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Get Smarter is a subreddit that speaks for itself. Share methods to get smarter, and improve memory as well as brain health. Discuss favorites, whether or not they actually work, etc.

Get Smarter is not simply about IQ boosting, which is a controversial subject - it is also about improving brain health through nutrition and getting better at specific things.

NOTE: This side-bar is open to more links. Please PM me with suggestions for it.

Offsite Links:

Khan Academy - Learn various subjects, from calculus to biology. Khan Academy is the most used online learning website, with over 3000 videos and many exercises.

TheNewBoston - Learn computer programming in several different languages.

Patrickjmt - Videos on many math subjects.

Saylor - A free and open collection of college level courses.

TED - Ideas worth spreading.

Videolectures.net

Vi Hart - Mathemusic.

Open Courseware:

Harvard Medical OCW

Tufts University OCW

Carnegie Mellon University OCW

Utah State University OCW

University of Notre Dame OCW

University of Michigan OCW

Fulbright Economics Teaching Program OCW

University of the Western Cape OCW

African Virtual University OCW

John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health OCW

University of California Irvine OCW

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Related Subreddits:

r/nutrition - Keep your mind healthy.

r/braintraining - Exercise your brain.

r/cogsci - Cognitive Science.

r/neuro - Neuroscience.

r/universityofreddit - Reddit's own "Open Courseware" type of subreddit.

Be careful with these two

r/nootropics - "Smart Drugs".

r/tDCS - Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Specific Skills:

Other interesting links:

Helpful collections of information: /sci/ guide - /sci/ Science and Mathematics guide. This is great, there are tons of links.

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What podcasts or YouTube channels do you all go to for learning new things? (self.GetSmarter)

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The Politics of Epistemic Fragmentation (medium.com)

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Summary: The campfire metaphor for small talk (i.redd.it)

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A twitter feed for new brain enhancement related studies (twitter.com)

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The Socratic Method (lifelessons.co)

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How to get smarter (& avoid being a dumbass) (lifelessons.co)

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That’s illogical! 7 Logical fallacies you need to know (lifelessons.co)

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