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Researchers are finding that your mental patterns could be harming your telomeres — essential parts of the cell’s DNA — and affecting your life and health. Nobel Prize-winning scientist Elizabeth Blackburn and health psychologist Elissa Epel explain.

The successful dot-coms of the late ‘90s and early ‘00s had a few things in common: they all vowed to “change the world”, had crazy-high valuations, and were wildly unprofitable. Here’s a look at one company’s rapid rise and fall — and the bubble’s lasting impact, from internet historian Brian McCullough.

Aerospace engineer Jeremy Kasdin explains how two new NASA reports hold promise for those hoping to detect habitable planets orbiting nearby stars — and might even see the launch of the “starshade” occulter.

“高尔基”号（ANT-20）是苏联1930年代建造的一架巨型宣传飞机，以著名作家马克西姆·高尔基命名。这架当时世界上最大的飞机搭载了印刷机、电影放映设备和广播系统，专为苏联政权的宣传鼓动服务，其离奇的诞生与坠毁历史折射出那个时代独特的政治与技术野心。

MOOC（大规模开放在线课程）兴起于2008年，以Coursera、edX、Udacity为代表的平台迅速积累了数百万注册用户。本文梳理了MOOC的起源、核心优势与争议，以及从”颠覆高等教育”到”辅助传统教育”的舆论转向，探讨其未来发展方向。

In this excerpt from the brand-new podcast The TED Interview, the beloved writer tells us how she is learning to live with loss.

Some fresh advice on identifying and searching for your own community, from business innovator Nilofer Merchant.

埃里克·刘致力于让公民教育重焕活力，他认为普通人必须掌握权力的基本技能，才能真正参与公共事务。本文介绍了他提炼的权力核心技能，包括读懂体制与明确目标，帮助每个人在社区变革中发挥实质影响力。

We can stay connected to them by creating our own special rituals, says psychologist and grief expert Kim Bateman.

When you look carefully at the way people work, there’s a lot more at play — and at stake — than money. Take a look at 7 studies by the likes of behavioral economist Dan Ariely and psychologist Adam Grant.