Brilliant.org

[nelsonic]

If you watch any YT STEM content, you've probably seen an advert for Brilliant.org 📺
I've seen so many ads for it that I just tune it out or skip now ... ⏩
I didn't think it was relevant to me. 💭
But it really is! 👶

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_(website)

"Brilliant has also been cited by The Atlantic as a catalyst of the "math revolution" - a surge in the number of American teens excelling at math."

Ref: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/03/the-math-revolution/426855/

Despite having a .org TLD, this is a for-profit venture-funded company.
And they make a ton of money from subscriptions!!

The regular "premium" subscription has the following pricing: https://brilliant.org/premium/

But then there is button to "Gift Premium": https://brilliant.org/give-premium/ i.e. Give it to someone else:

For checkout they allow credit cards:

And PayPal:

But they don't appear to allow me to input a discount code in the checkout ... 🤷‍♂️

Tried clicking on an affiliate link from a YT channel I know partners with Brilliant.org:
https://brilliant.org/s/partners/realengineering/?utm_medium=sponsor&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=realengineering_150423_plp

But they disable the links to "Gift" from this landing affiliate page.
All the links on this page are to sign-up as an individual and funnel you into their premium subscription.

I'm actually tempted to buy a Lifetime premium subscription for our kids which I will use with them. 💭

[nelsonic]

@iteles / @carolrmc what are your thoughts on getting a Brilliant.org lifetime access:
https://brilliant.org/give-premium/

I like the fact that the lessons are interactive.
Some people say that the lessons are superficial: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnmath/comments/vvb3s9/is_brilliantorg_worth_it/
But for a child (or rusty adult) superficial might be the intro we need
before diving into the topic in a Text Book or more in-dept tutorial/lesson e.g: OpenStax nelsonic/learn-math#55

[carolrmc]

It covers a vast area of science, and even as Inês says it’s superficial, it’s a jolly good taster for the price!

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