An example of simplicity and timelessness: Dieter Rams’ splendid Record Player P1 from 1959 (via swissmiss | Record Player P1)

Italian author and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi on what makes a country civilised “A country is considered the more civilized the more the wisdom and efficiency of its laws hinder a weak man from becoming too weak or a powerful one too powerful.” Primo Levi More on...

bookmania: This is the essay that got Cassandra Hsiao accepted into all 8 Ivy League Universities — Read this and think, then think again.

The enigmatic brain drawings of neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal (via Brain Pickings)

The traditional Rwandan hairstyle is a work of art. More photos over at BoredPanda