院的微妙平衡
00:01:12 Last-minute primer: why this election demands our attention
00:09:07 Trump hush money case: untangling the complex web
00:29:30 Implications of the attempted assassination on Trump
00:34:12 Biden's withdrawal and the democratic power transition
00:48:20 VP picks: a closer look at Vance and Walz
00:52:50 The economy: navigating inflation, employment, and voter sentiment
01:01:25 Immigration and social fractures: America's deepening divide
01:12:39 The abortion battle: from Roe v. Wade to present day
01:19:16 Impact on American democracy: examining institutional resilience
01:26:33 Battleground analysis: from the blue wall to the sun belt
01:37:40 Vote counting explained: why results may take a week
01:40:05 Congressional outlook: the delicate balance in both chambers
【我们是谁 The Who】 选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
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主播和嘉宾的言论不代表其所在机构或其雇主的观点。
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
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The views expressed by the host and guests do not represent the opinions of their employers or any affiliated institutions.
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【聊了什么】
纽约市的房价一直以来都是人们关注的焦点。随着时间的推移，房价的上涨不仅是一个经济现象，更是一个复杂而深刻的社会现象。作为全球金融中心和文化枢纽，纽约市吸引了大量的人口涌入和商业活动，导致了房屋需求的持续增加。但除此之外，纽约政府独特的规划政策和土地开发“游戏规则”也对房价形成了深刻的影响，往往以意想不到的方式影响市场供需关系。
政府是如何与开发商周旋的？为何纽约会有高楼大厦与老房子共存的城市面貌？保障房在纽约是如何开发的？政府对于开发项目有哪些限制和补贴？ 高房价对社会结构和文化氛围的影响是怎样的？
如果你对这期节目内容感兴趣，请关注主讲人罗雨翔的新书《创造大都会——纽约空间与制度观察》！国内各大平台均有销售（淘宝、当当、京东），海外用户请使用这个链接购买。
New York City's housing prices have long been a focal point of public attention. Over time, the rise in housing prices has become not just an economic phenomenon, but a complex and profound social issue involving multiple factors. As a global financial center and cultural hub, New York City has attracted a large influx of people and business activities, leading to a continuous increase in housing demand. Beyond the macroeconomics, New York's unique planning policies and land development rules have also had a profound impact on housing prices. At the same time, rising housing prices have led to changes in the city's social structure, challenging local residents with rising housing costs and deteriorating living conditions, sparking widespread discussions about social equity and economic development? How does the government negotiate with developers? Why does New York have a cityscape where skyscrapers coexist with old buildings? How is affordable housing developed in New York? What restrictions and subsidies does the government have for development projects? What impact do high housing prices have on social structure and cultural atmosphere?
If you find this episode interesting, please check out our speaker Luo Yuxiang‘s new book 《创造大都会》!
【时间轴】
00:07:33 纽约房价数据及其成为社会和政治议题
00:11:23 纽约没有总体规划，而是通过分区（Zoning）来管理城市开发
00:18:02 90%的开发项目无需审批
00:26:19 通过Hudson Yards项目分析纽约政府在推动开发中的重要作用
00:34:44 经济适用房（Affordable Housing）
00:42:55 开发商建设经济适用房的盈利模式及其对整体房价的影响
00:07:33 New York housing price data and its emergence as a social and political issue
00:11:23 New York has no overall plan, but manages urban development through zoning
00:18:02 90% of development projects require no approval
00:26:19 Analysis of the New York government's important role in promoting development through the Hudson Yards project
00:34:44 Affordable Housing
00:42:55 Developers' profit model for building affordable housing and its impact on overall housing prices
【我们是谁 The Who】 选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
主播： 老赵：理论物理学博士，软件工程师，纽约文化沙龙组织者。
主讲： 罗雨翔：美国注册城市规划师，哈佛大学与伦敦政治经济学院建筑与经济双硕士。现居纽约，参与以及主持北美20余地区的地产开发、区域经济政策与公共领域投资项目。
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
Hosted by: Lao Zhao: PhD in Theoretical Physics, software engineer, and organizer of the New York Cultural Salon. Guest: Luo Yuxiang: U.S. Registered Urban Planner, holding dual master's degrees in Architecture and Economics from Harvard University and the London School of Economics. Currently residing in New York, he has participated in and led over 20 real estate development, regional economic policy, and public domain investment projects across North America.
