A recent Newsweek article offers a cursory discussion of the difference between ignorance and stupidity. Sparked by yet another book on Gen-Y’s apparent inability to remember the facts their grandparents had burned into their brains, Newsweek wonders if intelligence is better measured by the ability to remember facts or the ability to think critically. If only the folks who develop high school proficiency exams were inclined to have the same discussion, we might not be a nation seemingly flooded with anti-intellectuals.

Some folks in Sweden are worried that a new ad campaign showing kids drinking from gas pumps–ads intended to suggest that the company’s biofuels are practically safe enough to drink–may actually encourage kids to drink from gas pumps. No word yet on whether the new Indiana Jones movie will encourage kids to buy whips and search for crystal skulls. (Two Indy references in three days. Yes!)