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I believe in free education, one that’s available to everyone; no matter their race, gender, age, wealth, etc… This masterpost was created for every knowledge hungry individual out there. I hope it will serve you well. Enjoy!
FREE ONLINE COURSES (here are listed websites that provide huge variety of courses)
Alison
Coursera
FutureLearn
open2study
Khan Academy
edX
P2P U
Academic Earth
iversity
Stanford Online
MIT Open Courseware
Open Yale Courses
BBC Learning
OpenLearn
Carnegie Mellon University OLI
University of Reddit
Saylor
IDEAS, INSPIRATION & NEWS (websites which deliver educational content meant to entertain you and stimulate your brain)
TED
FORA
Big Think
99u
BBC Future
Seriously Amazing
How Stuff Works
Discovery News
National Geographic
Science News
Popular Science
IFLScience
YouTube Edu
NewScientist
DIY & HOW-TO’S (Don’t know how to do that? Want to learn how to do it yourself? Here are some great websites.)
wikiHow
Wonder How To
instructables
eHow
Howcast
MAKE
Do it yourself
FREE TEXTBOOKS & E-BOOKS
OpenStax CNX
Open Textbooks
Bookboon
Textbook Revolution
E-books Directory
FullBooks
Books Should Be Free
Classic Reader
Read Print
Project Gutenberg
AudioBooks For Free
LibriVox
Poem Hunter
Bartleby
MIT Classics
Many Books
Open Textbooks BCcampus
Open Textbook Library
WikiBooks
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES & JOURNALS
Directory of Open Access Journals
Scitable
PLOS
Wiley Open Access
Springer Open
Oxford Open
Elsevier Open Access
ArXiv
Open Access Library
LEARN:
1. LANGUAGES
Duolingo
BBC Languages
Learn A Language
101languages
Memrise
Livemocha
Foreign Services Institute
My Languages
Surface Languages
Lingualia
OmniGlot
OpenCulture’s Language links
2. COMPUTER SCIENCE & PROGRAMMING
Codecademy
Programmr
GA Dash
CodeHS
w3schools
Code Avengers
Codelearn
The Code Player
Code School
Code.org
Programming Motherf*?$%#
Bento
Bucky’s room
WiBit
Learn Code the Hard Way
Mozilla Developer Network
Microsoft Virtual Academy
3. YOGA & MEDITATION
Learning Yoga
Learn Meditation
Yome
Free Meditation
Online Meditation
Do Yoga With Me
Yoga Learning Center
4. PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMMAKING
Exposure Guide
The Bastards Book of Photography
Cambridge in Color
Best Photo Lessons
Photography Course
Production Now
nyvs
Learn About Film
Film School Online
5. DRAWING & PAINTING
Enliighten
Ctrl+Paint
ArtGraphica
Google Cultural Institute
Drawspace
DragoArt
WetCanvas
6. INSTRUMENTS & MUSIC THEORY
Music Theory
Teoria
Music Theory Videos
Furmanczyk Academy of Music
Dave Conservatoire
Petrucci Music Library
Justin Guitar
Guitar Lessons
Piano Lessons
Zebra Keys
Play Bass Now
7. OTHER UNCATEGORIZED SKILLS
Investopedia
The Chess Website
Chesscademy
Chess.com
Spreeder
ReadSpeeder
First Aid for Free
First Aid Web
NHS Choices
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Please feel free to add more learning focused websites.
*There are a lot more learning websites out there, but I picked the ones that are, as far as I’m aware, completely free and in my opinion the best/ most useful.
“Suddenly she realized that what she was regretting was not the lost past but the lost future, not what had not been but what would never be.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, A Nice Quiet Place (via goodreadss)
Motivational Quotes For Success
Scientists discover schizophrenia gene roles in brain development
A USC research team identified 150 proteins affecting cell activity and brain development that contribute to mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar condition and depression.
It’s the first time these molecules, which are associated with the disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) protein linked to mental disorders, have been identified. The scientists developed new tools involving stem cells to determine chemical reactions the proteins use to influence cell functions and nerve growth in people.
