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For this year’s holiday book list, we asked TED speakers, educators and podcasters: “What books have inspired you?” We hope their recommendations help you refresh and recharge.

Outraged at the incidence of sex crimes at colleges, activist Jess Ladd got mad — and then she got to building. Here’s how she developed a secure and sensitive reporting system that’s in use on 13 campuses.

Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie calls out Feminism Lite — “a hollow, appeasing and bankrupt idea.”

Journalist Rose George cares a lot about poop. But, she would argue, so should everyone. Here she gives four resources about toilets and sanitation.

17 public school teachers working in locations from Kildare to Kathmandu, Johannesburg to Oslo, tell us what they earned last month, and give us a sense of how they spent their salaries. Their responses show that it really doesn’t matter where you are — certain worries and goals are universal.

宾夕法尼亚大学心理学家斯科特·巴里·考夫曼正主导一项耗资数百万美元的研究，试图量化人类的想象力，并提出”想象力商数”的概念，旨在为传统智商测试提供替代方案。想象力究竟能否被测量？

It’s still early days for virtual reality, but filmmaker Chris Milk is bullish about the possibilities. Here, the man who melted the Internet with projects for Arcade Fire and Johnny Cash mulls the possibilities of the medium he’s betting on in a big way.

Daniel Kish has been blind since he was 13 months old. He navigates the world using echolocation, sending out flashes of sound that bounce off objects and back to let him construct an understanding of the space around him. He let Kate Torgovnick May tag along as he got ready for TED.

TED研究员、littleBits创始人Ayah Bdeir探讨物联网的未来，解释什么是物联网与cloudBit，以及如何让这一技术惠及所有人，推动社会变革。

It’s no fun having a needle stuck into your arm. But remember: You’re not just getting a flu shot for yourself — you’re protecting your family, friends, coworkers and community, too.