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Alright I think I can help you. I'll give my answer in two parts as it sort of depends on what you mean by science.

If you're talking about the scientific method, infrastructure, and general processes. Then I'd recommend looking into the skeptical community. Which primarily focuses on evaluating claims and avoiding logical fallacies. An essential skill for that being a firm understanding of the scientific process. For this I'd just recommend listening to "The sketpics guide to the universe" podcast. They'll eventually cover things, and then cover them again. So you'll just pick it all up by listening weekly.

If on the other hand you're more interested in just learning about the world there's more options out there. I'd recommend starting with a conceptual physics bookd like this which should give you an overview of the scientific method as well as our general understanding of how the world works. From there you can look for fields you might be interested in such as biology, geology, psychology, chemistry, and so forth. Reading introductory textbooks, or watching online courses such as coursera.

Some other thoughts.

• Initially I'd avoid most science based youtube channels. Their information is interesting but also fragmentary and not very useful without a solid foundational understanding of the topics.
  
  
• The best way to increase your recall is to re-learn or study the material over longer periods of time. Like once or twice a month. As well as testing yourself on the material. Also try and connect what you've learned to your everyday life. This is especially relevant when learning physics.
  
  
• I'd also recommend the Cosmos series, both new and old. They sometimes get their history wrong, but good sources of "science inspiration"
  
  
• Feel free to PM anytime as you're learning if you'd like more resources or something's not working for you. I'd love to be able to help.

I just stumbled onto this subreddit for the first time now, so apologies if I'm not replying to the request as desired.

Investing isn't really something that you can learn, in the sense that it's not like riding a bike where you practice and then after a little bit you know how to ride a bike and that's it. Think of learning to invest more as a constant journey, where you're always growing and gaining understanding but you can't really ever know enough. Most successful investors, including Warren Buffett and Charles Munger, are voracious readers simply because there is so much out there to absorb.

Here's the start of a reading list to take a look at, listed in order of how I would tackle them in your place (though obviously skip some or jump ahead if one description catches your eye specifically):

• Millionaire Next Door--not an investing book, but you mentioned saving for the future and so I think this is a good place to start. This book, which covers the results of a study of many first generation millionaires, will teach you how you should be thinking about money, saving, and consumption. Dry, but not a difficult read.
  
  
  Indexing:
  
  
• Random Walk Down Wall Street
  
  
• Four Pillars of Investing
  
  
• Unconventional Success--These three I would consider as one big package, because they all address kind of the same philosophy and investing strategy (though in slightly different ways). There's no preferred order for this group, so I've listed them in what I think is from most accessible to least accessible (they all get into some technical details that may be difficult for someone not familiar with the topics, but they are all written for the layman so while it may take some work, you should be able to get through all three).
  
  
• Bogle on Mutual Funds--This is the only book I'm recommending here that I haven't actually read. I'm including it only because I realize that you asked for a crash course so to speak, and none of the three books above are 100% easily accessible (though they do cover everything). I've read other books by John Bogle and I know enough about him and his investment philosophy to be able to recommend this confidently enough and to have a good idea what he talks about here. I suggest trying as much of the above three as possible, but if you do find them too difficult try this one out first as it'll undoubtedly be an easier read all the while covering most of the basic points outlined in the above.
  
  
  Value Investing:
  
  
• The Little Book That Beats the Market--Very short, very accessible (all technical details are hidden away in the appendix. I don't recommend following his strategy outlined in the book verbatim, but as an intro to value investing concepts it's not a bad start.
  
  
• The Intelligent Investor--This is basically a summation of Warren Buffett's investing philosophy. It is quite old, and definitely difficult at times, but well worth reading.
  
  
  Those are what I would start with. I recommend reading the books on indexing first not because I think the efficient market hypothesis (one of the topics covered in all three books) is 100% correct (it isn't), but because you need to have a filter in place that makes you skeptical and able to dismiss all the garbage investing advice that's out there (technical strategies promising 10%+ yearly returns guaranteed, etc). The value investing books I include because it is the only chance you have of beating the market over the long run, though I would only recommend the active management route if you have the time and energy to dedicate to it.
  
