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作家塞斯·戈丁认为，想法与实物不同，分享不会让它变少，只会让它更大。他鼓励人们大胆借鉴彼此的想法，批判”专利流氓”扼杀创新的行为，并指出连接经济的核心正是协作与分享——唯一的条件是：拿走想法后，请把它变得更好。

在马可·坦普斯特的TED演讲中，他介绍了会跳舞、讲笑话、变魔术的机器人EDI，并由此引发思考：为何人类总是赋予机器人类似自身的面孔与表情？文章探讨了人类天生的拟人化倾向，以及我们对仿人机器人复杂而深远的情感投射。

After decades spent documenting faith communities around the world, photographer Monika Bulaj understands that our religions are more similar than we realize.

As a Hazara, Barat Ali Batoor faced violent oppression in his native Pakistan, so he sought asylum in Australia. His journey took weeks, cost thousands of dollars, and nearly ended in disaster countless times. Batoor, a photographer, documented every step of the way. See his incredible images.

It’s never too late — or too early — to learn the abilities that make up romantic competence: insight, mutuality and emotional regulation. And when you possess these skills, all of the relationships in your life will benefit, says psychologist and researcher Joanne Davila.

Funeral practices are deeply ingrained in culture and reflect beliefs and values. Here, take a look at just a few interesting funeral traditions from around the world.

Watch how drones have been presented on the TED stage in various ways over 15 years.

When people with developmental disabilities have what they need to thrive, everyone benefits. In a speech he gave at the United Nations on April 1st, author Steve Silberman made the case that it’s past time we all learned to honor neurodiversity.

Here’s something you might want to consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do, says productivity guru Tim Ferriss.

We have more romantic choices than ever before — and much more uncertainty. Psychotherapist and relationship therapist Esther Perel surveys how technology has completely changed the age-old process of dating and mating.