This lab's teacher is a guy that likes lots of interesting things other than research. So he often encourages (forces??) all members in this lab to study something new or interesting, at least to himself. Remember, researching is a life-long activity and researching is not limited to those academic content.
這間實驗室的老師是個常常不務研究的傢伙，因此他會常常鼓勵（強迫）實驗室的成員去接觸新鮮有趣的東西（至少對老師來說是這樣）。記住，研究是終生的活動，而且也不該被侷限於學術的內容。