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You can gain strengths and abilities you didn’t know you had from fantasy role-playing games, says writer Ethan Gilsdorf.

Once upon a time, you would have thought long and hard before you bought sneakers from a stranger in another country or rented out your home to one. So what made you feel it was safe, useful and okay? Trust researcher Rachel Botsman explains the process.

Jimmy Guterman takes society’s temperature and digs into the reasons we’re all talking about inequality.

社区成员Mike Nelson Pedde以评论形式回应Eleanor Longden的TED演讲，讲述了姐姐与多重人格障碍共存并最终离世的经历，以及他自己在漫长岁月中发现并整合内心多重人格的心路历程，并向所有试图理解这种生活的人推荐了小说《整顿此屋》。

Paul Rucker’s eye-opening work forces people to look at the bias and bigotry that have been sewn into the fabric of America.

The South Side of Chicago has a reputation for violence … and it’s getting worse. On Instagram, Jon Lowenstein draws our attention to what’s going on. Check out a collection of just some of his images.

巴西厨师Teresa Corção来自餐厅O Navegador，她在TEDGlobal 2014舞台上分享了对木薯的全新认识。木薯是巴西最古老的食材之一，也是全球约5亿人的主食。本文介绍两道由她带来的美味木薯食谱，让你在厨房里感受巴西的饮食根脉。

Synthetic biologist Tal Danino manipulates microorganisms in his lab to create eye-catching, colorful patterns. Here’s a look at the process he uses to turn “Oh, yuck” into “Oh, wow.”

Dave Troy makes “people maps,” graphics that visualize cities and communities by people’s interests rather than their geography. Here he looks at the various divides in St. Louis, Missouri and asks if we might use this kind of analysis to predict the next Ferguson.

The Good Country Index measures how much each of 125 countries contributes to the planet. Announced today, the Index features some unexpected winners — and even more surprising losers. (Sorry, USA.)