Skip the Tuition: 100 Free Podcasts from the Best Colleges in the World

We’ve shown you how to take online classes for free, but not everyone has the patience or time to spend sitting at a computer. These courses let you take your classroom with you, so you can get an education while you’re sitting in traffic or just hanging out in the park. Check out these courses from some of the best colleges and universities out there to get a high quality education on the go.

Stanford

Stanford offers free podcast downloads via iTunes. You’ll be able to study physics, computer design, and much more.

Quantum Mechanics: Learn about classical mechanics, theories of relativity, and more in this physics course.

Human-Computer Interaction: This course features a variety of speakers on interaction design.

Geography of World Cultures: This podcast takes a look at geography and considers the way it impacts world cultures.

Hannibal: In this course, you’ll study the life and archaeological trail of Hannibal.

Modern Theoretical Physics: Learn about quantum entanglement and other theories of physics in this course.

Ben Franklin and the World of Enlightenment: You’ll get to learn about Benjamin Franklin’s life and achievements, as well as how he affected and was affected by the Enlightenment.

Straight Talk About Stem Cells: This course discusses the fundamentals of stem cell biology as well as its surrounding controversy.

The Geography of World Cultures: Here you’ll be able to explore locational dynamics and the way they affect languages, groupings, and religions.

The Future of the Internet: This course discusses the issues of network neutrality and ownership on the Internet.

The Literature of Crisis: Learn the art of living and take a look at the circumstances of existence through discussions on writers and thinkers including Socrates and Shakespeare.

Historical Jesus: This course considers the historical evidence of Jesus against that of traditional Christianity.

Virgil’s Aeneid: Here you’ll get an analysis of this work that is essential to the canon of Latin literature.

Computer Systems Colloquium: In this podcast, you’ll hear from guest lecturers that discuss topics like VoIP encryption, computer architecture, and balancing methods.

UC Berkeley

These courses from UC Berkeley are freshly completed from the Fall 2007 semester, and they should be available in full. Highlights include environmental studies and issues in new media.

Foundations of American Cyber-Culture: This course takes a look at computers, new media, and the world wide web.

General Biology: In this biology course, you’ll cover cells, genetics, animal development, form, and function.

The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs: This course offers an introduction to programming and computer science.

Structure and Interpretation of Systems and Signals: Get a look at mathematical modeling of signals and systems in this engineering course.

Crossroads of Earth Resources and Society: Check out this course to learn about the way geological processes intersect with American culture.

Issues in Foreign Policy After 9/11: This course discusses international issues and events with relation to 9/11.

Metal Cutting: Here you’ll learn about processes, procedures, and theories of metal cutting.

Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice: Listen to this podcast to hear about juvenile courts, theories of delinquency, and the justice system.

Human Emotion: Consider emotion with evolutionary grounding as well as a social constructionist approach.

Time, Money, and Love in the Age of Technology: In this course, you’ll take a look at the meaning of life, visionary business, and going beyond being human.

Earthquakes in Your Backyard: Learn about seismology, tectonics, and natural disasters throughout history.

The Ancient Mediterranean World: This course discusses the history of ancient Mediterranean empires.

Search Engines: Technology, Society, and Business: Consider search psychology, economics, spam, and other topics relating to Internet search engines with this course.

Introduction to Human Nutrition: In this course, you’ll get an overview of digestion and metabolism.

MIT

MIT’s courses feature either audio or video, sometimes both, and are available as podcasts by department feeds.

Aircraft Systems Engineering: This course offers a view of the aircraft as a whole system, with an experienced astronaut as well as a shuttle project manager as professors.

Introduction to Biology: In these video lectures, you’ll cover core biology material.

Introduction to Psychology: Introduction to Psychology is presented as a series of audio lectures, with accompanying lecture notes.

Neuroscience and Behavior: These audio lectures discuss neuronal integration, anatomy, and physiology.

Brain Structure and its Origins: You’ll learn about CNS structures in this series of audio lectures.
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CultivateGreatness Podcast Review by PodcastJunky.co.uk

This is a review of my podcast here at CultivateGreatness. Very kind words indeed from Alex at PodcastJunky.co.uk. Thanks Alex!

What I love about podcasting is the variety of podcasts available out in the podosphere; whether your interests are mainstream or whether you’re grabbing at that long tail and seeking out more niche subjects.

Whatever you’re interest, you’re more or less certain to find something which satisfies that particular interest and your subscriptions to your podcasts will probably be a reflection of who you are and what floats your boat.

