Talking to friends, family or workmates can make us feel happy. Not talking to others can also hurt our mind and body.

A group of researchers (研究员) found that just talking once a day can make people feel happier and less nervous. Jeffrey Hall, one of the researchers, “We can change how we feel by talking. Just one conversation (交谈) can help.” The researchers studied seven kinds of conversations that make people feel closer. They found that sharing jokes, talking about recent events, giving real praise and caring for others can help people feel better. And they can give people a happier life.

The researchers asked more than 900 people at five universities in the US to have one of these conversations every day. The people then said how they felt after talking. The researchers found that ______. But the people who had more good conversations had better days. Hall said, “This means that the more you listen to your friends, care for them, the better you feel at the end of the day.”

The researchers also said that meeting and talking face-to-face is better than talking on the phone or social media for our well being. They can bring us more happiness.

Ten years ago, Professor Richard Wiseman set out to study luck. He wanted to know why some people are always in the right place at the right time, while others always experience ill luck.

Many people volunteered for his research. Over the years he interviewed them, watched their lives and had them take part in his experiments(实验). He carried out a simple experiment to discover why there were differences in their ability to catch the chance.

He gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper and asked them to look through it and tell him how many paragraphs were inside. He had secretly placed a large message halfway through the newspaper saying, "Tell the researcher you have seen this and win S50. " This message took up half of the page, but unlucky people missed it and lucky people caught it.

Unlucky people are just more nervous. They are busy looking only for what they need and this stops them from noticing the unexpected. As a result, they miss out on the chance. Lucky people are more relaxed and open. The can see everything that is in front of them, not just what they are looking for.

Richard’s research shows that lucky people live by several principles(原则). Here are some of them.

Listen to your gut instincts((直觉), they are often right.

Be open to new experiences and break your usual thought pattern(模式).

Spend a few moments each day remembering things that went well.

See yourself being lucky before an important meeting or phone call.

                                                                                                                           How Will We Live in 2035?

Welcome to life in the future! You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. You’ve just had an anti-aging treatment, so your face looks youthful. In 2035, many people of your age could live to be 150, so at 60, you’re not old at all.

Science has also found amazing ways to keep people healthy. There are nanotechnology(纳米技术) treatments for many illnesses, including cancer. And if any part of your body is not healthy, you can “grow” a new one in a laboratory. As you get dressed, you say to your shirt, “Turn red”, it becomes red. In 2035, “smart clothes” contain nanoparticles that carry electricity, the electricity can light up your clothes, and program them to change colors or patterns.

On the way to the kitchen, you want to call a friend. Your cell phone is by the window and the material of the cell phone take in energy from the sun, so you don’t need to pick up the phone. You can just touch your jacket sleeve to make the call.

These are just some examples of nanotechnology all around you. Scientist Ampy Buchholz say, “Your whole body and surroundings will become part of the same network.”

Finally, it’s time to go to work. In 2035, car drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go, and soon you will be there.

So, will all these predictions come true? Perhaps the future is much closer than we think.