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Cosmology. This course covers cosmology – the study of our entire universe. Where did the universe come from? How will it end? What is the nature of space and time? For the first time in human history, we can give precise, reliable answers to many cosmological questions, thanks to a spectacular series of recent breakthroughs.

Creative arts and media - Free online courses - FutureLearn. Hour of Code. Transforming Thinkers Into Creators | General Assembly. 25 Websites That Will Make You Smarter. Brain food. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Rather than waste your life on Facebook and Instagram, put your daily interneting to good use. Here's a list of websites that will actually make you smarter: CodeAcademy — Learn programming languages like HTML, CSS, and Javascript with this free, interactive resource.

Coursera — With more than 800 free courses on topics that range from internet history to financial engineering, the education platform helps you deepen your knowledge across a range of subjects. Digital Photography School — Read through this goldmine of articles to improve your photography skills; they're helpful even if you're a complete beginner. Duolingo — Sharpen your language skills with this fun, addictive game. EdX — From classes like The Science of Happiness to Responsible Innovation, edX offers tons of MOOCs from many of the world's top universities.

Screenshot/Harrison Jacobs Factsie — Did you know the horned lizard can shoot blood out of its tear ducts? U.Lab: Transforming Business, Society, and Self. 12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free. All education is self-education. Period. It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in a college classroom or a coffee shop. We don’t learn anything we don’t want to learn.

Those people who take the time and initiative to pursue knowledge on their own are the only ones who earn a real education in this world. Take a look at any widely acclaimed scholar, entrepreneur or historical figure you can think of. If you’re interested in learning something new, this article is for you. Note that some of the sources overlap between various subjects of education. Science and Health MIT OpenCourseWare – MIT OpenCourseWare is a free web-based publication of MIT course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT.Tufts OpenCourseWare – Tufts OpenCourseWare is part of a new educational movement initiated by MIT that provides free access to course content for everyone online.

Business and Money History and World Culture Law Computer Science and Engineering Mathematics. It’s Time To Plug In: How Non-Techies Can Get In On Coding. Coding is like the new yoga. It’s seem so cool and everyone is doing it! But to do or not to do? I struggle with this every day. I don’t necessarily gravitate toward numbers, signs, and lines and lines of them. There are so many resources to help you get started.

I suggest (as many others do too) to start with the very basics. Worry not, to ease the process, I’ve picked five of my favorites that are easy to work with and keep me engaged. 1) Dash, General Assembly This is my latest obsession. 2) Skillcrush “Digital skills are job skills.” 3) Code Academy Website & App Code Academy was one of the first online resources I used to dive into my coding education. 4) Coursera Coursera boast legitimate online courses aka MOOCs. 5) HackDesign This is my second latest obsession. HTML. As always, if you need more and want to have a vent session about the struggle, just holler.

Free Resources That Will Make You Smarter. Being a successful entrepreneur means you have to wear a lot of hats, especially when your company is just starting out and you don’t have enough employees to cover all the areas you need. Learning the new skills necessary to start a new business can be expensive, but fortunately the initiative for free, high-quality, educational resources online has only continued to grow in the past few years. Below are some of the resources available to learn more about marketing, entrepreneurship, business management and more. 1. CodeAcademy This great resource offers free interactive programming sessions to help you learn programming languages such as HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP. You can save your progress as you go with a free account. Learning to code can help entrepreneurs fix bugs if they don’t have a developer, or even go down the road of building their own website or products (such as apps). 2.

Related: 21 Resources to Make You a Better Entrepreneur 3. 4. 5. 6. edX 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.