Professor Elam

6/8/2025

 

The cost of information is the lowest it has been since humans began walking on two legs. So why is the cost of higher education, well, higher than ever?

That is a topic for another day, in the meantime here are some great resources of information at very low cost.

Free Sites

Popular Science

https://www.popsci.com/

Popular Mechanics

https://www.popularmechanics.com/

CNET

https://www.cnet.com/

Wiki

https://www.wikipedia.org/

Scientific American

https://www.scientificamerican.com/

Stream the History Channel, this is really cool

https://play.history.com/

Gearhead, OK I like cars

Motor Trend

https://www.motortrend.com/

Car & Driver

https://www.caranddriver.com/

Road & Track

https://www.roadandtrack.com/

Men's Health

https://www.menshealth.com/

OK Fair Enough, How about something for the ladies?

Vogue

https://www.vogue.com/

Vanity Fair

https://www.vanityfair.com/

Southern Living

https://www.southernliving.com/

Women's Health

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/

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Paid Subscriptions but inexpensive

Study for CLEP Exams

www/study.com

Click here for CLEP website

Master Class

https://www.masterclass.com/

200 + classes by experts in their field for an annual membership fee of  $180

The Great Courses Plus

https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/

now streaming first year for $150, watch any all you want but cannot down load. a terrific deal compared to  buying at $35-50 bucks each

dozens of courses by professor in their field

also available for purchase and download but considering one can watch anytime, the streaming is the best deal.

think  of it as the netflix of study

Curiosity Stream

https://curiositystream.com/

I joined for three bucks a month

this is run by the guy who started the Discovery Channel, scads of documentaries on a variety of subjects

Wikipedia

https://www.wikipedia.org/

Free and just about what you really want to know about nearly anything

https://www.udemy.com/

Personal streaming for $20 a month

National Geographic

https://www.nationalgeographic.com

$34 a year includes access to all issues since start up in  1888

Udemy

https://www.udemy.com/

Looks like $20 a month

Britanica

https://www.britannica.com/

$99 a year for whole family, 

also free  on tamusa library but I am finding it difficult to use

CLEP Exams

College Level Examination Program

https://clep.collegeboard.org/

I placed out of 15 semester hours at UT Austin, an entire semester

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Accounting

Khan Academy

Khan Academy Overview

the entire undergrad accounting curriculum is here for free

Khan Academy Accounting

Professor Farhat

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=professor+farhat+

all about accounting, financial, cost, you name it

Accounting Coach

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=accountingcoach