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In a democracy, power resides with the people. Here’s actionable advice on how you can get your share, from civics educator Eric Liu.

玛雅·佩恩是一位13岁的创业奇才，集时装设计师、动画师、慈善家等多重身份于一身。她8岁创办环保时尚品牌”玛雅的创意”，并成立非营利组织推动环保意识。本文是对她的专访，涵盖创业心得、创意灵感及改变世界的梦想。

They devour crops and cattle feed and nab other birds’ nesting sites. However, starlings can actually show us how to live, says nature writer Lyanda Lynn Haupt.

In her TED Talk, “I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much,” comedian and disability advocate Stella Young explains why “inspiration porn” is such a downer. For Emily McManus, she brought to mind two other TED speakers, and a useful insight.

What makes a baker’s hands different from anyone else’s hands? And how does flour, water, bacteria and wild yeast from the air result in something as delicious and as unique as a loaf of sourdough? Biologist Rob Dunn wanted to find out.

We can’t have an honest reckoning about race until we start to recognize all the ways in which privilege and prejudice creep into our lives, says author and digital strategist Luvvie Ajayi.

A memorable conversation with Oliver Sacks reveals what might have been his greatest attribute: undying curiosity.

If you’ve ever experienced pleasure from people’s failures, well, join the rest of us. Here’s how to manage and make the most of your schadenfreude, says cultural historian Tiffany Watt Smith.

麻省理工学院神经科学家通过激光技术成功操控小鼠记忆，引发关于人类记忆可塑性的深入探讨。心理学家伊丽莎白·洛夫特斯、神经科学家史蒂夫·拉米雷斯与刘旭共同探讨：为何人类记忆如此容易被塑造？未来能否借此治疗抑郁症或创伤后应激障碍？记忆操控技术的发展又将带来怎样的伦理挑战？

本周TED社区亮点：超千人参与苏珊·凯恩内向者主题投票，近九成受访者认同内向者特质；温斯顿·陈分享了受萨格迈斯特启发、携家人赴偏远海岛度过职业中期休假的真实经历；外科医生史蒂文·施瓦茨伯格则点评了尼古拉·贝格演讲的深层意义——发现问题并勇于行动。