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Why we need a secular sabbath
As technology accelerates our lives, many of us feel an urgent need to slow down. One seductive solution: A secular sabbath. Pico Iyer makes the case, in this meditative excerpt from his new TED Book,...
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How microbes define, shape — and might even heal us
As both a scientist and a human being, I am continually awestruck by discoveries about the power of the microbiome to define and shape us. But what excites me most is the very real prospect that, as we...
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The secret ingredient that makes some teams better than others
Culture defines any business, but it’s one of the hardest things to manage. In this extract from her new TED Book, Margaret Heffernan lays out the often-overlooked element necessary to build an...
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Book excerpt: How we’ll live on Mars
Stephen Petranek makes the case that humans will live on Mars in the not-too-distant future. He explains how and when this might happen — and what risks those who head there first might face. Nearly a...
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What’s the most satisfying job in the world? You’d be surprised
Psychologist Barry Schwartz explores the meaning and engagement that some workers feel about professions you might not expect to be fulfilling. Why do we work? Why do we drag ourselves out of bed every...
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Wait. What? We can rewire our sense of morality?
Scientists long believed that the human brain doesn’t create new neurons after our very early development. But now, new research suggests that new cells are generated in the human brain throughout our...
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