LibGuides: Distance Learning : Relentless Curiosity in the Digital World

Magazines for the Curious

Some articles on these websites may require subscription access; the full text of many of them is available on library databases including EBSCO's Academic Search Complete and Gale's Academic OneFile. You can access either here. Descriptions, unless otherwise noted, are from the publications' websites.

Psychology Today Psychology Today is devoted exclusively to everybody's favorite subject: Ourselves. We've gathered a group of renowned psychologists, academics, psychiatrists and writers to contribute their thoughts and ideas. We're a live stream of what's happening in 'psychology today'.
The Long Read In-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the staff of The Guardian US
Scientific American Scientific American is the award-winning authoritative source for the science discoveries and technology innovations that matter.
National Geographic The National Geographic Society is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization that pushes the boundaries of exploration to further our understanding of our planet and empower us all to generate solutions for a more sustainable future.
Fast Company Fast Company is the world’s leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, world changing ideas, and design. Written for, by, and about the most progressive business leaders, Fast Company inspires readers to think beyond traditional boundaries, lead conversations, and create the future of business.
Wired Wired is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. (From Wikipedia)
The Smithsonian Smithsonian magazine and Smithsonian.com place a Smithsonian lens on the world, looking at the topics and subject matters researched, studied and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution -- science, history, art, popular culture and innovation -- and chronicling them every day for our diverse readership.

Websites for the Curious

Mental Floss An encyclopedia of everything, we answer life’s big questions and uncover stories so interesting our readers absolutely must share them.
Aeon
Nautilus Welcome to Nautilus. We are delighted you joined us. We are here to tell you about science and its endless connections to our lives. Each month we choose a single topic. And each Thursday we publish a new chapter on that topic online. Each issue combines the sciences, culture and philosophy into a single story told by the world’s leading thinkers and writers. We follow the story wherever it leads us. Read our essays, investigative reports, and blogs. Fiction, too. Take in our games, videos, and graphic stories. Stop in for a minute, or an hour. Nautilus lets science spill over its usual borders. We are science, connected.
Futurism Our mission is to empower our readers and drive the development of transformative technologies towards maximizing human potential.
Instanerd There are a lot of websites where you can have fun and waste time, and a lot of educational websites with long articles which take time to read. We combine these two together in the simplest presentation way possible.
Big Think "Big think challenges common sense assumptions and gives people permission to think in new ways."
Atlas Obscura At Atlas Obscura, our mission is to inspire wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share.
Medium Medium taps into the brains of the world’s most insightful writers, thinkers, and storytellers to bring you the smartest takes on topics that matter. So whatever your interest, you can always find fresh thinking and unique perspectives.
BBC Future BBC Future was born because you told us you wanted more in-depth coverage of science, health and technology – so we aim to provide expert analysis and features about the big ideas shaping the world, and the new insights challenging what we think we know about ourselves.
Curiosity Curiosity is on a mission to make learning easier and more fun than it has ever been. Our goal is to ignite curiosity and inspire people to learn. Each day, we create and curate engaging topics for millions of lifelong learners worldwide.
Brain Pump Learn something new and feed your curiosity.
Now I know Want to learn all sorts of interesting things? Now I Know is a free daily newsletter; you’ll learn something new every day. (The above link is the Now I know archives, so you can read without subscribing).
Ideas.TED.com

Lessons for the Curious

Alison: Free Onine Courses Free online courses from the world's leading experts
DataCamp Learn Data Science from the comfort of your browser, at your own pace with DataCamp's video tutorials & coding challenges on R, Python, Statistics & more.
FutureLearn Whether you want to develop as a professional or discover a new hobby, there's an online course for that.
Creative Live We believe there’s a creator in all of us. From the moment we struck fire, we met our challenges with creative tools. We make dreams come true, problem-solve, and express ourselves through creativity. It shapes our identity and ties us together. Creativity gives us hope - helps us innovate and imagine. It’s how we change the world.