Website for learning

[jhonny]

A while ago I was listening to the health and wellness show and at at that moment I was wondering about all those terms like: metabolism, cortisol, acids, amino acids, etc. So I decided to look for a fast learning course on biology or biochemistry and I found this website:
www.khanacademy.org
Which is like a classroom online with many courses on Biology, Chemistry and others. I took a look at some videos and I have to say, they are really good for those without a scientific background (like me), so I wanted to share it with you. That website is free but you can donate if you want

 

[jhonny]

I forgot to say, all videos are available in many languages

 

[Learner]

Thank you for sharing, jhonny! On first glance it looks like a handy tool to me, that may be supportive in gaining a better understanding on much of the scientific stuff that is being discussed on the forum - the health section comes to mind here as one example. I did take biology as a main course in senior classes back in school, but that's a long time ago, so a refresher is very much welcome!

 

[seek10]

Initially he (Khan) started to make video's for his niece ( I guess) and it became popular. he has support and praise from the people like Bill Gates. Yes, their video's are good. I am not sure whether they have the latest research, but they are good for self learning or home learning.

 

[mkrnhr]

Don't know specifically about the Khan Academy but there are many online courses that can be very helpful, some of which are free. I've taken a few courses this last year (especifically in programming but there are so many other possibilities as well) and when well chosen, they can be very good. One can schedule a couple hours per week to learn something that might or might not be useful someday. After all, when some knowledge is affordable, why not!

 

[munaychasumaq]

Thank you very much for sharing it jhonny!