If I had to give one reason for writing this blog, it would be to end up in a list like the one I intend to compile below. Like I’ve already mentioned here, I’m astonished and amazed at the amount of great resources one can access online for free. It helped me tremendously during my studies (and still does when I need to understand a new topic) and really gives everyone the possibility to learn almost anything. There are, of course, different shades of awesomeness.

While there is a mind boggling amount of great stuff out there, it is hidden by an even greater amount of, to put it euphemistically, less than inspiring content. This is why I decided to share whatever great resources I’ve encountered during my time on the Internet in the hope to help or inspire one or another of you. I’ll try to come up with an intuitive way of grouping similar things together. Let’s see how that goes. For now I’ll group by content instead of, e.g., by source or medium and I’ll keep adding stuff till I die or lose interest.

If you know of anything awesome that’s not yet in the list please comment!

Science

1. Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell - Videos explaining things with optimistic nihilism.
   • The Great Filter
   • Also check out their videos on meat [1, 2], nuclear energy and the immune system!
2. 3Blue1Brown - Some combination of math and entertainment, depending on your disposition.
   • Neural Networks
   • Essence of linear algebra
   • Cryptocurrencies
3. Ben Eater - Tutorial-style videos about electronics, computer architecture, networking, and various other technical subjects.
   • He also has a website where he did things like this interactive quaternion explanation together with 3Blue1Brown.
4. minutephysics - Simply put: cool physics and other sweet science.
5. Domain of Science - Aiming for the clearest explanations of science and mathematics.
6. Two Minute Papers - Awesome research for everyone.
7. Seeing Theory - A visual introduction to probability and statistics.
8. Slate Star Codex - A blog about science, medicine, philosophy, politics, and futurism.
9. Khan Academy - Free, world‑class education for anyone, anywhere.
10. from Data to Viz - Decision tree that leads you to the most appropriate graph for your data.
11. Arxiv-Sanity - Arxive in better: Search and find research relevant to you.

Machine Learning, Data Science & AI

1. Distill - Machine Learning Research Should Be Clear, Dynamic and Vivid. Distill Is Here to Help.
   • Feature Visualization
   • The Building Blocks of Interpretability
   • A Visual Exploration of Gaussian Processes
2. Brandon Rohrer - Mainly machine learning videos.
   • How Neural Networks Work
3. R2D3 - An experiment in expressing statistical thinking with interactive design.
   • A visual introduction to machine learning [1, 2]
4. colah’s blog - I want to understand things clearly, and explain them well.
5. Quora: The Kernel Trick - The ONLY explanation of the kernel trick that finally made it click.
6. Sebastian Ruder - Blog about machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing.
   • An overview of gradient descent optimization algorithms
7. Ben Frederickson - Blog on programming topics
   • An Interactive Tutorial on Numerical Optimization
8. ConvNetJS - Javascript library for training Deep Learning models entirely in your browser.
9. Neural Network Playground - Tinker With a Neural Network Right Here in Your Browser.
10. fast.ai - Making deep learning easier to use.
11. OpenAI: Spinning Up as a Deep Reinforcement Learning Researcher
12. losslandscapes - _Very neat visualizations of neural network loss landscapes.

Career

1. 80,000 hours - Providing research and support to help people switch into careers that effectively tackle the world’s most pressing problems.

Rationality

1. Less Wrong - We work to develop and practice the art of human rationality.
2. Change My View - A place to post an opinion you accept may be flawed, in an effort to understand other perspectives on the issue.
3. Wikipedia: List of common misconceptions
4. Spurious Correlations - A fun way to look at correlations and to think about data

Tools

1. Detexify - LaTeX handwritten symbol recognition.

Privacy & Security

1. Tristan Harris - The closest thing Silicon Valley has to a consciousness.
2. Restore Privacy - Your online privacy and security resource center.
   • Alternatives to Google Products

Fun

1. Simone Giertz - Maker/robotics enthusiast/non-engineer.
2. Phil Vandelay - Maker. I like to build cargo bikes, furniture, and more.
3. Primitive Technology - A hobby where you build things in the wild completely from scratch using no modern tools or materials.

“The rest”

1. Reddit - Great place to find like minded people.
   • Machine Learning
   • Learn Machine Learning
   • Deep Learning
   • Data Science
   • Artificial
2. Blogs
   • Deep Mind
   • Apple - Machine Learning
   • Open AI

Last updated on October 4, 2020