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The past decade has brought us jaw-dropping insights about the hidden workings of our brains, in part thanks to a popular brain scan technique called fMRI. But a major new study has revealed that fMRI interpretation has a serious flaw, one that could mean that much of what we’ve learned about our brains this way might need a second look.

Why in the world did I do that? How can I do better? Chances are you’ve asked yourself these questions at least once today. To understand how your mind works and how you can improve your decision-making, explore these six psychology and behavioral economics books, each one recommended by a renowned thinker.

Beer-Sheva, Israel-based community member Yubal Masalker sympathized with the message in Jennifer Senior’s TED Talk, “For parents, happiness is a very high bar.”

Some people say that creating true innovation is like capturing lightning in a bottle. Not so, says BCG managing director Martin Reeves. It’s actually a process that can be considered, managed and adapted.

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TED邀请全球Instagram用户以”#localnaturalwonders”为标签，分享身边的自然奇观。来自世界各地的美丽影像汇聚一堂，无论是荒野秘境还是街头一隅，都提醒我们随时留意、欣赏生活中触手可及的自然之美。

To truly understand human history, David Christian wants you to take a step back — 13.7 billion years back. We asked Christian about the impact that his wide-lens concept of Big History has made since his 2011 TED Talk.

Artist Shih Chieh Huang teases out the personality from everyday objects by fusing them together into colorful, clamorous creations.

匈牙利艺术家亚当·马扎尔用极高速度拍摄城市人群，再将画面放慢至现实时长的56倍，呈现出地铁通勤等日常场景中被忽视的孤独与深度。他的系列作品《不锈钢》以线扫描相机捕捉飞驰列车，将人群的疏离感凝固成令人沉思的影像。

Need a new reason to get up in the morning? Enrich your life by finding and developing your next passion, with tips from psychology researcher Angela Duckworth.