The four-year college experience is as American as apple pie. So is the belief that higher education offers the ticket to a better life. But with student loan debt surpassing $1 trillion and unemployment of college grads a historic highs, people are beginning to question that value. From Jeffrey J .Selingo via Visual.ly. Tons of [...]
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College (Un)bound: 10 College Myths Debunked [Infographic]
Holy Kaw!20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
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College (Un)bound: 10 College Myths Debunked [Infographic]
20 May 2013 | 3:56 pmThe four-year college experience is as American as apple pie. So is the belief that higher education offers the ticket to a better life. But with student loan debt surpassing $1 trillion and unemployment of college grads a historic highs, people are beginning to question that value. From Jeffrey J .Selingo via Visual.ly. Tons of [...] -
Pictures from my trip to New Zealand
20 May 2013 | 1:58 pmJust returned from a trip to New Zealand. This is definitely an enchanting place to visit, and it should be on everyone’s bucket list. The highlights were a visit to Hobbiton where we went inside Bilbo Baggins’s house and a zip line on Waiheke Island. Thanks to Air New Zealand and Jo Brothers for making [...] -
Digital security quiz: How safe are you?
20 May 2013 | 1:16 pmEarlier today, we published an infographic about cyber crime from Go-Gulf.com and noted that “Knowing is half the battle.” If you’re ready to tackle the other half, take some time to go through SimpliSafe’s online quiz, “How Vulnerable Are You?”, which covers a range of ways you may be digitally vulnerable and links to articles [...] -
For the obsessive-compulsive bacon lover: Bacon Press
20 May 2013 | 1:07 pmCan’t stand it when your bacon puts too much air in that club sandwich? Are poorly frilled edges ruining your breakfast? It’s time to put things straight with the Norpro Cast Iron Pig Bacon Press, a steal at $12 on Amazon. Who can’t oink to that? Full story at Amazon via Technabob. Giggle-worthy kitchen gadgets. -
Depressed people’s body clocks ‘out of sync’
20 May 2013 | 11:31 amA new brain study reveals that the circadian clocks of people with depression are altered at the cellular level. Every cell in our bodies runs on a 24-hour clock, tuned to the night-day, light-dark cycles that have ruled us since the dawn of humanity. The brain acts as timekeeper, keeping the cellular clock in sync [...]
