In this exclusive TED video, sex ed teacher Al Vernacchio and Make Love Not Porn founder Cindy Gallop discuss why having “the” talk with our kids is not enough.

Figuring out how to walk from A to B is easy in the age of online mapping tools. Just plug in two addresses and off you go. But sometimes getting to a place as quickly as possible isn’t the priority. Take a look at a project in which researchers tried to figure out a city’s “happy” routes.

Explorer Brent McGregor shares stunning photographs of glacier caves discovered within the Sandy Glacier on Oregon’s Mount Hood.

Photographer Laura Boushnak celebrates success stories in women’s education across the Arab World.

To create new art, sculptor Brian Dettmer cuts up old books. See a gallery of his intricate, breathtaking creations.

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Positive psychologist advocate Shawn Achor thinks that the key to success is being happy, not the other way around. Dig into his must-reads books and articles.

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Leadership expert Roselinde Torres suggests three big questions you should ask tomorrow’s leaders, and provides useful articles and books to get started.