The Student Loan Scheme

A cautionary infographic from Jess Bachman and College Scholarships.org concerning some pitfalls of heavy borrowing for college.

Dimensions

BBC site lets you put, um, stuff on top of other stuff. Like the moon on top of Dayton. Turns out it’s big! Go play.

Color My (Ancient) World

Thanks mostly to a Renaissance aesthetic notion, we’ve come to imagine ancient Greece and Rome as places of stark beauty—pure white marble temples filled with pale statues. Though it’s not a surprise to archaeologists and art historians, many of us more pedestrian folk can be stunned to learn that the clean, dignified marble statues and edifices of ancient Greece were … 

Brain Drain

Ever felt like your brain wasn’t exactly your best friend? Well, you’re probably not simply paranoid. Over at Lifehacker, Kevin Purdy has compiled a list of the Top 10 Ways Your Brain Is Sabotaging You (and How to Beat It), which should be required reading for, um, anyone with half a brain. My personal bugbear? “You Let Negative Feelings About Putting …