(This page was designed for a “Web Wednesday” presentation on February 22, 2012, on “Brain candy: a few of my favorite things online”.)
TED talks - ideas worth spreading (Terry Moore on the right way to tie your shoes)
Open Culture – the best free cultural & educational media on the web (Free film noir)
Internet Archive (Grateful Dead collection, Adventures of Philip Marlowe)
Khan Academy (Salman Khan’s TED talk on the Khan Academy)
Bookfinder - compare prices on over 150 million books for sale
Mayo Clinic health information - diseases and conditions, symptoms, drugs and supplements, tests and procedures, healthy living
Letters of note - Correspondence deserving of a wider audience (Richard Feynman’s love letter to his wife)
The Smithsonian Collections (Encyclopedia of Life)
National Geographic (Photography galleries)
Wonderopolis - where the wonders of learning never cease (previous wonders)
Be the Match – National Bone Marrow Donor Program
Code Academy - free and interactive way to learn to code
Idée Multicolr Search Lab – Search Creative Commons images by color
Architect of the Capitol - tour the Capitol and the botanic gardens
Historypin - you can also use this on your smartphone while you’re on the go!
CyArk – using 3D laser technology to create records of buildings and structures (Marble House) (Ben Kacyra’s TED talk)
Freezing Food – National Center for Home Food Preservation
Academia.edu – like Facebook for academics, for sharing research
Lifehacker’s App directory – the best apps for all your gear
