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13024318, What are some quality intellectually simulating websites? Posted by BlackSun, Fri May-20-16 10:46 AM
I need a few mentally stimulating sites that I can go hangout and read something that's not on the common HuffPo, FB, gossip, political and nonsense level. Sometimes the dude just wants to learn something worth while.
Primal Music For Life!
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13024323, Wired Posted by FLUIDJ, Fri May-20-16 10:51 AM
"Get ready....for your blessing....."
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13024326, reddit. find your subreddit and go from there. Posted by double negative, Fri May-20-16 10:53 AM
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13024569, ^^^ Posted by rawsouthpaw, Fri May-20-16 03:06 PM
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13024650, Pretty much a one stop shop Posted by mind_grapes, Fri May-20-16 05:24 PM
Shits addictive, but the trick is to unsubscribe to all the garbage subreddits first.
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13024327, Quorum Posted by SooperEgo, Fri May-20-16 10:53 AM
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13024337, RE: What are some quality intellectually simulating websites? Posted by AFRICAN, Fri May-20-16 11:01 AM
The New Yorker
africanarguments.org
theparisreview.org
Might not always be great content but I usually come across some gems.
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13024350, I don't know about intellectual but forvo.com is the truth Posted by AFRICAN, Fri May-20-16 11:14 AM
One of the most useful sites I've come across.
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13041792, damn, forvo is great!!! Posted by shygurl, Thu Jul-07-16 12:28 PM
Bookmarked!!
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13024340, A good aggregator of long form journalism like longform.org Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Fri May-20-16 11:07 AM
********** "Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson
"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
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13024344, staywokekingsandqueens.com Posted by Innocent Criminal, Fri May-20-16 11:09 AM
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13024567, haha Posted by rawsouthpaw, Fri May-20-16 03:06 PM
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13024345, 15 sites. Posted by Case_One, Fri May-20-16 11:09 AM
If you think it’s a waste of time to just browse on the internet, nah-ah. Siddharth Kapoor got 15 websites on Quora which could help us all be productive when spending time on the internet. Here’re the websites you need to know:
www.vocabulary.com – The quickest, most intelligent and fun way to improve your vocabulary.
www.coursera.org – Coursera is an education company that partners with the top universities and organizations in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free.
www.spreeder.com – It’s a free online speed reading software designed to improve your reading speed and comprehension.
www.lumosity.com – A simple online tool to allow anyone to achieve their brain’s full potential. No matter what your age or background is, you can feel smarter, sharper, and brighter.
www.ted.com – Watch videos of TED conferences which bring together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes or less).
www.howtodothings.com OR www.wikihow.com/Main-Page – Learn how to do anything with step-by-step instructions.
www.freerice.com – Is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Program. It’s essentially a vocab challenge that donates rice to the needy with every question you get right.
www.stumbleupon.com – It is a discovery engine (a form of web search engine) that finds and recommends web content to its users. Its features allow users to discover and rate Web pages, photos, and videos that are personalized to their tastes and interests using peer-sourcing and social-networking principles.
www.howstuffworks.com – A wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications, is the award-winning source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how certain things actually work. From car engines to search engines, from cell phones to stem cells, and thousands of subjects in between, HowStuffWorks has it covered.
www.flipkart.com – Log on to an online book store like this and find a new book to grab to read.
www.goodreads.com – If you’re a bookish then visit this world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. You can build your virtual bookshelf here.
www.wikipedia.org – Contribute to this.
www.poemhunter.com/poets – Read poems by classical poets.
www.quora.com – Follow interesting people and topics and write an answer on this site.
www.todayifoundout.com – Learn some new and amazing facts every day. . . .
