AkashicNET · Education · Public Beta
Find a course you can study free from start to finish, or explore an open lesson alongside The Science of Mysticism. Each entry explains what’s free and any conditions or paid extras.
Flagship Course · Entry 47
Full Free Self-Study · 15 Days of Material
Neuromatch Academy
Model neural systems with lectures, hands-on Python tutorials and coding exercises. The curriculum assumes basic Python, mathematics and statistics.
Neuromatch publishes the full self-study materials free. The live cohort, teaching support and cohort completion certificate follow separate tuition terms.
AkashicNET · Original Learning Paths
Planned for 2027
Explore the questions that will shape the original courses. Start with lived experience in The Science of Mysticism and follow a claim through the AkashicOMNI review method.
01 · Consciousness and Evidence
Study consciousness, memory, attention and wellbeing or learn to check a claim. Selected entries link to a related AkashicNET reading path.
Free Registration · 10 Recorded Sessions
Institute of Noetic Sciences
Start with Helané Wahbeh’s session on meditation research. The 2016 series also covers precognition, entheogenic research and other noetic topics through the presenters’ perspectives.
Free Registration · 15 Modules
Institute of Noetic Sciences
Explore the IONS approach to intuition, intention, psi and interconnection. The discernment module is a useful starting point for examining how experiences are interpreted.
Free Open Course · Optional Registration
The Open University · OpenLearn
A short introduction to the questions consciousness raises for philosophy and science. Use it to clarify what a theory of consciousness needs to explain.
Free registration unlocks all quizzes, activities and a statement of participation.
Free Lecture Archive · No Registration
Open Yale Courses · Shelly Kagan
Examine arguments about personal identity, mortality and whether anything could survive death. A philosophical companion to the clinical and testimonial sources in BQ001.
The full recorded lecture run is open. Free access to all assigned readings is unconfirmed.
Free Enrolment · 40 Days
Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield
Short talks and guided practices on attention, self-compassion and everyday relationships. Pair the compassion lessons with Mettā-Awareness.
Free Lecture Archive · Ten Lectures
University of Washington · Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West
Learn to spot misleading graphics, selection bias and shaky causal claims. The worked examples are a practical companion to AkashicOMNI evidence appraisal.
The recorded lectures and public exercises are open. Free access to all required readings is unconfirmed.
Free Open Course · Optional Registration
The Open University · OpenLearn
Explore how people make sense of death, approach end-of-life decisions and express grief. Start without an account or sign up free for all activities and a statement of participation.
Free Course · Account Required
Cochrane
Learn how to read health evidence, from randomised controlled trials to systematic reviews. A free Cochrane account opens all six interactive modules.
Open Semester Course · No Registration
MIT OpenCourseWare
Study perception, memory, development and social behaviour through MIT lectures and exams.
The syllabus links to a free textbook option. The open self-study edition carries no MIT credit or certificate.
Free Course · Eight Weeks
The Open University · OpenLearn
Use eyewitness cases to examine how memory and identification can go wrong.
Start without an account. Free registration unlocks all activities and the completion badge.
Free Course · Eight Weeks
The Open University · OpenLearn
Explore how understanding of autism has changed and how it affects children, adults and families.
Plan for about three hours a week. The full course and completion badge are free.
Free Enrolment · Seven Weeks of Content
University of Tasmania · Wicking Dementia Centre
Work through the on-demand course on dementia and its effects on people and their care.
The provider lists a free course and a completion certificate.
Open Self-Guided Course · Eight Weeks
Palouse Mindfulness
Follow the weekly readings, guided recordings and practice sheets at your own pace.
A completion certificate can be requested after submitting the practice record.
Free Registration · 29 Hours
Saylor University
Practise evaluating arguments and recognising faulty reasoning.
The standard final exam and certificate are free. The separate exam for academic credit can carry a fee.
02 · Psychedelic Science
Free Full Course · $0 Checkout
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies · MAPS
A short introduction to psychedelic history, brain science, clinical research and harm reduction.
Checkout enrols learners automatically. MAPS lists access any time after enrolment.
Free Course · $0 Option · One Year of Access
Psychedelic Support
Explore psilocybin pharmacology, brain circuits and clinical trials.
The provider lists the same course content for learners and continuing-education buyers. Professional continuing-education credit follows separate purchase terms.
Free Single-Video Lesson · Email Sign-Up
Zendo Project
Explore four principles of psychedelic peer support through scenarios from Zendo’s field work.
Email sign-up also includes occasional updates from the provider.
Open Course · Ten Units
Learn Addiction
Work through harm reduction principles, practice and policy using the study materials and self-checks.
The course has no registration requirement or time limit. The provider also describes a completion certificate.
Free Course · $0 Enrolment · One Year of Access
Psychedelic Support
An introductory course on psychedelic exploration, preparation and integration.
The first year of platform access is included. The provider lists a purchase to extend access for another year.
Further Reading · UC Berkeley’s Open Psychedelics Articles ↗
03 · Comparative Religion
Start with one of six lessons paired with book chapters or explore the full 24-episode series. The lessons introduce the topics and point towards texts, community accounts and scholarship for closer reading.
