How can I update myself on the latest in physics?

Answer: Watch Michio Kaku, father of string theory, give the “big history” of  physics in just 42 minutes.

Michio Kaku: The Universe in a Nutshell

Wow!  Awesome! Michio Kaku is the father of string theory. In this 42 minute video, he explains the history of physics and the universe. He’s a brilliant mind and a brilliant communicator. Everyone should watch this!

How can I remember everything in my medical course?

Answer: Use mnemonics.

Here’s a  list of over 3000 handy mnemonics:

RxPG Mnemonics Database

How can I learn Emergency Medicine the fun e-learning way?

Answer:  Check out Life in the Fast Lane.

What is Life in the Fast Lane?

From the website:

LITFL is a Medical Blog and website dedicated to providing online emergency medicine and critical care insights and education for everyone, everywhere… usually with a healthy dose of good humour, and always with endless enthusiasm. Our Team , headed by Mike and Chris, consists (mostly) of emergency physicians, toxicologists and intensivists based in Australia and New Zealand.
Our resources include the blog archives, the ECG library , case-based Q/A, a large dose of toxicology, our online textbooks including the critical care drug manual , ACEM / CICM and ACTM exam resources , the home of UCEM, the satirical waiting room medicine college and dubious conference organiser…. LITFL is free and open to all — we invite you to use our content in anyway that helps others learn, all we ask is that you spread the word about the eLearning revolution!

9ow can I learn physics from the best teacher?

Answer: Watch Richard Feynman, charismatic physics teacher, father of quantum mechanics and Nobel-prize winner, cover the essence of physics in this acclaimed 7-part lecture series.

Feynman is pure charisma in this series: he’s masterful, passionate, funny and articulate–and very, very likeable.

In this video, Bill Gates explains how he came by the Feynman lectures and has made them available for everyone to enjoy:

Click here for the complete Bill Gates intro.

Click the link below to go to Microsoft’s website to watch the lectures:

The amazing Richard Feynman lecture series

Lecture 1: Law of Gravitation–An Example of Physical Law

Lecture 2: The Relation of Mathematics and Physics

Lecture 3: The Great Conservation Principles

Lecture 4: Symmetry in Physical Law

Lecture 5: The Distinction of Past and Future

Lecture 6: Probability and Uncertainty–The Quantum Mechanical View of Nature

Lecture 7: Seeking new Laws

And here’s something else: the transcript of a lecture Feynman gave in 1959 where he’s already onto nanotechnology!

Plenty of Room at the Bottom
Richard P. Feynman

December 1959

What is a clever way to make study notes?

Answer:Use the Cornell Note-Taking Strategy for taking well-organized notes.

It’s  very clever!

And click here for an example using the Cornell Note-Taking Strategy.