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We called Gibson at home in Vancouver to chat about the looming apocalypse, what he was like as a student, and what advice he would give a young science-fiction writer today.

无论你对慕课（MOOCs）持何种看法，都无法否认它在近年来的飞速发展。教育技术顾问亚历克斯·库萨克通过一张信息图，直观呈现了慕课的发展现状与用户构成。数据显示，慕课最大的用户群体是已持有学士学位的26岁以上男性，而全球最贫困国家也有逾两万名学生参与其中。

波斯尼亚摄影记者齐亚·加菲奇在萨拉热窝的战火中成长。在这篇访谈中，他讲述了为何痴迷于拍摄锈蚀的手表、破损的眼镜和残旧的梳子，以及他如何用镜头追寻战争遗留的身份与记忆。

TED community member Steve Jurvetson highlights some of the key moments (and photos!) from the TED Talk given by Edward Snowden, Here’s how we take back the Internet.

Put your bot-sniffing skills to the test, and see how you do.

Computers have become so powerful that the idea they can’t just do, you know, *everything* is almost unfathomable. Yet many calculations are still too big for even the biggest supercomputer to process. That’s where the promise of quantum computing comes in. Scientist and TED Fellow Jonathan Home explains.

Over the course of 25 years, folk rock icons the Indigo Girls have not only released more than a dozen albums, they have also displayed a staunch dedication to countless social, political and environmental issues, melding music and activism in their own, unique way. Alison Prato talks with band member Amy Ray about how they fight for what they believe in without seeming preachy, the evolution of their music, and the state of women around the world.

Icelanders’ extreme efforts to keep their language pure extends to what people can call their newborns, but the days of these official name-keepers appear to be numbered.

How the artist Mundano uses his work to call attention to the urgency of vanishing water supplies in California.

Artist Fabian Oefner works with everyday materials to create astonishing, unrecognizable images. He shares a look at how he does it.