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13024377, my site, is launching soon. daily enewsletter and social pages just launched: Posted by Government Name, Fri May-20-16 11:50 AM
www.theserendibite.com https://twitter.com/TheSerendibite https://www.facebook.com/theserendibite
black stories aggregated from all over the internet
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13024379, just subscribed...looking forward Posted by Seven, Fri May-20-16 11:51 AM
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13024381, thanks man. much appreciated. Posted by Government Name, Fri May-20-16 11:55 AM
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13024389, Nice!! Posted by jimi, Fri May-20-16 11:58 AM
@silentintellect
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13024581, *daps* Posted by Government Name, Fri May-20-16 03:21 PM
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13024409, Will look this up later...thx Posted by RaphaelSoulLee, Fri May-20-16 12:14 PM
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13024413, dopeness. i've thought about doing something like this too. Posted by dapitts08, Fri May-20-16 12:16 PM
good stuff. it is needed.
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13024582, it's been a TASK already and the full site isnt even up yet. trying to Posted by Government Name, Fri May-20-16 03:22 PM
build more automation into the workflow
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13024378, kinda dig Mental Floss.. especially the quiz section Posted by Amritsar, Fri May-20-16 11:51 AM
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13024406, *Bookmarks Post* Posted by RaphaelSoulLee, Fri May-20-16 12:13 PM
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13024646, Thebrowser.com Posted by mind_grapes, Fri May-20-16 05:21 PM
www.thebrowser.com
This website is absolutely worth the subscription price, but you can read the first five selections everyday for free.
3quarkdaily and dailynous are good too. Flavorwire is god too but its very white.
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13024662, RE: What are some quality intellectually simulating websites? Posted by janey, Fri May-20-16 05:58 PM
http://lwww.themillions.com/
http://lithub.com/
http://www.thedailybeast.com/
~ ~ ~ All meetings end in separation All acquisition ends in dispersion All life ends in death - The Buddha
|\_/| ='_'=
Every hundred years, all new people
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13024697, Jacobin, The Baffler, The New Inquiry, Seven Scribes Posted by astralblak, Fri May-20-16 10:14 PM
and to a much lesser extent The Atlantic and Vox
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13024700, I'm a really big fan of Brain Pickings Posted by Dr_Gonzo, Fri May-20-16 10:58 PM
www.brainpickings.org Added on Facebook so I would have something stimulating in my feed. There's a good range of stuff posted on this site. The worst of it is still pretty damn good.
The Shots of Awe page on YouTube/Facebook is interesting, too. This is less varied, though. Videos of a smart and insightful cat (who has seemingly done a whole lot of acid in his lifetime) ranting about stuff. Worth checking a few videos out, at least.
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13024890, These two, esp the first Posted by blackrussian, Sun May-22-16 07:48 AM
http://africasacountry.com/
https://mediadiversified.org/
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13041683, my site just launched. Posted by Government Name, Thu Jul-07-16 09:34 AM
http://theserendibite.com/
Pardon any bugs, etc. I was hoping to launch it later this week, but given recent events, it seemed like the right time. We put together a special section on the Alton Sterling killing, as well: http://theserendibite.com/alton-sterling-complete-coverage/
We're open to feedback, criticisms, ideas, etc., so feel free to let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
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13041735, That's wassup Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Thu Jul-07-16 10:26 AM
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13041748, nice! Posted by Calico, Thu Jul-07-16 10:46 AM
I checked the article on the other Baton Rouge police involved deaths....
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13042099, congrats!!! n/m Posted by tylermadison, Fri Jul-08-16 10:02 AM
"Is you finish, or is you done?" - Birdman
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13041722, Democracy Now! Posted by bentagain, Thu Jul-07-16 10:15 AM
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13041749, I really like Vox's "Explained" articles Posted by sectachrome86, Thu Jul-07-16 10:51 AM
http://www.vox.com/explainers
They break stuff down to you and give you the context to fully understand issues. Most news sources just assume you know all the background already.
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13041997, There's a fair bit of intellectual simulation around here tbh. Posted by TheAlbionist, Fri Jul-08-16 05:31 AM
>I need a few mentally stimulating sites that I can go hangout >and read something that's not on the common HuffPo, FB, >gossip, political and nonsense level. Sometimes the dude just >wants to learn something worth while. > >Primal Music For Life!
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