Matthias Rascher: My Top 5 Longreads of 2011
Matthias Rascher teaches English and History at a high school in northern Bavaria, Germany.
马蒂亚斯·拉舍尔 (Matthias Rascher) 在德国巴伐利亚州北部的一所高中教授英语和历史。
In his free time he scours the web for good links and posts the best finds on Twitter.
在空闲时间，他会在网络上搜索好的链接，并将最好的发现发布到 Twitter 上。
He is also a longtime contributor to the #Longreads community and an author for Open Culture.
他也是 #Longreads 社区的长期贡献者和《开放文化》的作者。
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• “The Possibilian: David Eagleman and Mysteries of the Brain,” by Burkhard Bilger (The New Yorker)
• “可能性论：大卫·伊格曼和大脑之谜”，布克哈德·比尔格（Burkhard Bilger）（《纽约客》）
This fascinating article describes how neuroscientist David Eagleman combines different sciences such as physics, psychology and linguistics with the study of the human brain to arrive at a better understanding of time perception.
这篇引人入胜的文章描述了神经科学家 David Eagleman 如何将物理学、心理学和语言学等不同科学与人脑研究相结合，以更好地理解时间感知。
His latest collaboration with Brian Eno confirmed his theory that “time is a rubbery thing.”
他与布莱恩·伊诺的最新合作证实了他的理论：“时间是一个有弹性的东西。”
• “My Summer at an Indian Call Center,” by Andrew Marantz (Mother Jones)
• “我在印度呼叫中心的夏天”，Andrew Marantz（《琼斯妈妈》）
The title is pretty self-explanatory.
标题是非常不言自明的。
Andrew Marantz gives a vivid account of how an Indian “culture trainer” taught him how to act Australian so that he could work in a call center in Delhi.
安德鲁·马兰士生动地讲述了一位印度“文化培训师”如何教他如何表现得像澳大利亚人，以便他能够在德里的呼叫中心工作。
“Lessons learned: Americans are hotheads, Australians are drunks—and never say where you’re calling from.”
“吸取的教训是：美国人是急性子，澳大利亚人是酒鬼——而且永远不要说你从哪里打电话。”
• “The Vision Thing—How Marty Scorsese risked it all and lived to risk again in Hollywood,” by Rick Tetzeli (Fast Company)
• “愿景之事——马蒂·斯科塞斯如何冒着一切风险，并在好莱坞再次冒着风险”，作者：Rick Tetzeli（《快公司》）
A wonderful tribute to Scorsese’s monumental achievements in the film industry.
向斯科塞斯在电影界取得的巨大成就致敬。
Also: Marty talks about why he ventured into the 3-D world with his new movie Hugo.
另外：Marty 讲述了他为何凭借新电影《Hugo》涉足 3D 世界。
• “Banishing consciousness: the mystery of anesthesia,” by Linda Geddes (New Scientist)
• “消除意识：麻醉之谜”，作者：Linda Geddes（新科学家）
This is one of my favorites from this year.
这是我今年最喜欢的作品之一。
Linda takes us on a fascinating journey through medicine and neuroscience to find out what we currently know about how anaesthesia actually works.
琳达带我们踏上了一段医学和神经科学的迷人旅程，以了解我们目前对麻醉实际工作原理的了解。
• “Face to face with Radovan Karadzic,” by Ed Vulliamy (The Guardian)
• 《与拉多万·卡拉季奇面对面》，Ed Vulliamy（《卫报》）
My last pick is also the most recent one, from December, and it is not an easy read.
我的最后一篇精选也是最近的一篇，来自 12 月，读起来并不容易。
Along with an ITN film crew, Observer reporter Ed Vulliamy uncovered the terrifying truth of Serbian-run concentration camps in the Bosnian war.
《观察家报》记者埃德·沃利亚米 (Ed Vulliamy) 与 ITN 摄制组一起揭露了波斯尼亚战争中塞尔维亚人经营的集中营的可怕真相。
While former Serb leader Radovan Karadzic stands trial at The Hague, Vulliamy is called as a witness—and finds himself cross-examined in a private, close encounter with the man accused of masterminding genocide.
前塞尔维亚领导人拉多万·卡拉季奇在海牙受审，而乌利亚米被传唤为证人，并发现自己在与被指控策划种族灭绝的男子私下、近距离的接触中接受盘问。
Share your own Top 5 Longreads of 2011, all through December.
整个 12 月，分享您自己的 2011 年 5 首长读作品。
Just tag it #longreads on Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook.
只需在 Twitter、Tumblr 或 Facebook 上标记#longreads 即可。