Chapter 012 Sleep Learning Mode
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest scientific organization in the United States, funded the establishment of Science Magazine in 1880 with a $10,000 investment. The magazine is published weekly, with a total of 51 issues a year, and a global circulation of more than 1.5 million copies.
It's free to submit articles to Science Magazine. Its funding comes from three sources: AAAS membership fees; the subscription fees for both printed and online versions; and advertising fees. As a comprehensive science magazine, its new reports, reviews, analysis and book reviews are all authoritative science popularization data. The magazine is also suitable for general readers. "Promoting science and serving society" is the purpose of both the AAAS and Science Magazine. Globally, Nature Journal, from England, is Science Magazine's major competitor.
Liu Shiqing wasn't sure if Science Magazine would publish the paper submitted under the name Zhou Yupeng, but based on the data he found on the internet in the Future World, the authenticity and correctness of "Desert Plant Remodelling and Cultivation" were beyond doubt. Because of the appearance of this paper, the ongoing desertification on Earth was effectively contained, gradually decreasing the desertified area, until all the deserts were eventually eradicated. Apparently, after desertification was completely eradicated, some countries purposely created some deserts in order to promote them as tourist destinations and make a fortune.
Liu Shiqing could only assume that the editors of Science Magazine would be discerning enough to spot this gem of a paper and publish it. Once the paper under Zhou Yupeng's name was published, it would be Zhou Yupeng's turn to face the music.After coming out of the dark internet cafe, Liu Shiqing acted like an undercover agent, walking the streets and alleys. After making sure nobody could identify him through the street cameras, Liu Shiqing packed up his old clothes, hat and sunglasses and dumped them in a trash can.
Upon returning home, for the first time, Liu Shiqing conducted a thorough research on the Signal Receiver.
While carefully examining the instructions in the built-in hard disk of the Signal Receiver, Liu Shiqing unexpectedly found a few very practical functions: one was the download and being able to record in real time, and the other was the sleep learning mode of the Signal Receiver.
The former function is easy to understand: when using the Signal Receiver to connect to various networks in the Future World, Liu Shiqing could download content from the future internet to the built-in hard disk of the Signal Receiver. When he was listening to future broadcasts or watching future television, he could record real-time audio and video. He could even pre-set the recording time and the Signal Receiver would automatically adjust itself to record as scheduled. The storage capacity of the built-in hard disk of the Signal Receiver was extremely large, reaching 32YB (1YB=1024ZB, 1ZB=1024EB, 1EB=1024PB, 1PB=1024TB, 1TB=1024GB). Moreover, the Signal Receiver used very advanced compression technology. The information stored on 1GB of the Signal Receiver, when converted into the computer storage method of 2012, would need at least 2TB of space. In other words, the built-in hard disk of the Signal Receiver might be enough for Liu Shiqing's lifetime usage, or perhaps could not be used up in one's lifetime.
The sleep learning mode of the Signal Receiver worked by using a specific method to convert the transmission signal into alpha waves, which acted on the subcutaneous middle layer of the human brain, directly stimulating the human brain, transmitting the content of the Signal Receiver into the human brain. Of course, the transmitted content could be specific or non-specific, and needed to be pre-set by the owner of the Signal Receiver. After all, the brain capacity between individuals is different: some having more, some having less. If a large amount of data were stuffed in, causing the brain to explode, driving the person mad, then it would not be the initial purpose of researching this sleep learning mode.
Liu Shiqing loved both of these functions, especially the sleep learning mode, which was practically tailor-made for him. For subjects like history, geography, Chinese, foreign languages, politics and others that required rote memorization, if they could be converted into data within the Signal Receiver, and then the sleep learning mode could be applied directly to Liu Shiqing's brain, then Liu Shiqing could not only perfectly master this knowledge, but also save a lot of time to learn knowledge he needed more, like mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, machinery and other basic knowledge required for mastering future technology. Without this basic knowledge, Liu Shiqing wouldn't be able to understand even a hundredth of the content on the Ancient Science Network, let alone the things the Signal Receiver could bring him, which were not limited to the content of Ancient Science Network.
Liu Shiqing immediately logged into the current internet using the network mode of the Signal Receiver, downloaded a large number of English teaching e-documents from some free websites, set them as the content to be transmitted by the Signal Receiver, and then, with a bit of excitement and anticipation, Liu Shiqing drifted into sleep.
The next day, when Liu Shiqing woke up, his head almost exploded. Liu Shiqing sat slumped in his chair, it took him a while to recover from the discomfort. Despite feeling unwell, he still went to school; he felt lethargic throughout the morning, but it improved slightly by noon.
Zhang Songsheng came over and patted Liu Shiqing's shoulder, "Shiqing, what happened? Did some female demon drain your energy yesterday? Tell me, and I'll get rid of the demon for you."
Liu Shiqing slapped Zhang Songsheng's hand away, "You must have caught the eye of a female demon instead. How is your uncle?"
Zhang Songsheng's smile disappeared, he sat down on the seat next to Liu Shiqing, "My father has been discharged from the hospital. The hospital bills were too high, my parents' idea was to save as much as possible. Anyway, my father's arm was reattached on the night he was sent to the hospital. Two steel plates have been fixed inside it with screws. Now, he just needs to rest and recuperate."
Liu Shiqing consoled Zhang Songsheng, "Be optimistic. Your uncle has been doing business for so many years and has weathered countless storms. He will get through this difficulty."
Zhang Songsheng replied, "Thanks for the good words, Shiqing. As for the ten thousand you lent our family, I will pay you back double in the future."
Liu Shiqing patted Zhang Songsheng's shoulder, "Why say these outsider words between good friends? Do I look like the type of person who cares about money?"
Zhang Songsheng joked, "You're not like it, you are it."
Looking at his best friend's restored smile, Liu Shiqing also laughed, "It seems we can't go out to eat today, we will have to eat in the school cafeteria. Let's go, I'm treating today. All the steamed bread you can eat."
Zhang Songsheng quickly caught up with Liu Shiqing, "What's the fun of just eating steamed bread? You have to have some dishes, right?"
"Want to eat dishes? Sure, I'll buy you a pack of salt, tear the steamed bread into pieces, roll it around in some salt and there you have a ready-to-eat dish," Liu Shiqing replied.
Li Ziran, the class flower, looked up at the distant figures of Liu Shiqing and Zhang Songsheng at the same time. The two women simultaneously uttered a sigh. After noticing each other's actions, they both quickly lowered their heads as if nothing had happened.