Below is a list of websites I found useful or interesting:
Academics and Practice
Amit Patel's Homepage
- Amit Patel's homepage which gives various lessons and tips on game programming, AI, and algorithms
Red Blob Games
- Webpage by Amit Patel that delves further into game programming and applications of algorithms on games
Susskind's Online Physics Lectures
- Online video lectures by Dr. Susskind on various physics topics ranging from classical mechanics to quantum theory and general relativity
The Theoretical Minimum
- Website by Dr. Susskind in which he keeps all of his recorded lectures on physics. Official site of the one above
The Open Academy
- An online list of courses from various topics including engineering, science, and mathematics
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
- Webpage for the popular AI book of the same title. Has a code repository, errata, and other useful links.
Rosalind Bioinformatics
- A website that teaches bioinformatics through problem solving.
Project Euler
- A series of mathematical and computational problems for students to practice and learn
The New Boston
- A great page for learning how to program. Covers various languages such as C++, C#, Java, Python, and several others.
BetterExplained
- Useful site that explains various mathematical and other concepts quite simply
CodingBat
- Site for practicing Java and Python online. Compiler integrated within the site.
Google Code Jam
- Annual worldwide coding competition sponsored by Google. Has record of previous competition problems for practice.
Top Coder
- Site where several coding competitions are held throughout the year sponsored by various companies
Sixty Symbols
- Several videos explaining concepts in physics and astronomy
EDU - Youtube
- Youtube site with thousands of educational videos for various subjects
Scholarpedia
- A peer-reviewd open-acces encyclopedia where articles by experts from various fields are published. Similar to
Wikipedia but much more in depth.
Open Culture
- A blog that contains links to various free educational material and media
Foolproof by Design
- A blog about video game and web design
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
- Famous lecture notes by Richard Feynman on the basics of physics
The Physics Hypertextbook
- Online physics textbook covering mechanics, electromagnetics, thermodynamics, and nuclear physics
Grad School
Applying to PhD Programs in Computer Science
- Offers great insight for applying to PhD programs in general
3 qualities of a successful PhD Student
- Gives great tips on how to be a successful PhD student
HOWTO: Get into grad school for science, engineering, math and computer science
- Tips on how to apply for grad school, in particular PhD programs
10 easy ways to fail a PhD
- Gives some basic reasons why many students don't succeed in PhD programs
PhD Program Flowchart
- An useful flowchart starting from applying to a PhD program to thesis defense
A Graduate School Survival Guide
- A survival guide for Computer Science graduate students from the perspective of a former student and professor
Grad School Admissions
- Blog from former MIT student about graduate admissions
Writing Recommendations
- Tips from MIT Admissions about effective recommendations
How to Write a Great Statement of Purpose
- Tipes on how to write a statement of purpose from an professor from the University of Northern Iowa
PhD Comics
- Good comics and videos about life as a PhD student and similar topics.
DJStrouse
- Site by DJStrouse about his application process to graduate school. Contains essays he wrote.
The PhD Grind
- A memoir during the PhD years
The Professor is In
- Blog about academia and tenure track
Sofware Development
Dark Flow
- A visual video game IDE that allows users to develop video games with drag & drop. Available in free and commercial versions.
jMonkey
- Java based open-source video game engine that uses Java OpenGL
Unity
- Video game engine based on C/C++. Available in free and commercial versions.
Python Programming
- Official site for the Python programming language
Portable Python
- Site for downloading a portable version of Python
Eclipse Foundation
- An open source IDE that supports C++, Java, Python, and several other programming languags.
GNU Octave
- An open source alternative for MATLAB used mainly for mathematical computations
Scilab
- Another open source alternative for MATLAB used for numerical computations
Code Project
- Online community for software developers to share code and knowledge for free.
GameDev.net
- Online community were developers share their knowledge and expertise through
forums and short lessons. The site has a particular emphasis on game development.
Gamedev Tutorials
- Introductory tutorials on game development.
GameDev.com
- Game development forum with tutorials and information on various aspects of game development.
Mozilla Thimble
- Online editor to practice HTML, CSS, and Javascript through interactive graphics.
Travel
Worldpackers
- Opportunities to find jobs around the world in exchange for room & board. Jobs vary from receptionists and cooks to web
developers and photographers.
Hostelworld
- Excellent resource to book hostels from around the world.
Odigo
- Itineraries, info on interesting locations, and blogs about Japan. Perfect for planning your trip to the land
of the rising sun.
Nomadic Matt
- Great blog to plan trips around the world. Features all your standard locations like Thailand, France, Spain,
and many others.
Warm Showers
- Free hospitality exchange community for cyclists around the world.
Couch Surfing
- Community to help you couchsurf anywhere in the world.
Earth Trekkers
- Great for planning family trips.
Tripadvisor
- Good place to research destinations through user reviews and book tours.
International School Services
- Job forum to look for teaching position in international schools around the globe. Not just English language teachers
but any content in elementary, junior high or high school including math, computing, history, physical education, and so on.
Other
100,000 Stars
- Simulation by Google of the 100,000 closest starts to our solar system
The Scale of the Universe 2
- Shows the scale of various objects in the universe from the microscopic to the entire universe.
Workshop - Chrome Experiments
- Site were various projects under development for Google Chrome are posted
Distance to Mars
- Website that shows the distance from Earth to Mars in pixels.
The Last Question
- Interesting short story by Isaac Asimov
The Fallacy Files: Taxonomy of Logical Fallacies
- A list and explanations of various types of logical fallacies along with diagrams.
Welcome To Science
- Interesting comic about science
An Astronaut's Advice
- Another interesting comic
Open Source Ecology
- Site dedicated to promoting open source hardware for the basics of civlization. Includes
schematics, models, materials, and cost estimates to make objects such as tractors and well diggers.
Bob Sutor
- Dr. Robert Sutor's Blog and personal website. Has various interesting topics.
50 years of exploration
- Interesting picture depicting how many space missions have been made in the past 50 years.
NeuroLogica
- Neurologist's blog about neuroscience, skepticism, and critical thinking.