Friday, November 09, 2012

Khan Academy

I don't know if you're familiar with Khan Academy (http://www.khanacademy.org/)? Like many other websites, it's a free online learning programme, the difference being, as far as I am concerned anyway, that it actually works. Or at the very least, it's really interesting.

I have to say at the outset that large swathes of the site, depending on your interests, may not concerne you. There is a definite bias in favour of mathematics, computer science and economics, but tucked away in the "Humanities" section is a fascinating series of lectures on "Art History" that puts this subject within the grasp of even an unartistic soul such as me. Fascinating.

There is also a very interesting series of lectures on the Greek Debt Crisis.

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