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Swap the scroll for something worth knowing. Learn the big ideas a good university would teach you, from philosophy to physics, explained one at a time in plain English. An Idea takes about ten minutes. A Book review gives you a whole book. A short quiz at the end shows you what stayed with you.

27 Ideas · 21 Books · 8 Essays · 186 quiz questions

Idea of the day

What Is Occam's Razor?

Your bike tyre has been flat every morning for a week, and two quite different explanations fit what you have seen. You learn which one to check first, why that choice is usually right and when the rule fails, and also which famous sentence William of Ockham never wrote.

Philosophy5 min read · 3 questions

Book of the day

"Cashflow Quadrant" by Robert Kiyosaki: Summary and Review

Two people can earn the same amount and still live very different financial lives. You learn the four ways of earning money in Robert Kiyosaki's sequel to Rich Dad Poor Dad, why he prefers two of them, and where his advice needs care. At the end you know whether the book is worth reading after its famous predecessor.

Economics & Business9 min read · 5 questions