There are some true gems out there on the internet. Some of the most insightful and thought-provoking websites I've found include:
Educational:
TED - Ideas worth spreading.
Khan Academy - a library of over 2,400 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history. A mission to help you learn what you want, when you want.
Brain Pickings - "a discovery engine for interestingness, culling and curating cross-disciplinary curiosity-quenchers, and separating the signal from the noise to bring you things you didn’t know you were interested in until you are." One of my favorites.
Big Think - Blogs, articles and videos from the world's top leaders and thinkers.
Thinking Allowed - provides an open, non-adversarial forum for the exchange of intelligent, alternative ideas.
TWM Reference Index - a variety of interesting and mentally stirring articles about science, consciousness, and anthropology.
RSAnimate - Dozens of insightful talks by leading scientists and scholars in their fields drawn real-time on a white board. Awesome for visual learners.
Lizard Point - Learn geography!
Inspirational:
High Existence - Challenging the way you live!
S.E.R.I. - Social Engineering Research Initiative
but does it float - The most thoughtful art you've never seen.
Compassion Pit - This one's cool. Choose to be either a venter or a listener, and participate in an interaction with another person in that role. This is an enlightening way to improve your listening skills, or to get something off your chest!
Heavy Petal - How to make seedballs, or flowerbombs. Get guerrilla gardening today!
Post Secret - We all have secrets.
If Everyone Knew - Five facts worth knowing.
inspire me now - Inspirational and novel designs from across the internet.
Motivation RPG - Stay motivated.
MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art - The Museum of Modern Art is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and provides inspiration.
The Ruthless Arena - The proving ground for philosophy.
Musical:
SolarBeat - If planetary orbital velocities were put to music.
Music Roamer - Looking for similar artists?
22tracks - 22 song playlists of a variety of genres updated monthly.
Rainy Mood - 30 minute high quality rain loop. Try playing it along with your favorite music.
aM Laboratory - Beautiful tonematrix.
The Hype Machine - Electronic music resource.
Salacious Sound - Another electronic music resource.
Newsical:
Newsmap
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Visual News
Miscellaneous Resources:
AvaxHome - PDFs? Obscure albums? Recipes? Collections of art? You can probably find it on here.
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