Understanding Science at Berkeley

The beta version of Understanding Science, created by the UC Museum of Paleontology of the University of California at Berkeley, is up and running.

This is going to be a great resource for lifelong learners and teachers. The official launch will be after the first of the year, most certainly to coincide with the beginning of the Year of Science 2009. But, don't wait for January to roll around, go check it out now.

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EBooks at Encyclopedia of Earth

Lifelong learners can find a nice selection of environmental ebooks at The Encyclopedia of Earth EBooks.

Environmental Classics offer access to online versions of several historical ebooks, including Walden by Henry David Thoreau, Theory of the Earth by James Hutton and Tragedy of the Commons by Garrett James Hardin.

Energy at Earth Portal

Here's another great article from Earth Portal. Fundamental principles of energy offers and excellent overview of energy, with top notch graphics and an examination of the basics of energy science.

Earth Portal and Earth Encyclopedia alway include very helpful reading lists, but this one is exception in its scope and its depth. The Energy further reading section is extensive and inclusive from energy and economics to conflict, to environment and health.

Lifelong learners should find this an extremely beneficial resource.

Anthropology at Palomar College

Anthropology Tutorials pages at Palomar College offer lifelong learners extensive biological and cultural anthropology tutorials.

This an extremely resource-rich site. In addition to in-depth information on each sub-topic, many of them also have practice quizzes, flashcards and a Related Internet Sites page. In additional learners have access to a good glossary of terms, with audio pronunciation.

The "how anthropologists do their work" topics give very helpful insight.

Lifelong learners interested in anthropology will want to add this study material to their learning toolbox.

Cambridge Festival of Science 2008

Think you might need a few more lectures to add to your lifelong learning resources? Then, check out the 2008 Cambridge Festival of Science video and podcasts. There you'll find 29 lectures, ranging from Sustainable Energy-without hot air to Gifted Scientists and Autism: Is There a Connection.

These lectures are available in several formats and some have lecture slides available.

You might want to bookmark Cambridge Science Festival 2009. Cambridge celebrates its 800th birthday.