> Not really. There are several fields that have two types of learning material available: most basic and trivial stuff only good for showing off at parties and

> Not really. There are several fields that have two types of learning material available: most basic and trivial stuff only good for showing off at parties and academic books and papers, too difficult to learn from without guidance. Do you have an example? I can't think of anything in my field, computer science, that can't be learned by self-experimentation and reading. A good example of more hands-on science learning would be Cody from Cody's Lab who has claimed to have done similar experiments dating back to his early teens in highschool before he started his college education.