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【聊了什么】 在一个气候危机的虚构背景下，人类被迫全部搬进一栋大楼生活。这个大胆的设定引发了一场跨学科的头脑风暴：如何在保证80亿人口基本生存需求的同时，最大程度上实现资源优化配置和空间舒适性？一根通天塔？层层叠叠的环形楼？铺满半个美国的巨型温室？
这场对话来自于纽约文化沙龙和沙丘研究所组织的一场线下对谈。要让“全世界的人都住进同一栋大楼”这种科幻式的想象成为一种合理的设定，会涉及很多学科的参与和讨论。年初我们邀请了二十几位来自各行各业的朋友就这个设定展开线下的想象和讨论。
基于线下讨论的蓝本，我们邀请了几位嘉宾进行了更加深度的对话，而这是对话的第一部分：从建筑学、工程学的角度考虑，这栋大楼应当被设计成什么样子呢？
In a fictional setting of a climate crisis, humanity is forced to move into a single building for survival. This bold premise sparked an interdisciplinary speculation exercise: How can we optimize resource allocation and spatial comfort while ensuring the basic survival needs of 8 billion people? Do we build a babel tower, or as the kids would say, “to the moon”? Do we want circular structure or even a giant greenhouse covering half of the United States?
To make the scifi premise plausible, an interdisciplinary approach was required. Earlier this year we invited twenty friends with diverse backgrounds to an in-person New York Cultural Salon round table for a speculative exercise. Based on the outline from the offline discussion, this is a deeper dive on the first and the foundational problem: From the perspectives of architecture and engineering, how would we even build this?
【时间轴】
00:00:00 太空电梯的设想:将80亿人装入一栋6000公里高的大楼
00:09:04 “一根楼”：太空电梯的科幻元素和工程难度
00:34:21 “一块楼”：边长十公里的立方体？
00:44:43 大楼内不同区块之间的物质和信息流通接口
00:55:41 从工程师的角度思考：模块化，可拓展性，标度对称
01:11:52 方格网状的建筑群落
00:00:00 The concept of a space elevator: Housing 8 billion people in a 6000-kilometer-tall building
00:09:04 Science fiction elements and engineering challenges of a space elevator
00:34:21 A cube with 10-kilometer sides?
00:44:43 Designing the material and information flow interfaces between different zones within the building
00:55:41 Engineering mindset: Modularity, expandability, and scale symmetry
01:11:52 Grid-like architectural communities
【我们是谁 The Who】 选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
主播：
嘉宾：
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
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【聊了什么The What】 阿黛、大蝶和海燕，三位坐标纽约的优秀女性音乐人和艺术家围绕阿黛的新专辑《妈妈我三十了》展开了一场女性视角下艺术表达的圆桌讨论。在当下，女性艺术家如何突破传统的男性凝视，用自己的声音讲述自己的故事成为她们共同关注的焦点。 我们是否能够打破对女性身体和性的羞耻感，坦然面对自己的欲望？当我们大胆表达女性情欲时，是在争取身体自主，还是在迎合男性目光？母亲对女儿的期待是爱的延续，还是控制欲的体现？艺术创作能否帮助我们摆脱性别的枷锁找到自我认同？
For this episode, we are joined by three outstanding female artists - ADÀI, Dii Fu and Hedy - in a discussion around Adai's new album "Mom, I'm Thirty.” They explored the theme of artistic expression from a female perspective, how contemporary women artists can break free from the traditional male gaze and tell their own stories with unique voices. Can we shatter the shame surrounding female bodies and female sexuality, and embrace our own desires? When we tell stories about female sensuality, are we asserting bodily autonomy, or pandering to the male gaze? Is a mother's expectation for her daughter an extension of love, or a manifestation of the desire to control? Can artistic creation help us break free from the shackles of gender norms and find self-identity?
