Allearia Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 When did this happen? It looks like most of them you can watch the first episode free, then you can pick individual lectures to buy for $1.99. This is so cool! My kids are very excited, and are starting with the secrets of mental math and the math of games ones. What a great way to see if they are worthwhile or to pick a specific topic to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 OH, that is awesome. What a great way to try out some of these before buying, now to decide what we want to watch first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Wonderful!! We are excited to check into what is available!! Thank you so much for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Oh wait..whut?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Thank you for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Do you have a link? I've only found fewer than a dozen with my searching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Yeah, I'm looking for a link, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allearia Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 There aren't the many, I've found 14, they are hard to find. I am really hoping they add more. These are the ones I see: Understanding the world's greatest structures How to become a superstar student 30 masterpieces of the ancient world How to read and understand Shakespeare Writing and civilization Physics and our universe History of the ancient world The inexplicable universe Our night sky The mathematics of games and puzzles Mysteries of modern physics: Time Heroes and legends Understanding greek and roman technology Practicing mindfulness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allearia Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 More: Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontirrs of Sciencr Stress and your body Great tours: experiencing medieval Europe Great tours Greece and turkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Thanks! I've sort of gotten the hang of it now. The only one I looked at closely -- 30 masterpieces -- didn't have a free episode. I may go ahead and get individual episodes since we're doing ancients this year. I love that I can just choose which lectures we want and not bother with others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 If you are looking at buying very many episodes I'd check the price for Amazon used, I know on the ones I've looked the used prices are extremely low. I've got a few on my wish list to try with ds this spring to see if he is ready, one of which is now on streaming, so I'm very excited that we can try before I buy. We tried Inexplicable Universe but he wasn't quite ready for it (although we've loved dGT on Nova). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I generally just get the audio versions with Audible credits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 If you are looking at buying very many episodes I'd check the price for Amazon used, I know on the ones I've looked the used prices are extremely low. I've got a few on my wish list to try with ds this spring to see if he is ready, one of which is now on streaming, so I'm very excited that we can try before I buy. We tried Inexplicable Universe but he wasn't quite ready for it (although we've loved dGT on Nova). We had the same experience when my daughter was around 10 or 11. The format for Nova ScienceNow was so visually engaging that she was very disappointed in and not ready for the straightforward lecture style of the GC. Also, at $2 an episode, that can rack up quite quickly if the course is of a substantial size, so it may be best for sampling rather than doing a full course. Don't forget to sign up for the GC email list, as the sales are constant and often really, really good. The courses bought from them now usually include free streaming and are available for video or audio download. Some of them really need the video, so wouldn't be as good a choice through Audible (though that's a good way to get them as well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allearia Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 You can buy the whole thing for less than $2 an episode. For example, Our Night Sky is only $12.99 for all 12 episodes. A lot for me is the convenience of being able to stream it, watch it on our iPads while we work out on our ancient elliptical machine. We can get some from the library but for some reason we don't watch them as much as we are used to streaming everything. And I dislike the audio. But you are absolutely right, if I were smart I would buy them used, but it is very nice to be able to watch one specific episode we want to see about Beowulf for $2 without thinking about it. I also picture us getting excited about buying all these wonderful courses at bargain prices and then... they sit in a pile somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellalarella Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Yes, some of them definitely don't work without the video, and luckily a few of those I've been wanting are included here. Yay! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 There are several audio versions on sale at Audible right now in a 3 for 2 sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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