tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68493166357469758252024-02-19T08:03:08.630+01:00Science and Ethics | LogoetixBotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745371411429982201noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849316635746975825.post-76201713954973005782013-01-08T08:49:00.000+01:002014-12-03T00:17:00.328+01:00Free online education - websites and channels<script type="text/javascript">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Education is crucial for the progress of society. However, education is not available to everyone and because of that many problems occur. But all around the world there are enthusiasts who aim to make education available to everyone. Their strategy is to migrate knowledge and the process of learning from libraries and classrooms to the Internet. This is a list of good courses and lectures that are available on the Internet free of charge and to everyone.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/MIT" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">MIT</span></a> - <span itemprop="description">Science, math, technology. </span>MIT is the leading world University in these areas. Topics range from basic programming to more complex stuff, like quantum physics. Courses are also available on their website with homework and quizzes as an addition - <a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">MIT website</a><span style="background-color: transparent;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span itemprop="name" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/stanforduniversity" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Stanford</a></span> - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most interesting playlists in my opinion are: '</span><span itemprop="event" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Particle physics</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">', '</span><span itemprop="event" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Special relativity</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">' and '</span><span itemprop="event" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">String theory</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">' with professor </span><span itemprop="member" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leonard Susskind</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a well known theoretical physicist </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDxTalks" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">TEDxTalks</a> - TedX offers short 20 minute presentations about important topics. Lecturers are usually well-known scientists, authors, artists, human rights activists, politicians etc. TEDx is also a fertile ground for novel ideas to gain momentum. Before you read it in the papers, chances are that a new, interesting idea was first presented at TEDx.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/TEDEducation" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">TEDEducation</a> - TED's channel devoted to presenting important findings by creating interesting animations. Great for young people and children.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>
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