longmireaetv:

“As one who has often felt this need, and who has found refreshment in wild places, I attest to the recreational value of wilderness.”

— George Aiken.

(Source: tripoddiaries, via chrispetescia)

Harvard Open Courses: Open Learning Initiative

MIT Open Courseware 

and their collaborative project: edX

“Our goal is to educate a billion people around the world.”

Access to education is changing dramatically and rapidly.  Be a part of it or be a bail out left behind.

(Source: tastefullyoffensive, via thatfriendlyblackguy)

Jeff Bezos

A public announcement: advertising is over

cnnmoneytech:

Facebook’s initial public offering has many people asking: “If I want to buy shares, how do I do it?”

We at CNNMoney wondered the same thing, so we decided to find out the direct way: by trying to buy a small handful of Facebook shares. Three of our reporters — Catherine, Julianne and …

nprfreshair:

50 Years of Government Spending, in 1 Graph

(via 50 Years of Government Spending, In 1 Graph : Planet Money : NPR)

99problemsbutapitchaintone:

discoverynews:

Ghost Town Being Built to Test Tech

Remember the “Tomorowland” attraction at Disney? It was a “town” that displayed Disney’s idea of what the future would look like, with all kinds of gallatic gizmos and futuristic home concepts. A more scientific venture into future home technology will open in New Mexico — this one for researchers only. The Center for Innovation,Testing and Evaluation, a facility in Lea County New Mexico will be built this summer to test future technology.

keep reading

describemz:

The unending march of technology and our adoption of it, in one great graphic. 

What I find most interesting are the multiple dips in car ownership (around the Depression and WWI, and a tiny blip in the go-go 50’s) and the fact that the telephone trended downward in the early 30’s before resuming dominance. Can anyone explain that last one?

(via theatlantic)

rafimama:

What Recruiters Look At During The 6 Seconds They Spend On Your Resume

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-recruiters-look-at-during-the-6-seconds-they-spend-on-your-resume-2012-4#ixzz1reULgZ3H

(via evangotlib)