# Share the two most intellectually interesting websites you know. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 4, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648 "2015-06-04T18:09:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MorphinePoet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morphinepoet/32/7315_2.png) [@MorphinePoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorphinePoet)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/1 "2015-06-04T18:09:14Z")
I don’t know how this goes with the message board’s rules, but I have to share these two websites with you and invite you to do the same. 1- [RationalWiki](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page) The name is pretty self-explanatory. Check it out please. 2- [New-Age Bullshit Generator](http://sebpearce.com/bullshit/) This is a “New Age Bullshit Generator”. You click on the “Reionize Electrons” at the top of the page and you will get a new-age bullshit article. It’s really funny. ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aeb1de/32.png) [@Lee\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lee_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/2 "2015-06-04T18:51:53Z")
1. [http://www.edge.org](http://www.edge.org) - Mission statement: _To arrive at the edge of the world’s knowledge, seek out the most complex and sophisticated minds, put them in a room together, and have them ask each other the questions they are asking themselves._ 2. [http://www.aldaily.com](http://www.aldaily.com) - Links to articles, books, and essays&opinion from all over the web, updated daily. Love the straightforward interface. I don’t read every single thing they link to, but but it’s a huge variety and range of content from all over and almost all of it is above-par compared with the typical “aggregate” type site, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![MorphinePoet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morphinepoet/32/7315_2.png) [@MorphinePoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorphinePoet)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/3 "2015-06-04T19:27:28Z")
Nice. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/4 "2015-06-04T21:19:16Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com) Also, wikipedia. ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/5 "2015-06-05T18:13:59Z")
[http://www.skepdic.com/](http://www.skepdic.com/) - The Skeptic’s Dictionary. It single-handedly debunks nearly all pseudo-scientific claims. That’s all I have for right now. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/6 "2015-06-05T18:28:28Z")
[Nautilus](http://nautil.us/). ---
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/7 "2015-06-06T19:48:37Z")
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: [http://plato.stanford.edu/](http://plato.stanford.edu/) Site that has videos of guest lectures given at Princeton (menu in top left corner): > **[Princeton University Media Central](https://mediacentral.princeton.edu/)** ---
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/8 "2015-06-07T00:56:55Z")
I’m going to add a vote for Wikipedia. The information may be questioned, but for sheer availability of _some_ information, it can’t be beat. My second selection would be [www.deadoraliveinfo.com](http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com). Not because DOA itself is useful, but because if you are interested in the individuals listed the site references news sites or Wikipedia for more info. I’ll accept that DeadOrAlive may not be intellectually stimulating, but it’s on my primary bookmark list to provide a reference to more biographical material, which I do find intellectually worthwhile. ---
**Author:** ![MorphinePoet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morphinepoet/32/7315_2.png) [@MorphinePoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorphinePoet)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/9 "2015-06-07T11:06:08Z")
> [@by-tor](#): > > Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: > [http://plato.stanford.edu/](http://plato.stanford.edu/) > > Site that has videos of guest lectures given at Princeton (menu in top left corner): > [https://mediacentral.princeton.edu/](https://mediacentral.princeton.edu/) This is really helpful. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/10 "2015-06-07T13:11:57Z")
> [@MorphinePoet](#): > > 1- [RationalWiki](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page) The name is pretty self-explanatory. Check it out please. I like the _idea_ of Rational Wiki more than I do the execution. The Sceptic’s Dictionary might be more my thing, I’ll have to see. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/11 "2015-06-07T13:19:20Z")
Another vote for [edge.org](http://edge.org). And this one gives you a smorgasbord of delights. [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=ted+talks](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ted+talks) ---
**Author:** ![Nefario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/59ef9b/32.png) [@Nefario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefario)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/12 "2015-06-07T13:33:48Z")
Quora is a collection of smart answers from (some) intellectual and (some) tech leaders but it’s way better that Facebook Buzzfeeds! > **[Quora](https://www.quora.com/)** ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-two-most-intellectually-interesting-websites-you-know/721648/13 "2015-06-07T14:50:14Z")
For a variety of topics to play with (in your mind) I’ve enjoyed spending time at [RinkWorks](http://www.rinkworks.com/)