This weekend I began reading The Feynman Lectures on Physics.  So far they are a joy to read: physics presented in conversational style by a great physicist and teacher.  Of course, I’m only up to chapter 3, so I haven’t gotten to anything difficult yet.  The going will get a lot tougher, particularly when the [...]

I want to comment on two very different categories of flashcards that you see in certain subject areas, particularly in math and science subjects such as AP Physics, AP Calculus or AP Chemistry. One category consists of cards that contain some essential piece of knowledge or concept about the subject area. The best cards of [...]

One of the great reasons to use FunnelBrain is that it gives you the ability to collaborate online with your fellow students.  What do I mean by “collaborate”?  Well, “collaborate” simply means “to work together.”  On FunnelBrain, you can work together with your fellow students to create sets of review questions and answers for all [...]

Academic Q&A with Video, Pictures, Wiki Flashcards, Student Profiles, and Study Groups Brings Learning Alive Los Angeles, CA  – January 6, 2009 – FunnelBrain, LLC announced the private beta launch of www.funnelbrain.com, a new academic question and answer website devoted to collaborative online learning.   FunnelBrain, founded by seasoned Internet executives from Move, Inc. and education [...]