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So many of us long to be part of something real. But we’ll need to risk discomfort and criticism and show the world our real selves first, says vulnerability researcher Brené Brown.

British designer and architect Thomas Heatherwick describes how to bring a human scale and whimsical sensibility to urban life, to create a fabulous future fit for us all.

12岁的佩顿·罗伯逊是一位充满创造力的小科学家，他发明了含可膨胀聚合物的新型沙袋以应对家乡的飓风洪涝，并已拥有三项待批专利，包括高尔夫球保温套和可伸缩辅助轮。他凭借创新思维荣获探索教育3M青年科学家挑战赛冠军，并以”失败是进步”的理念激励同龄人勇于探索。

Nick Hanauer lays out the epic failure of the Republican party to serve its voters, prompting the popular surge in support for Donald Trump.

This post is part of TED’s “Gift Guide: Books for all kinds of readers”.

作者在谷歌搜索”自学微积分的英语专业学生”时，谷歌竟反问”您是否要搜索男生版本”，这一截图发布后迅速在推特上病毒式传播，引发数千次转发。作者借此探讨算法偏见与公众反应，呼吁人们理性对待机器偏见，积极向开发者反馈，推动改变。

TED社区成员Bernd Worsch在观看Dong Woo Jang的演讲《制弓的艺术》后，分享了他对手工艺与理想世界的深刻感悟：世间万物皆有其位置与使命，手工艺正是帮助我们发现这一真谛的途径。

Artists Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn rejuvenate neighborhoods around the world with color and collaboration through large-scale painting projects.

Just what kinds of things will we be using in the future? TED Fellow Chris Woebken and a host of contributors came up with a series of objects fit for a future pawn shop. Check them out.

Kio Stark loves to talk to strangers — but she knows every exchange started is one that must be ended. Here, she shares how to gracefully step away.