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As director of the MIT Media Lab, Joi Ito is constantly thinking about what the future might hold. But, he says, an obsession with what’s to come is unhealthy and unhelpful. He shares 8 pieces of advice to help us embrace complexity and thrive right now.

In Chris Kluwe’s TED Talk, the former NFL punter shares his excitement that augmented reality will soon be everywhere. He focuses on the role it will play in sports — and argues that it will soon allow us all to experience bold new perspectives.

Born on June 17th, 1907, Charles Eames was a design world tour de force. Working with his wife, Ray, he was a champion of systems design before such a thing even had a name, and together the pair worked across media, shooting films, manufacturing furniture, designing houses, training clowns. You know. The usual.

维克托·格鲁恩是一位出生于维也纳的先锋派社会主义建筑师，他无意间设计出了最具美国特色的消费空间——购物中心。然而他最初的构想远比一座商场宏大，是一个融合社区生活的理想城市蓝图。史蒂文·约翰逊为我们揭开了这段鲜为人知的激进起源。

万维网之父蒂姆·伯纳斯-李爵士始终致力于推动开放数据运动，倡导构建开放的关联数据网络。本文精选了他推荐的12项核心资源，涵盖各国政府开放数据平台、国际宪章、相关著作及研究机构，帮助读者深入了解开放数据的理念与实践。

We can all play a role in helping defuse even the most bitter conflicts. Veteran negotiator William Ury shares his hard-won insights.

中风幸存者乔克·丘奇在观看玛丽·卢·杰普森探讨脑机交互未来的TED演讲后，分享了自己的深切感受。他讲述了中风后大脑重组的亲身经历，既期待有朝一日能以思维直接交流，也对无过滤思维通讯的世界心存警惕。

Around the world, right now, several countries are developing autonomous weapons that use artificial intelligence to locate, track and destroy their targets. AI researcher Toby Walsh explains why that’s a problem.

A quick guide to get beyond “Fine” and “Whatever,” from child psychologist Shelja Sen.

Pakistan-based community member and software engineer Shahzad Afzal had a complicated response to Ziauddin Yousafzai’s TED Talk, My daughter, Malala.