Nerd-ness, for me, goes back to the pursuit of knowledge.
Nerds are studious people - information junkies - maintaining their mental fitness, and getting smart in the process.
The Age of Enlightenment is long past, but there’s still place for thoserealnerds in our current society.
The global education system is skyrocketing - best of all - the internet is here to stay.
A worldwide internet of knowledge, if you know where to look.
Below are some of the best and most interesting websites for studious people and information junkies.
Justin has just posteda great article on the subject.
However, as is expected from most .edu sites, there’s little overview.
Academic Earth makes an (unexpectedly) great alternative.
Riveting Talks -TED.com
Mind you, being an information junkie does not necessarily make you captivating.
Interesting and boring are sadly not mutually exclusive.
If you attended university, you probably know what I’m talking about.
TED doesn’t broadcast university lectures.
They aggregate the interesting.
Every year, some of the world’s most brilliant minds come to talk at TED.
It’s a place to be ponder, question and be amazed.
They’re ideas worth spreading.
Information on Everything -Wikipedia.org
Wikipedia needs no introduction.
Everybody should know the wiki-based encyclopedia by now.
It’s one of the internet’s most massive accumulations of information.
There are those information junkies who busy themselves with ‘reading Wikipedia’.
You start at an interesting subject, and visit page after page by using the articles' hyperlinks.
Don’t try it at home.
HowStuffWorks
Beauty.
It’s in the details.
Finding out how things work is a personal fetish of mine.
I’ve always tried to understand technology, and the systems that are weaved throughout our everyday life.
It’s strangely empowering to know what’s happening behind the scenes at any given moment.
HowStuffWorks writes articles on everyday subjects - and the systems behind them.
It’s the perfect place to go if you’re wondering about (and interested in)the process.
Free-eBooks.net
Literature eBooks are almost too easy to find.
It was only recently that I encountered a truly great site for free informative eBooks.
Free-eBooks.net offers HTML and PDF eBooks on numerous diverging topics, ranging from advertising to philosophy to youth.