I have a wide variety of podcasts in my now famous iTunes subscription list and a good handful of those are self-development podcasts. With so many self-development books on the market, sometimes it’s just so much easier to stick in the ear buds, crank up the MP3 player and away you go.

Once particular self-development podcast that I subscribe to is Cultivate Greatness with Travis Wright.

Listening to Travis is like getting a shot of caffeine via your ear buds.

I recently asked Travis where he gets his energy from as his verbal vigour and enthusiasm crackles like static. Travis said it was simple, “… it’s from my passion”, he said.

It’s that “passion” that I refer to so often in my blogs…and I make no apologies for returning to this reference over and over again.

Sometimes it’s my own passions for a particular subject that keeps me hooked on that podcast, or alternatively I may have no or very little interest in a particular subject, but the podcaster’s own passion about their given subject comes across so well that not only are they great to listen to simply just for that, but that passion also makes it entertaining.

It’s that passion that comes across from so many podcasters; not always in an evangelising or even a patronising way, but in a sometimes subtle… and sometimes in a “Travis Wright” kind of way.

If you’re passionate about what you do, what you like and what you care for, others will pick up on it… that’s why I’m subscribed to Cultivate Greatness; it’s Travis’s enthusiasm as well as the interesting content. Appropriately enough Travis considered branding himself as an “Enthusiologist”.

Anyway… back to the podcast…

Taking themes from Napoleon Hill, inspirational guests and from his own experiences in self-development while turning his own life around, Travistravis-wright.jpg projects a “good buddy” type of inspiration, the same type of “good buddy” inspiration you get hanging out with pals discussing plans and feeding off each other’s gusto.
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If Nobody Loves You, Create the Demand - Podcast CG018 with Dr. Joel Freeman

According to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (an organization that promotes entrepreneurship & education) there are approximately 10 million Americans involved in starting a new business at any given time. With that reality in mind, millions of people will take their first courageous steps on the road to self-employment—only to lose their footing when they encounter unexpected obstacles in the path.

  Leadership Podcast 018 : Joel Freeman, Author of If Nobody Loves you, Create the Demand.

The statistics don’t lie: an estimated 75 percent of new businesses will fail. The overwhelming majority of those will close up shop within the first six months. Clearly, the mere possession of a great idea, product or service does not ensure a successful outcome. In his new book, If Nobody Loves You, Create the Demand, author, international conference speaker and business coach Dr. Joel Freeman provides the skills and tools necessary for individuals aspiring to create a new business on a limited budget.

In this podcast, Joel talks about how to effectively get publicity for your business. He also talks about Trips With Dad, which is his philosophy of keeping family close. Go anywhere in the world that your child chooses at age 15. This will increase closeness and bonding in the family, giving more of a peer feeling to the relationship.

Find out more from Joel at www.WorkHardWorkSmart.com

Joel Freeman is a truly gifted communicator with a knack for finding the memorable stories or quotes to illustrate his points. His humorous and conversational style makes this book a quick, enjoyable read. If Nobody Loves You, Create the Demand is the essential resource for people who truly desire to see their entrepreneurial dreams take flight.

Today’s Phone Conversation with Dr. John C. Maxwell.

Dr. John Maxwell is an amazing individual who lives his life to teach and grow leaders. He has sold over 13 million books on leadership and has written over 50 books total. He speaks to thousands of people a year in seminars and with keynote speeches. And in August, he was voted the number one ranked leadership guru in the world, by Leadership Gurus International. He was ranked ahead of Tom Peters, Stephen Covey, and Marshall Goldsmith among 30 total ranked.

The list on that page is like the Who’s Who of leadership training and development. If you want to learn about this subject, to become the best you that you can be… Read from these authors.

Dr. Maxwell and I had planned a podcast for this afternoon, but the service that I use for conference call’s was not recording properly. So, I had a few minutes with him and he gave me some great personal advice, which I truly appreciate. Also, he offered his articles and book excerpts to Cultivate Greatness. What an honor to be able to have articles on Leadership by John Maxwell, on CultivateGreatness.com! Wow.

Dr. Maxwell had Revisited and Updated his best seller, “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership”, the 10th Anniversary Edition and “Talent is Never Enough”. His books are great and his wisdom is timeless. If you are not familiar with his work, you really should be.

I’m so happy and grateful for the blessing of doing interviews with authors and leaders. Hopefully, you are able to pull from the interviews as much as I am. Good stuff. Because I am definitely having a great time learning from all these brilliant minds.

Successfully,

Travis Wright

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