Free Video Lesson · Episode 6
Crash Course Religions
Read an early discourse alongside the book’s discussion of contemplative practice and the self.
Free Video Lesson · Episode 7
Crash Course Religions
Explore what the Whanganui case teaches about place, kinship and who speaks for a community.
Free Video Lesson · Episode 17
Crash Course Religions
Compare teachings about rebirth and resurrection with the separate question of what survivors report after resuscitation.
Free Video Lesson · Episode 18
Crash Course Religions
Ask how people recognise an experience as a sign and what interviews and surveys can tell us about it.
Free Video Lesson · Episode 19
Crash Course Religions
Examine how specific historical cases complicate a single story about science and religion.
Free Video Lesson · Episode 15
Crash Course Religions
Distinguish the meaning of a ritual from the bodily responses researchers can measure.
Time-Limited Free Audit · Four-Week Course
HarvardX · edX
Study Buddhist texts and the ways communities interpret them. The time-limited edX audit covers course materials. Graded assignments and a verified certificate are on the paid track.
Open Inquiry Lesson · No Registration
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian · Native Knowledge 360°
Read Wampanoag perspectives, primary sources and maps to examine how a familiar historical narrative took shape.
Free Short Course · Optional Registration
The Open University · OpenLearn
Explore how the category of ‘world religions’ developed and what it leaves out.
Start without an account. Free registration provides access to the statement of participation.
Free Open Course · Optional Registration
The Open University · OpenLearn
Explore philosophical questions about religious belief, language and practice.
Free registration unlocks all quizzes, activities and a statement of participation.
Free Enrolment · Seven Modules
Yellowhead School · Yellowhead Institute
Study Indigenous perspectives on land, consent and dispossession in Canada through readings and reflection activities.
An optional certificate carries a contribution fee for non-Indigenous learners. Indigenous learners can request a fee waiver.
Free Registration · 31 Hours
Saylor University
Study sociological theories, culture, institutions and social research methods.
The standard course and completion certificate are free. Academic credit follows separate terms where offered.
04 · Neuroscience, Methods and Computing
Free Lessons · Biology Archive
Khan Academy
Read or watch lessons on neuron structure, action potentials, synapses and neurotransmitters in the Human Biology unit.
Free Video Lesson · MCAT Preparation
Khan Academy
Explore states of consciousness, sleep stages, circadian rhythms and dreaming in Khan Academy’s psychology and neuroscience lessons.
Free Unit · Statistics Essentials
Khan Academy
Practise identifying sampling bias and distinguishing observational studies from experiments. Compare the conclusions each design can support.
Free Registration · About 4½ Hours
WHO Academy
Work through nine interactive modules on trial design, participant protection and oversight. The WHO announcement links to enrolment.
Free Unbadged Course · Access by Request
Center for Open Science
Explore open research practices. Follow the provider’s request link to access the free introductory course.
The provider lists structured assessment and a verified badge under paid enrolment.
Free Online Course · Downloadable PDF
Global Health Training Centre
Learn how to involve communities in planning and conducting health research across seven modules.
The free course includes quizzes and module certificates at the required pass mark.
Open Semester Course · No Registration
MIT OpenCourseWare
Work through probability, inference and statistical models with problem sets, exams and solutions.
MIT Open Learning Library offers free interactive exercises and optional progress tracking. The open course carries no MIT credit.
Free Registration · 36 Hours
Saylor University
Study the molecules, cells and biological processes that underpin living systems.
The standard course and completion certificate are free. Academic credit follows separate terms where offered.
Free Registration · 41 Hours
Saylor University
Learn Python through readings, exercises and assessments.
All linked materials, the standard final exam and the completion certificate are free.
Full Free Programme · OpenPlato Account
TIER2 and OpenAIRE
Explore reproducibility in publishing, qualitative research and AI-driven research.
A free account lets you enrol in the complete programme or take individual modules.
Open Ethics Training · Free Modules
Indigenous Community Research Partnerships
Work through principles and practices for research partnerships with Indigenous communities.
The provider lists the modules as free and issues a certificate for each successfully completed module.
Free Course · Sequential Quizzes
Global Health Training Centre
Use case studies and a toolkit to consider ethical issues in clinical research protocols.
A certificate is issued after completing the quizzes in order and meeting the provider’s pass mark.
Free Course · Ten Modules
Global Health Training Centre
Study informed consent, participant protection, study design and other research ethics topics.
Each module includes a quiz and a certificate at the required pass mark. Donations are optional.
05 · Quantum Information
Open Course Materials · About 15 Hours
IBM Quantum Learning · John Watrous
Study quantum states, measurements, circuits and entanglement. IBM recommends basic linear algebra and familiarity with complex numbers.
IBM lists the optional badge as free.
Open Course Materials · About 15 Hours
IBM Quantum Learning
Study quantum algorithms for problems such as search and integer factoring.
IBM lists the optional badge as free.