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Designer Ayse Birsel shares the everyday objects she loves.

谷歌的布莱斯·阿奎拉·伊·阿尔卡斯提出未来30年将颠覆一切的六大趋势，涵盖机器智能的崛起、性别格局的重塑，以及生产力与劳动力脱钩所催生的后温饱经济，深刻探讨技术加速对人类社会的根本性影响。

Community member Sofia Papa shared some thoughts on identity and society in response to Liu Bolin’s TED Talk, “The invisible man.”

At the end of 2014, find repose by exciting the mind. 52 of the world’s leading thinkers offer the books that inspired them and their work.

Esther Perel on the secret to sustaining desire.

本文精选三则趣闻：英国”经度奖”发布六大创新挑战，悬赏百万寻求突破；一位英国军官发表动人文章，表达对枪支的强烈抵触；《现代农民》杂志提出奇特构想，尝试为工厂化养殖的鸡打造虚拟现实自由放养体验。

Research has found that having a backup plan might actually sabotage your efforts toward Plan A. Before you set up your safety net, read these lessons from women scientists.

You don’t. And you’re also steering the focus away from someone who probably just wants to be heard. Here’s how to be a more considerate conversation partner, says radio host and writer Celeste Headlee.

The world needs bold thinking more than ever, yet the world’s social entrepreneurs often fail to get their dreams funded. Let’s do something about that! TED Curator Chris Anderson explains how.

When you watch the Academy Awards, are categories like “sound editing” and “production design” your cue for a bathroom or snack break? Read why those jobs — and sound mixer and cinematographer — matter.