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Gun violence is a singularly American problem. But there’s a proven solution, says Robert Muggah, that needs support.

在非洲，埃博拉病毒今年已造成数百人死亡、逾千人感染，疫情仍持续向新国家蔓延。本文梳理了三篇权威阅读资源，帮助读者了解此次疫情的起源、传播原因及应对方式，解答公众的疑惑与恐慌。

What drives invention? Sometimes, it’s back pain. Here’s how to prime your own creativity to make something new.

Ocean explorer Edith Widder shares the astoundingly sophisticated language of bioluminescent creatures, which can light up the depths of the seas like a “snow storm.”

科学家兼艺术家兰道尔·门罗用他的”What If?”和xkcd两个网站做了一件颇为特别的事：将荒诞与深思融为一体，以轻松幽默的方式探讨严肃话题，在让人捧腹大笑的同时，也悄悄传授了真正有价值的知识。

In 2010 the U.S. Army Special Operations Command created Cultural Support Teams, a pilot program to put women on the battlefield in Afghanistan. In this excerpt from her book, Ashley’s War, writer Gayle Tzemach Lemmon shares the background that led to this game-changing decision.

神经科学家丹尼尔·J·莱维廷揭示了假新闻欺骗读者的四种隐蔽手段：将谎言夹藏在大量真实信息中，利用人们对可核实事实的信任，悄悄混入无法轻易辨别的虚假内容，从而让读者在不知不觉中被误导。

Instead of spending your days complaining, you might try changing your workplace from within, says leadership expert Simon Sinek.

机器人学家Raffaello D’Andrea介绍了他研发的三款全新自主飞行器，其中一款在失去螺旋桨后能够”感知”状况并自行稳定，不会坠毁。文章展示了四旋翼飞行器在容错控制、自主飞行等领域的最新突破性进展。

我们对气候变化给自然环境造成的影响已耳熟能详，但气候变化的影响远不止于此。本文揭示了12件你可能不知道即将因气候变化而永远改变的事，涵盖自然与人类生活的方方面面。