Skill Share, Curiosity Stream, Great Courses Plus, Brilliant, Language Pod

Fixing and making things, what tools to get and what skills to learn, ...
Post Reply
User avatar
fiby41
Posts: 1611
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2015 8:09 am
Location: India
Contact:

Skill Share, Curiosity Stream, Great Courses Plus, Brilliant, Language Pod

Post by fiby41 »

Have you used any of such and which would you recommend?

Better than Netflix / Hotstar or just a form of edutainment?

7Wannabe5
Posts: 9369
Joined: Fri Oct 18, 2013 9:03 am

Re: Skill Share, Curiosity Stream, Great Courses Plus, Brilliant, Language Pod

Post by 7Wannabe5 »

I have used Brilliant to review specific topics and found it to be of higher quality than similar free services, but too pricey for continuous access. However, I would recommend it to high school or early undergrad student wishing to quickly advance on multiple fronts. I think it could also be highly useful in any situation where you are missing a specific prerequisite.

EdithKeeler
Posts: 1099
Joined: Sun Sep 01, 2013 7:55 pm

Re: Skill Share, Curiosity Stream, Great Courses Plus, Brilliant, Language Pod

Post by EdithKeeler »

Huge fan of Great Courses. Used to buy CD sets used on eBay; now of course streaming is available. Great on long car rides. I think they are especially great on topics like history, religion, philosophy, etc.

EdithKeeler
Posts: 1099
Joined: Sun Sep 01, 2013 7:55 pm

Re: Skill Share, Curiosity Stream, Great Courses Plus, Brilliant, Language Pod

Post by EdithKeeler »

By the way, great courses are available on audible, and they are often quite cheap. I’ve even gotten freebies.

Riggerjack
Posts: 3180
Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:09 am

Re: Skill Share, Curiosity Stream, Great Courses Plus, Brilliant, Language Pod

Post by Riggerjack »

Doesn't your library carry the Great Courses?

I get my audio books through my local library. They subscribe to a service called overdrive. I can check out whatever I want, download at my liesure, and there are no late fees.

It's just so convenient and easy, I am too lazy to pirate copies, much to my chagrin. ;-)

Post Reply