The science of uncertainty

https://app.podscribe.com/episode/134239443

spark your curiosity

激發好奇心

conspiracy

conspiracy theory

conspiracy theories of society 關於社會整體運作的陰謀論（非僅針對單一事件）

navigate

確定…的方向、操縱

navigate a world full of 對一個充滿…的世界

overwhelm

壓倒

overwhelming things 壓倒性事物

lean into

積極、主動地應對或面對某事

「leaning into the unknown」= 擁抱/面對未知

crucial

• 至關重要的

• 「why it's crucial that...」= 為何……是關鍵。

lift

舉起，提起

stall

失速

As the angle gets slightly steeper, planes can suddenly stall. The point is aerodyn

aerodynamics

空氣動力學

let alone

It's difficult to understand, let alone explain in a simple

intuitive

直覺的

intuitive way, and yet we trust it.

defibrillation

除顫 心臟除顫（heart defibrillation）

untangle

解開

untangle the biology and physics.

anesthesia

麻醉

epidemics

流行病

fiction

虛構

separate truth from fiction

treatment

療法

trial

考驗；磨煉

run a clinical trial 進行臨床試

visibly

明顯

visibly bother 明顯令人困擾

autonomous

自主的 autonomous machines 自動機器

vehicle

交通工具；車輛

tension

（精神上的）緊張，

This tension between the benefits that computers can bring and the understanding that humans have to relinquish isn't new.

電腦帶來的好處與人類必須放棄的理解之間的這種緊張關係並不是什麼新鮮事。

relinquish

放棄;拒絕, （不情願地）鬆開

what's known as

"What is called, also known as, or referred to as". 也可以稱為

crunch

「咀嚼出聲」或「喀喀作響」

在數學或資料處理等情境中，"crunch" 引申為： to process large amounts of data or calculations（處理大量數據或運算）

The computer crunched the numbers in seconds.

"crunch through" = 努力地、逐步地處理完（大量資訊或難題）

「crunch through by hand」是一個比較口語化的英文片語，用手工逐步處理或計算大量複雜資料、數字或任務

symmetries

對稱性」或者「對稱

they simplify things by looking for symmetries

get over

克服

they used a computer to get over the finish line.

intellectual

智力的；理智的

mathematicians no longer had total intellectual control

數學家不再擁有完全的智力控​​制權

skeptical

持懷疑態度的

trolley

手推車

trolley problem 電車問題

無軌電車（= trolleybus）

lever

棍棒／手柄, 槓杆，操縱杆

divert

改變方向，轉移（注意力）, 使開心，供消遣

pulling a lever to divert the vehicle so it hits only one person.

crop up

突然出現、冒出

swerve

突然改變方向，緊急轉彎

a car swerved to avoid a truck and hit a young couple

pavement

人行道

dilemmas

左右為難

theoretical dilemmas

altogether

adv. 完全，全然

abandon the pursuit of explanation altogether.

bail

保釋、保釋金

decide whether to release people on bail or parole

parole

有條件釋放，假釋 decide whether to release people on bail or parole

opaque

不透明的、難理解的;晦澀的;含糊的

commit

罪行, 做（違法或錯誤的事）；犯（罪、錯）, 承諾, 承諾，保證;

commit a crime

re-offend

再犯罪，重新犯罪

In effect

實際上；事實上

emerge

出現，浮現

t's not the only thing that can emerge in the gap between what is happening and why it's happening.

extreme

極端、極端的,

The desire for explanation can in some cases, drive people to extremes

patchy

不調和的、散落的，分佈不均的，局部地區的, 時好時壞的

the science behind what they're seeing is patchy or complex.

popularize

使成通俗性,使平易,使普及通俗化

rather than

表示對比語氣，"不是...而是..."

Rather than events being random or unlinked, believers develop a narrative in which all of history is mapped out by shadowy influences.

narrative

故事;敘述

develop a narrative 建構一個敘事、一套故事邏輯

map out

被規劃／描繪（比喻一切都被安排好了）

map out a history

shadowy influences

神秘的／難以捉摸的勢力（指「幕後黑手」）

double down

「加倍努力做某事，用比以前更堅定的方式繼續做某事，更有決心去完成一件事

science frequently requires that we update our beliefs about the world rather than just double down on them.

科學常常要求我們更新對世界的認知，而不是只固守舊念

end up

最後處於…、結果是…、以…告終

ended up interacting with quite a lot of conspiracy theorists

a mountain of

大堆，大量

have a mountain of scientific looking data

大量看似科學的數據

push into

not just push us further into a theory：而不只是讓我們越陷越深於某個理論中

tell

辨別;確定, （事物）顯露

You can always tell quite quickly：你通常很快就能察覺

chem trails

化學尾跡陰謀論（英語：Chemtrail Conspiracy Theory）

vapor

氣體, 蒸氣

airplane vapor 飛機尾跡

streak

痕跡, 條紋;條痕, 特點, （常指不好的）特點

it freezes creating a streak of tiny ice crystals in the sky.

它會結冰，在天空中形成一道細小的冰晶

be down to

由…決定；是…的責任

It's partly down to trust.

brush up

溫習，複習

thermodynamics

熱力學

at some point

在某個時間點

Unless you want to brush up on thermodynamics or buy a jet engine, at some point you're gonna have to take someone's word that this is how the science works.

neglect

疏忽照顧；忽視，疏忽

push the boundaries

push the boundaries of science 想突破科學的界限

push back

push back on conspiracy theories 反駁陰謀論

established

已確立的;被承認的;既定的

it's well established. 證據已經充分證實

catchy

聽易記的，琅琅上口的

there are lots of catchy false explanations 充斥著許多引人入勝的錯誤解釋

astray

偏離正軌地；迷路地

lead us astray

將我們引入歧途

reliant

依賴的，依靠的

reliant on opaque 越來越依賴晦澀難懂

counterintuitive

違背直覺的；不如預期的

counterintuitive technologies 違反直覺的技術

turn to

求助於…, （尤指因不開心）開始使用（不好之物）， 開始做（不當之事）, 注意，關注；將（注意力等）轉移到…上

turned to experts with good track records. 求助於經驗豐富的專家

immerse

浸漬,浸泡,使沈浸

Picture yourself immersed in the magic of county rum. 想像一下，您沉浸在鄉村朗姆酒的魔力之中

gem

寶石, 非常好的, 難能可貴的人（或物）

leading you to hidden gems 帶您前往隱秘的寶地

wander

行走, 漫步

wander through our hidden forests

spy on

監視 I asked her to spy on me.

snoop

窥探，打探 I did some snooping around your online life yesterday night