【时间轴 The When】
01:12 从阿黛新专辑《妈妈我三十了》谈起，探讨30岁女性的生活状态
06:50 阿黛谈创作初衷：表达30岁女性如何做人、面对性与爱
12:26 大蝶《塞牙歌女》背后的故事：为独立进步女性发声
19:00 音乐中的男性凝视：男性如何想象和塑造女性形象
22:00 女性音乐人如何表达自己的视角，挑战传统性别刻板印象
30:50 饶舌音乐：本是男性化的音乐形式，女性如何利用它表达自我
47:30 海燕谈女性艺术家表达性体验和性器官的重要性
51:30 阿黛和大蝶在创作中如何表现女性情感和性
01:12 ADÀI's new album "Mom, I'm 30" and the life of 30-year-old women
12:26 The story behind Dii Fu’s "Picky Girls": giving voice to independent and progressive women
19:00 The male gaze in music: how men imagine and shape the female image
22:00 How female musicians express their own perspectives and challenge traditional gender stereotypes
30:50 Rap music: originally a masculine music form, how do women use it for self-expression
47:30 Hedy on the importance of female artists expressing sexual experiences and organs
51:30 How ADÀI and Dii Fu express female emotions and sexuality in their creative work
【拓展链接】 阿黛《妈妈我三十了》 大蝶《塞牙歌女》
【我们是谁 The Who】 《选修课 Universus》是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
主播： 陈璐：比较文学硕士，跨文化的非虚构写作者，翻译，书影评论人，女性主义者，希望听到大家的故事。
嘉宾：
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
Hosted by: Lu Chen: Master of Comparative Literature, cross-cultural non-fiction writer, translator, book and film critic, feminist, and someone who hopes to hear everyone's stories.
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在这一期选修课中，我与黄潇潇展开了一场关于信仰、信仰和灵性生活的深入对话。潇潇在哥伦比亚大学获得东亚语言与文化硕士，并于圣托马斯大学攻读福传与文化硕士。 我想了解作为一个在无神论教育中长大的中国人为何会选择突破成长环境给予的思维定势，拥抱一个全新的宗教世界观？ 在潇潇看来，关于宗教信仰的议题之于每个人都应当是一门"必修课"。我们应当如何理解"信仰"？它是一种寄托、一种精神依归，还是我们超越自我、连接至高存在的途径？如果说皈依意味着新生，彼岸世界是什么样的？科学与宗教是否真的势不两立？教会固守教义是原则的坚定，还是思想的僵化？“与时俱进”是否是一种当代性的“坐标霸权”？面对新时代的伦理困境，经典文本能否给出令人信服的应对之道？宗教信仰是存在主义危机的解药吗？在虚无和焦虑浸染的时代，对于那些无法被物质和功利填满的内心角落，人类究竟需要怎样的信仰？ In this thought-provoking episode, we embarked on a profound exploration of faith and its role in shaping our lives with our guest Xiaoxiao. Raised in an atheistic education system, what compelled her to challenge this upbringing and embrace an entirely new religious worldview? Xiaoxiao argues that the question of religious faith is something every individual should examine. What exactly is "faith"? Is it a form of spiritual refuge, a source of existential solace, or a means to transcend the self and connect with a higher power? Can science and religion truly coexist? When religious institutions adhere to their doctrines, is it a display of principled conviction or a symptom of ideological stagnation? Can ancient wisdom offer compelling solutions to modern problems? Can faith fill the void in our souls that materialism and utilitarianism leave behind?
【时间轴】
01:12 大学期间对基督教的态度：从好奇到受洗
00:20:00 基督教能与时俱进吗?
00:30:50 现代人的虚无感来自于失去了超越性
00:38:12 讨论对基督教常见的看法：反科学、保守主义等
00:52:06 道德和价值观的基础在于有无一个超越的上帝
01:15:44 基督教对现代性的批判：过度关注自我
00:02:04 Xiao Xiao's journey of Christian faith: from curiosity to baptism
00:20:00 Is Christianity out of touch?
00:30:50 Modern people's lost of transcendence
00:38:12 Address common conceptions about Christianity: anti-science, conservatism, etc.