  Most of what's in these books does boil down to a few basic tenets that could probably be summarized in a few pages, but I would discourage you from looking for quick investing summary information because it won't be of any use to you. It's not enough to understand/know the concepts. You have to believe in them, and live them every day. If you aren't absolutely convinced of the investing strategy you're using you'll wind up capitulating at the worst possible time and losing a lot of money, or at the very least being one of the many people who 'chase winners' only to suffer from consistently mediocre performance. That's why you need to be reading regularly--to keep your conviction and refresh yourself on the fundamentals.
  
  Best of luck.

What level?

• Pre-university: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology
  
  
• University (if you already feel overwhelmed this is probably too much): https://www.edx.org/course/mitx/mitx-7-00x-introduction-biology-secret-1768 (very good! - and it does not matter whether the course is "running" or not, videos and quiz questions are available, that "certificate" such sites offer is rubbish, and if you can only learn with time pressure... well, you should change that first and learn to be able to work well also when nobody is sitting there with a clock pressuring you)
  
  
• You can also check out saylor.org, coursera.org and similar sites - they have various biology courses too
  
  
• Search Youtube and Google. Great resources for centuries of learning. For example, the 1st link I found was this.
  
  
  GREAT books, teach you university level insights but in a leisurely way. Maker no mistake, don't look down on such books just because they are written to be understood by lots of average people! Because in reality this stuff IS easy, only the teaching at universities really sucks very often. They can afford to not be nearly as good at explaining as those authors because you as a student are expected to do much more work on your own.
  
  
• Everything from biochemist Nick Lane
  
  
• The Spark of Life - probably the best book to understand electricity in our bodies
  
  
• Free textbook: https://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/biology
  

Experienced designer here. The best way to learn to sketch by yourself is to watch tutorials and to practice a lot. The Gnomon Workshiop is an amazing ressource for basic sketching in industrial design. I strongly suggest that you check out the "Basic Perspective Form Drawing" DVD. A lot of student try to make awesome photoshop rendering before they know the basics of perspective, dont fall in this trap.

There is also ID Sketching which is a cool website with tutorials

A good book on the subject
Drawing Techniques for Product Designers

As for design theory, one of the most common reads in university is the The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman
The Design of Everyday Things

I remember a teacher saying that to be an expert at something you have to put 10 000 hours in it, so you better sharpen those pencils ! Tell me if you need more information.

Francis Ching has some good reference books for a starter: Building construction illustrated and Architecture: Form Space and Order. It might be a good idea to regularly visit sites like ArchDaily to see what contemporary architects are doing. If you want to start learning design programs, try downloading SketchUp or Rhino (both have free versions). Good luck!

The answer to your question and any other questions you might have is addressed in a great book called, 'Make it stick'.

If you are a student, I highly recommend it.

Also, this course on Coursera: Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects is fantastic.

Reccommend you get your hands on some quality literature, ie: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Manual-Woodworking-Albert-Jackson/dp/0679766111

Will help you with technique and inspiration. Trust me. After 5 years in the joinery game I still can't crack a book without learning something new that will surely come in handy in the future.

The Classroom in a Book series is AMAZING. It includes a CD/DVD and the lessons go like this...

They give you an image of, say, an old man and the lesson is to remove his wrinkles. Then the book walks you through each step and tool (explaining what they do along the way) and at the end of each lesson you learn a new KEY Photoshop skill.

Learning by example is amazing.

Perhaps non-standard calculus/analysis. There are some free texts here otherwise this one has good reviews.

I just like the stories of things. From what I can tell this is a fantastic book of them.

Just FYI, I thought Dive into HTML5 by Mark Pilgrim was helpful and very well written. It's available in its entirety for free online, and can be bought in dead tree form as HTML5 Up and Running.

Strongly suggest this study guide Honestly this really helped me get through my year of O Chem, especially the last quarter when I was starting to get rusty and needed a review for a comprehensive test.

I was a TA of 4 years for a professor of Roman history. I helped edit two books, both concerning aspects of ancient Roman religion. He also wrote a book which I took a grad class on: A Critical History of Early Rome

Point of this is: I would be willing to help you in any way you need. I also can read ancient Greek and Latin if that helps ;)

I don't know a lot about this... but I can recommend a book:
The Mind's I. Authors included: Dan Dennet and Douglas Hoffstader (author of Godel, Escher, Bach)

The Code Book should be required reading for this course.

Just buy a Calculus textbook and watch all of the videos on PatrickJMT/KhanAcademy.

I took the calculus sequence at a University, but 90% of what I learned was from the book and online resources.

Ulysses Annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses by Don Gifford et al.