"People tend to treat the brain as if it were made up of color-coded transistors," he explains, "but it's not simply a clever network of switches."

“人们倾向于把大脑当作是由许多颜色编码的晶体管组成的，”他解释道，“但它不仅仅是一个充满开关的聪明网络。”

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Simply, you can find no substitute — no amount of clever programming — that is worth as much as modular design.

简言之，任何东西——再多么巧妙的编程设计——都比不上模块化设计。

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"People present their best self," Wendorff says. "They post clever notes that can be thought out and edited before being sent, put up their most attractive photos, and simply omit any faults."

“大家总是展示自己最好的一面”，温多夫说，他们在按下发送键之前仔细思考修改，然后发出聪明的评论，他们会上传自己最得意的照片，仅仅只需要修正一些瑕疵。

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Are we doomed simply to have hockey-puck like clever floor cleaners?

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Moreover, the rising tide of inventions that make one country wealthy benefits others that bring those clever ideas to market or simply make use of those products, processes and services.

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Anyone who wants to look clever at a cocktail party can simply make a disparaging remark about American schools and everyone will giggle and nod appreciatively.

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