Viraj's Weblog

My college has a 'Lifelong Learning' school which is mainly for elderly wanting to learn new things and exercise their brain. The brain really falls into the category of 'use it or lose it', so I think it's great to see people wanting to learn. It can only be beneficial to your health and mind. I've always felt that if I'm not learning anything new, my life seems sort of at a standstill, like I'm not going anywhere. I think academia is really where I should be, and who knows, maybe I will end up in a research or teaching hospital.

I came across The Teaching Company, which gets good professors to teach courses in an overview/introductory format on DVD. You're not going to get a medical degree watching these, but it's great to spark your interest and provides good general knowledge. I'm watching the Anatomy lecture series, which consists of 32 45-minute lectures. They have courses in many different topics, so go check them out. Some are rather expensive, but sometimes they have sales in which there are reasonable prices.