Education

Online courses provide the best of both worlds. First, you can gain serious knowledge about topics of interest. And best of all, you can do them from the comfy confines of your couch! Of course, a lot of college courses that are available online also come with something else: a price tag. That might not...

I already know my answer to this question. Air conditioning. No doubt about it. I don’t know if I’d be able to function or even live if it didn’t exist. But hey, enough about me. Here’s what people on AskReddit had to say about this subject. 1. Definitely a huge one. “Refrigeration. It changed the...

It’s always important to never stop learning. All of us should strive to be lifelong learners while we’re on this planet. We do our best, but sometimes everyday life gets in the way and we don’t get to explore and study as much as we’d like. That’s why our fact sets are so great! We...

Grammarians everywhere are mourning the loss of the Apostrophe Protection Society, an online organization founded by retired journalist John Richards in 2001. Richards intended the organization to be a resource for writers, but as he advanced in age (he was 96), he was starting to think there was no point in persisting with this whole...

Today’s technology has made it possible for anyone around the world to take classes online. What used to be a rarity is now a popular educational route. In fact, some colleges and universities offer entirely online degree programs. Taking an online class can be a great way to achieve a work-life balance. After all, not...

To all the teachers out there: you always do a great job and you’re really doing a great job right now during this worldwide crisis. Since schools are closed for the time being, educators have to get creative about how they’re teaching kids over the Internet. And these teachers all definitely deserve an A+! 1. He’s killing...

We take our ability to type for granted because there are so many devices that have keyboard interfaces on them. And for good reason! We literally type almost all day long at most of our jobs. And that’s why it’s no surprise to learn that typing classes were once a big deal. It’s hard to...

Anyone who used a computer in the late ’90s and early 2000s should recognize the name Minecraft. After all, plenty of us wasted precious hours (and maybe more) playing this old PC game.   But the creators of the popular game have come out with a new tool with a much deeper purpose. We're proud...