“This moves science closer to opportunities for treatment for serious mental illness,” said Marcelo P. Coba, the study author and professor of psychiatry at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
The findings appear in Biological Psychiatry.
Schizophrenia affects less than 1 percent of the U.S. population, but has an outsized impact on disability, suicide and premature deaths.
The DISC1 gene was linked to schizophrenia nearly 20 years ago. It controls how nerve cells called neurons develop, as well as how the brain matures. DISC1 also directs a network of signals across cells that can contribute to the disease. Scientists say errors in these chemical reactions contribute to schizophrenia.
But the identity of proteins that DISC1 can regulate is poorly understood, prompting the USC researchers and colleagues from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center to undertake the research. The challenge was to simulate conditions inside the human brain, Coba explained.
Using stem cells, they conducted assays resembling habitat where DISC1 does its work. They then used gene editing to insert a molecular tag on DISC1, allowing them to extract it from brain cells and identify the proteins with which it associates.
Identifying the proteins that interact with DISC1 in brain cells could lead to understanding how the risk factors for psychiatric diseases are connected to specific molecular functions, Coba explained. The discovery enables researchers to determine specific processes that differ in patients suffering from specific mental illnesses.
“This gives researchers specific trails to follow within cells from both healthy patients and those diagnosed with disorders,” Coba said.
Schizophrenia research
Schizophrenia is one of the top 15 leading causes of disability worldwide. People with schizophrenia live an average of nearly 29 years less than those without the disorder, according to the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH).
The illness is often accompanied by conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, which contribute to the high premature mortality rate among people with schizophrenia. About 5 percent of people with schizophrenia die by suicide, a rate far greater than the general population, with the highest risk in the early stages of illness, according to the NIMH.
““You don’t need water to feel like you’re drowning, do you?””
— Jodi Picoult (via naturaekos)
“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.”
— Henry David Thoreau
“You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame. How could you become new if you haven’t first become ashes?”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
Worth to save.
at Liberty, Kentucky
I love the fact my oldest son still goofs with his momma! So Blessed and thankful. (at Liberty, Kentucky)
Quite Simple When You Think About It
♥️HEARTS♥️
♥️Ace: home or close environment. Could represent a visit, travel or a change of address.
♥️King: an influencial man, someone who has the power or ability to do something good for the querent. Money, wealth, success in love.
♥️Queen: A trusted woman. Someone knowledgeable and faithful. One who always plays fair. Trust, honesty, friendship.
♥️Jack: A good friend to the querent, someone close, a cousin or confidant, someone they have known for a long time. Friendship, relationships (usually family-related), and gathering or celebration.
♥️10: A good card: means good luck, can counteract bad cards around it.
♥️9: Harmony, prosperity. Also known as ‘the Wish Card’. If surrounded by bad cards, these can represent obstacles that need to be dealt with in order to get the fulfillment of the wish.
♥️8: An event, a celebration, a party/wedding ..etc. Some sort of ceremony that is already in the works, or is being planned.
♥️7: A card of disappointent. Usually indicates a partner or other person failing to keep their promises. If this card comes up when dealing with some sort of plan, expect that the other person will back out.
♥️6: Warning card. Someone may try to take advantage of the querent. Also, the querent is being used by a close friend or partner.
♥️5: Indecisiveness: The querent’s inability to make up his/her mind on a subject. A tendency to make and break plans with others.
♥️4: The bachelor/old maid card. This card represent someone who is too fussy in their selection of a partner. Someone who, by their picky nature, is destined to remain alone.
♥️3: An unwise decision, made in haste and without proper background information.
♥️2: Success, often beyond the querent’s expectations. If bad cards surround, there may be delays in reaching the goal.
♣️CLUBS♣️
♣️Ace: Indicates wealth, fame, and having many friends or acquaintances. Also feeling well known and being able to receive certain perks due to good looks or social status.
♣️King: Represents a very good friend. A lifelong companion, someone who can be trusted and counted on during times of need and sorrow.
♣️Queen: Represents a wife or girlfriend in long term relationship for a man. For a woman, represents a sister or good friend, someone who shares a lot of knowledge about the querent.
