wanting knowledge

[puckimprov]

I am an Improviser..My field requires knowledge about a lot fo things. Literature, authors and their styles, music, art, science, and history. I am not looking to be an expert on all of this, but I would like to know a little bit about everything. It would make me a far better improviser, and if no one is willing to help me gain this knowledge, then the idea behind this website is a lie to begin with. You shouldn't question anyone for wanting to learn which is what happened on my last question regarding this. Instead of getting a helpful response, I believe I was spell checked and then left at that. I am wanting to know of any websites out there that can provide me with this information. (see above) ?????

[andy hughes]

Sorry you got a somewhat curt response to your last question - it's one of the hazards of placing yourself on an open Site like this one - but I believe the adavantages of this Site far outweigh the disadvantages, so please don't be put off coming back. You will find Features about each Subject Section, which are changed every week, so if you check each Section and read the Features, and then ask any questions you may have, I'm sure you will find a breadth of knowledge that will assist you. Some opinons you receive may be a little more 'robust' than others, but it's all an exchange of ideas and information, so I'm sure you can enjoy asking, and answering questions here. As far as I know The Answerbank is unique in terms of its format, and the majority of visitors enjoy their experience - I'm sure you will too.

[incitatus]

That was a little rude wasn't it. Perhaps ginbottle had been hitting his namesake. The difficulty I have in responding is that I didnt use the web to get knowledge in the first place...it hadn't been invented! You can try the e-versions of my old favourites, www.britannica.com is a start. But the best thing to do is probably to make a list of 5 subjects, then search one at a time in , say, google (www.google.com). You may not find the subject but you will always find something interesting. I once spent 18hrs doing this. Started looking for info on carnac, ended up reading a dissertation on the migration patterns of seagulls. The method is called free induction learning, and is very powerful. Have fun.

[artisan]

Trying to find answers to all these answers are a bit like improvisation. I think the point is, puckimprov, is that we are people like you, technically speaking we aren't experts (at least most of us are) so don't expect miraculous solutions to all your problems. I think just trawling the websites will give you enough inspiration.

[Squirrel]

If you want to know something about every subject, I would suggest buying a few books about science, a few about maths, history etc. and then...reading them. There are also TV channels, the web and loads of places where you can learn stuff. However, I don't know any ways of learning things fast. :-)

[Squirrel]

I have a tendency not to actually answer the question, by the way.