00:52:06 The foundation of morality and values lies in whether there is a transcendent God
01:15:44 Christianity's critique of modernity: excessive focus on the self
【拓展链接】 越过台伯河：我为什么是天主教徒［上］
【我们是谁 The Who】 选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。
主播： 老赵：理论物理学博士，软件工程师，纽约文化沙龙组织者。
嘉宾： 黄潇潇：哥伦比亚大学东亚语言与文化硕士，圣托马斯大学福传与文化硕士在读
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙）in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
Hosted by: Lao Zhao: PhD in Theoretical Physics, software engineer, and organizer of the New York Cultural Salon. Guest: Xiaoxiao Huang: Master's degree in East Asian Languages and Cultures from Columbia University, currently pursuing a Master's degree in Evangelization and Culture at the University of St. Thomas.
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【聊了什么The What】
从一个粒子物理学博士转型为公共写作者，程扬扬不断反思母语的影响与限制，重审自己与故乡的关系，在写作中实践自由，探索语言的边界。 作为一个跨国成长、拥有多重学科身份认同的人了，程扬扬在写作中试图找到属于自己的声音。她分享了自己在英语学习过程中对语言自由的思考，讨论了科学术语翻译如何反映一个时代的权力结构。她坦诚地谈到作为一个华裔女性写作者如何在性别和族裔身份中寻找平衡，用诚实而敏锐的笔触描绘世界，让沉默的人说话，让被遮蔽的事物显形，用一个全新的视角照亮世界。
Why do we write? Transitioning from a physics PhD to a public writer, Yangyang constantly reflects on the influence and limitations of her mother tongue, re-examines her relationship with her homeland, practices freedom in writing, and explores the boundaries of language. As someone who grew up transnationally with multiple academic identities, she seeks to find her own voice in writing. In this episode, she shares her thoughts on linguistic freedom during her English learning process and discusses how the translation of scientific terms reflects the power structure of an era. She also talks about finding balance in her gender and ethnic identities, depicting the world with an honest and sharp pen, letting the silenced speak, revealing the concealed, and illuminating the world from a brand-new perspective.
【时间轴 The When】
00:00:00 选修课播客的起源
00:06:00 程扬扬的早期写作经历
00:10:34 母语中的禁忌话题:政治与死亡
00:16:08 英语学习：一种逃避和自由的语言
00:24:19 “科学”一词的翻译演变及其反映的时代变迁
00:42:18 作为华裔女性写作者面对的刻板印象与挑战
00:51:10 写作要直面内心，表达真实的自我
00:54:49 文字的力量：唤醒沉默的人，照亮被遮蔽的世界
01:05:48 人类跨越时空留下信息，建立彼此的联结
00:00:00 Early writing experiences
00:10:34 Taboo topics in her mother tongue: politics and death
00:16:08 Learning English: a language of escape and freedom
00:24:19 The evolution of the translation of "science" and the changes it reflects in different eras
00:42:18 Stereotypes and challenges faced as a Chinese female writer
00:51:10 Writing requires facing one's inner self and expressing the true self
00:54:49 The power of words: awakening the silenced and shedding light on the concealed world
01:05:48 Humans leave information across time and space to establish connections with each other
【我们是谁 The Who】
《选修课 Universus》是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客，脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考，而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉，尝试打造成年人的博雅教育，并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见，热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化，真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松，方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里，我们互相映照，唤醒失落的维度。 主播： 老赵：理论物理学博士，软件工程师，纽约文化沙龙组织者。 Xiaohan：东亚美术史博士，哥伦比亚大学美术史讲师，纽约文化沙龙理事。
选修课 Universus is an Chinese-language podcast that explores a wide range of cultural topics. It originated from the New York Chinese Culture Salon, which was founded in 2013. We strive to go beyond transmitting knowledge, and to stimulate awareness and reflection on cross-disciplinary methodology and perspectives. The past decade of organizing the Salon put us in a position of creating a liberal arts education experience for adults, which we further expand upon in our podcast. We strive to bring awareness to the unaware, to resist conditioning and conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse perspectives. Our goal is to de-instrumentalize ourselves, and to perceive and create our own lives and the complex world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide, instead of being let astray by consumeristic sensationalism. With a light hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that 选修课 Universus creates a space for us to reflect upon each other and explore lost dimensions. Hosts: Lao Zhao: PhD in Theoretical Physics, software engineer, and organizer of the New York Cultural Salon. Xiaohan: PhD in East Asian Art History, lecturer in Art History at Columbia University, and board member of the New York Chinese Culture Salon.
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