Not reading - but I recommend checking out the TEDTalks on YouTube. They're usually 10-20 minutes long, and they've got a wide range of topics to check out. Definitely makes me feel smarter after watching one.
Khanacademy.org. The founder, Salman Khan, did a TEDTalk about Khan Academy not long ago. He covers mostly math, but also science, history and even puts into layman's terms current economic topics such as the housing credit crisis, Geitner's economic plan and what it exactly means when people say China owns U.S. debt (bonds). I highly recommend the math lessons he gives, which there are plenty of. And as someone who used to think I sucked at math but was later pleasantly surprised that this was not the case, it really is invaluable to learn, really learn, as much math as you can. Sal does an absolutely magnificent job of making it easy to learn.
Also, check out the series "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan, if you haven't already. Or any book by Carl Sagan. Or Michio Kaku.
As far as history...well, if you're interested in finding more about where contemporary issues between the Middle East and the U.S. stem from, try the book "All The Shah's Men" by Stephen Kinzer.
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I can watch / listen to those and do other things at the same time! MULTITASKING!
Zoom!
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Khanacademy.org. The founder, Salman Khan, did a TEDTalk about Khan Academy not long ago. He covers mostly math, but also science, history and even puts into layman's terms current economic topics such as the housing credit crisis, Geitner's economic plan and what it exactly means when people say China owns U.S. debt (bonds). I highly recommend the math lessons he gives, which there are plenty of. And as someone who used to think I sucked at math but was later pleasantly surprised that this was not the case, it really is invaluable to learn, really learn, as much math as you can. Sal does an absolutely magnificent job of making it easy to learn.
Also, check out the series "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan, if you haven't already. Or any book by Carl Sagan. Or Michio Kaku.
As far as history...well, if you're interested in finding more about where contemporary issues between the Middle East and the U.S. stem from, try the book "All The Shah's Men" by Stephen Kinzer.
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If you like reading it in a hardcopy, I may be willing to lend you a book or two of mine.
Ps... ignorance isn't a lack of smarts, because you have smarts, my dear.
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