Going to school is essential, but self-learning is nothing we should ignore as well. There are so much things that we can learn to broaden our mind and improve our knowledge. Thanks to the internet. It is getting a lot easier to find information online.
We rely a lot on the internet to find something. From history, technology advancement to recipe can be found online. Just fire up your browser, open Google and you’re good to go.
But, to make it simple, I have gathered some websites that can really make you smarter. Let’s have a look.
1. Wikipedia
Well, I don’t need to say much about this site. You should have visited it before. Or it could be on one of your browser tab now.
2. TED
You might have known TED as well. TED invites many experts, innovators, motivators and educators around the world to share their knowledge on stage. You can watch what they share by watching the streaming video online.
3. Brain Pump
Brain Pump offers many topics that you can learn to get smarter. Visit the website to learn about psychology, chemistry, space, physics, history, business, technology, maths and many more.
4. Quora
It is “A place to share knowledge and better understand the world”. That’s how the tagline say. Quora is basically a question and answer platform. However, its mission is a bit different than the other similar site. Quora wants to connect people around the world who have knowledge with other who need answer. And in the end, it may become a knowledge hub.
5. Highbrow
Want to learn something new everyday, but don’t have much time? Highbrow is the one to go. It offers 5 minute lesson each day. You can learn the lessons for free or go premium to access more features. Premium pricing is very affordable, only $7 per month for monthly billing or $4 per month for annual billing.
6. Guides
Guides is a free publishing platform providing various information including: how-to, documentations, ebooks, guides, research papers and so on. It hosts many writers, bloggers, researchers, teachers, trainers, marketers to share their knowledge to the world.
7. Code School
This is an online courses offering interactive programming learning experience. It has more than 60 courses for you to pick. This is where you can learn about programming language just like playing games.
8. CreativeLive
For those who want to improve creativity, CreativeLife is one place to pick. The site is able to bring you top experts from around the world to share their knowledge. It features online workshops in audio and video, including business, design, photography, music, crafting and application development. And the best thing is, you can access these workshops for free.
9. Chalk Street
Chalk Street is a place for instructors, teachers and experts to share their knowledge. It offers more than 60,000 lessons broken down on various topics, including, technology, business, personal development, design, etc.
This open knowledge is provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You can find more than 2,000 learning contents related to computer science, programming, artificial intelligence and many more.
11. Makezine
The website encourage people to become the maker, to craft their own invention. It hosts The Maker Movement, an event for educators, professionals, parents and children to embrace their creativity. It strives to improve the community for a better future.
12. Udacity
If you are looking for higher education in self-learning, Udacity is the place to be. It believes that higher education is one of the basic of human right. That is the reason why the people behind Udacity has mission to bring engaging, yet affordable knowledge to the world.
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