WebsitesTthat Make You Smarter

1.        Unplug The TV

Turn off your TVs now (and YouTube too :) ) and open this link instead – every time it will generate a new video to watch for you that will benefit your mind.

URL: http://unplugthetv.com/

2.        Thesaurus

Let’s not forget about every student’s savior – Thesaurus, the source of synonyms for articles and essays we all have to write at some point in our lives. Definitely expands your vocabulary!

URL: http://www.thesaurus.com/

3.        Factsie

Click on the link and you will get a scientific or a life fact you probably didn’t know before!

URL: http://factsie.com/

4.        BBC Languages

Studying a new language? Use BBC platform for interactive guides, shows, TV programs and much more.

URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

5.        TED

TED talks are a great way of learning new things in an engaging and interesting way. No further explanation needed here!

URL: http://www.ted.com/

6.        Do It Yourself

For those of us who love arts and crafts – numerous tips, advice and DIY lessons.

URL: http://www.doityourself.com/

7.        Drawspace

Always wanted to learn to draw but never got a chance? It is never too late! Drawspace provides lots of lessons and e-books on techniques and styles form basic beginners to professionals.

URL: https://www.drawspace.com/

8.        High Brow

This website sends 5-minute long courses direct to your inbox every day. Take a break and learn something new!

URL: http://gohighbrow.com/

9.        Lingvist

Lingvist promises that you will learn language in 200 hours. Hurry up whilst it is still free to use!

URL: https://lingvist.io/

10.  Creative Live

Take creative lessons in photo and video, art and design, music and audio, crafts and even life from the greatest creative minds in the world.

URL: https://www.creativelive.com/

11.  Instructables

The name explains it quite well –there are many various instructions and explanations on this website for practically anything.

URL: http://www.instructables.com/

12.  Investopedia

Yes, this is like Wikipedia but with a focus on financial markets. It is tough for those of us without a business degree to understand what’s happening in the world of finance. Investopedia will help with that – they provide financial news digests that are fairly easy to understand even for those of us who don’t know the first thing about money.

URL: http://www.investopedia.com/

13.  Coursera

Click through to find a great number of various free courses on any subject you could think of – study biology or learn how to become more productive. There is something for everyone!

URL: https://www.coursera.org/

14.  edX

Similar to Coursera, this website has tons of different courses available from numerous universities all over the world.

URL: https://www.edx.org/