The indexed web contains an incredible 14 billion pages. But only a tiny fraction help you improve your brain power. Here are 40 of the best.
whizzpast.com – Learn about our awe inspiring past all in one wonderful place.
khanacademy.org – Watch thousands of micro-lectures on topics ranging from history and medicine to chemistry and computer science.
freerice.com – Help end world hunger by correctly answering multiple-choice quizzes on a wide variety of subjects.
artofmanliness.com – Blog/site dedicated to all things manly, great for learning life skills and good insights.
unplugthetv.com – Randomly selects an educational video for you to watch.
coursera.org – An educational site that works with universities to get their courses on the Internet, free for you to use.
mentalfloss.com – Interesting articles guaranteed to make you smile and get you thinking.
feelgoodwardrobe.com – Find out how the world of fashion really works and what you can do to combat it.
ted.com – Collection of TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) talks in which knowledgeable speakers address a variety of topics in short videos (< 18 minutes)
lifehacker.com – Learn to hack life! Tips and tricks for improving all areas of your life.
lifehackninja.com – Recently started life hack site that offers lists of useful knowledge
good.is/infographics – A collection of infographics which showcase useful information in an easy to digest visual format.
mathrun.net – Practice your basic maths skills with a simple game.
lizardpoint.com – A collection of browser-based games and the like to improve knowledge of geography, math, and such.
litro.co.uk – All you need to know about the wonderful world of books and writing.
zenhabits.net – Blog about improving your life by making it simpler.
justinguitar.com – Hundreds of free guitar lessons as well as some basic music theory.
duolingo.com – Learn a new language for free while helping to translate the web.
memrise.com – Learn things quickly and efficiently with flashcards that are spaced based on the spacing effect
cookingforengineers.com – A site containing one man’s explorations in food, with step by step instructions for making a wide variety of dishes.
thedatingspecialist.com – A weekly blog run by a professional dating coach offers advice on a wide variety of relationship topics.
nerdfitness.com – Fitness resource for the average person.
openculture.com – Compendium of free learning resources, including courses, textbooks, and videos/films.
charitynavigator.org – Site dedicated to reviewing charities so you can easily research any you’re interested in.
lettersofnote.com – Their tagline says it all: “Correspondence deserving of a wider audience”
thedailymiscellany.com – A daily dose of useful knowledge, quotes, and other random things.
MIT Open Courseware – Free access to quite a few MIT courses that are on par with what you’d expect from MIT.
codecademy.com – Website packed with introductory courses for various programming languages and web technologies.
investopedia.com – Learn about the world of finance, from basic terminology to in-depth analysis of various areas of investing.
udacity.com – Free courses mainly focused around mathematics and programming. Aimed at people of all skill levels.
lang-8.com – Write posts in a language you’re trying to learn, get them critiqued by a native speaker (and in turn help that native speaker learn your language)!
careerbuilder.com – Job hunting site to help you find a new career.
ureddit.com – Reddit’s very own University. Learn from Redditors, or try to teach them.
engineerguy.com – Collection of videos in which Bill breaks down various feats of engineering in layman’s terms.
zooniverse.org – Take part in a huge variety of interesting studies of nature, science, and culture.
quora.com – Ask questions you’re curious about, answer those you’re knowledgeable about. Tailor your own feed to fit what interests you.
thenewboston.org – A fascinating collection of videos and tutorials related to maths and computer science.
aldaily.com – Aggregation of articles from various higher education journals and publications.
noexcuselist.com/everything – A huge list of awesome sites to learn from.
These are our favourite clever websites, but what about yours? If you know any that max power your mind or boost your brain, let us know in the comments below.
livemocha.com – Community dedicated to the idea of everyone being fluent in multiple languages, teach or be taught another language with the goal of conversational fluency.
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good tips
Also worth mentioning: http://mindgamer.com
As far as I know, it’s the only 100% free brain training program on the web. Great.
Unfortunately it doesn’t work for your phone yet. And that’s all I have at the moment. Thanks tho, I did bookmark it. 🙂
“And the beat goes on…Just doing it” Day to day/week to week/year to year. You gotta love it when a plan comes together. Learning is just sooooo cool. Thanks for pointing this child in the right direction.
cleverer is not a word
Sorry. Every English dictionary on the planet says you’re wrong. Including the granddaddy of the them all.
“cleverer – comparative of clever (Adjective)”
The Oxford English Dictionary.
and not only that but as Picasso said, ‘Everything you imagine is real’ even words. Language is an ever changing medium!
I nominate my inspired blog, Writer’s Whirlpool for this list.
Wow, a great list of wonderful websites.
Great stuff.
Blessings
Ilse
great mix of websites to keep you occupied and getting ‘cleverer’ at the same time 😉
My main interests in life have to do with building a better mouse trap, so to speak. I am currently working on projects for recycling of plastics and for building batteries. I would love to collaborate with others and pool information to develop further upon my work. There will be a great need for both of the products I am developing, but I don’t have the financial backing to do it alone.
awesome websites, thanks for the list!
I nominate my Daily Blog; OurDailyBread101.com to be placed on your GR8 “accumulator-site!” It enables the Reader to translate it into 82 different languages!
Bob
Great stuff.
make cleverer by using these 40 websites….whats an idea sir ji
Coursebirdie- coming new learning and exploring website- to learn future proof skills.
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Most of the sites are good. great list.
Just want to say how much I love your site & how inspirational I find it. You really help me keep going and sticking to my routine. Thank
you forgot to add “Udemy”
Add Oyc.Yale.Edu to the list. I have learned a lot using this site.
looks like a great collection
Checkout an awesome motivational blog to boost your moral.
http://motivationalthoughtsforyou.blogspot.in/
I’m sure you will definitely love it.
This is an awesome list. I’m going to share it. Thank you for sharing this information.
I’ll read anything that will help me not to be easily fooled in this day and age. Some of those sites I already know but I will definitely check out the rest of the list.
Bookmarked. I have some studying to do.
Artofmanliness.com is one of my personal favorites. That website really motivated me to take action. Ted Talks is very informative and I constantly check out what they have on YouTube. The most important thing is for people to take action when they come across these websites and actually learn something. Most people just learn and never apply. Getting people to take action and make a change in their life is the hardest but also most rewarding part. Like my motto over at my website says ” Take Action, Live Better”.
http://www.inertiawillhurtya.com
-Alex
This is an awesome list. I’m going to share it. Thank you for sharing this information.
There are some good websites in the list, make very interesting reading.
I liked TED. Their videos are very insightful.
beautiful this site will help me a lot of work.
You’ve shared awesome stuff, keep going.
Cheers.
I already feel smarter!
This will keep me and my brain busy for days 🙂
Wow, thank you for sharing such a value and powerful information. Grateful for your work. love n light
feeling smarter 🙂
thanks for a great selection. I’m already learning 🙂
Love it! To add to the list: STATISTA.COM for great infographics and ZILLIONIST.COM for business & human behavior articles.
Hello,
I have seen you have listed some links about learning languages.
Just wondering if you know this site:
https://www.learnwitholiver.com/
Do you think it’s a good resource?
Regards,
Oliver
If you want make your head a little bit smarter look at the http://paperity.org/search/?q=language I think that is a good site with a plenty of interesting articles.
I think that https://vocapp.com is worth mentioning. It is a brand new languages learning app. The app allows to create your own flashcards, use the flashcards made by others or use the professional language courses.