♣️Jack: Represents a good friend, one who uses a lot of flattery, but only to make the other person feel better. Someone who is good at cheering the querent up.
♣️10 :A card of happiness and good fortune. Can also represent a long and fun-filled journey.
♣️9: Trouble: Represents arguments with good friends. A loss of a relationship, a dispute that will remain unresolved.
♣️8: A sense of desperation. An urgent need for money.
♣️7: A card of good luck, if other favorable cards are around. Success if there is not interference from the opposite sex.
♣️6: A partnership card. Success based on mutual goals and friendship.
♣️5: A marriage card, or the beginning of a long standing alliance.
♣️4: A danger card, showing misfortune or failure. Supposed friends getting in the way, or turning against the querent.
♣️3: A sign of a second marriage or even a third. Or an engagement with someone, then a marriage with another, after a friendly separation.
♣️2: Bad luck. Being let down by those around. Opposition from friends and family. Do not count on others.
♦️DIAMONDS♦️
♦️Ace: an important message. A letter or package/gift arriving, the contents of which are very important.
♦️King: A bitter rival, a dangerous competitor, for women it can mean an abusive man or a deceitful lover.
♦️Queen: A flirtatious woman, one who will interfere in plans. Gossipy, very attractive to males..able to get away with things and interfere in situations.
♦️Jack: A bringer of bad news. A selfish person. Not dangerous to male querents, but problems for a female one.
♦️10: Money. Money being the driving force of a journey or partnership. Greed.
♦️9: Adventure: A move in the hopes of advancement.
♦️8: Country life, travel and marriage late in life. The querent’s life is too hectic at the moment..a need to settle down and get away..but being unable to do so at the present time.
♦️7: Bad luck on an enterprise or idea. A man who is unreliable, a gambler or drinker.
♦️6: An early marriage, but an unhappy one..and one not destined to last. A second marriage would also be unhappy.
♦️5: Prosperity, long enduring friendship. Pride in family. Success with children.
♦️4: Quarrels: Forgotten or neglected friends and family. Situations that have been brewing and now come to a head.
♦️3: A card of disputes and quarrels. Lawsuits, legal actions. A sign of separation or divorce.
♦️2: A serious love affair, resulting in a marriage or interfering with one depending on surrounding cards.
♠️SPADES♠️
♠️Ace: Bad news, loss of someone close, possible death to someone near, or an illness, miscarriage, etc.
♠️King: A man who will cause problems in marriage or relationships. One who will get in the middle, divide and conquer..and then destroy.
♠️Queen: A cruel woman, one who interferes. For women, a betrayal by a good friend. For men, a woman who will use them for their own gain.
♠️Jack: A person who hangs around and gets in the way. Not a bad person, but a lazy person. One who will get in the way of progress. Takes and takes, but does not give back anything.
♠️10: A very unlucky card. If near a good card, it can cancel it out. If found with bad cards, makes them twice as bad.
♠️9: The worst card of all: Illness, loss of money, or misery. Even among the best of cards. Defeat, lack of success:
♠️8: False friends, traitors, someone who will betray. Most of the trouble can be avoided if caught early on. Examine all relationships closely.
♠️7: Sorrow and quarrels. Avoid arguments with friends. Let them “win” for now.
♠️6: Much planning but little result. Hard work, without much profit. Discouragements.
♠️5: Success in business or love, after much time and hard work.
♠️4: Minor misfortune: A short illness, a temporary setback.
♠️3: Unhappiness: Misfortune in love or marriage. A loss of pride and hope. Do not dwell, move on in life.
♠️2: A complete and forced change. Sudden change of location, relationship or a death. Bound to make a big difference in the coming months.
GENERALLY: ♥️HEARTS: Emotional, symbols of pain and suffering.
♣️CLUBS: Friends, relationships.
♦️DIAMONDS: Difficulties, money problems.
♠️SPADES: Warnings.
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“People who truly love us can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive us our worst sins. Rarely do you find someone capable of both.”
—
Jonathan Carroll
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