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Galaxy Zoo
Hubble imagery. Also a crowd-sourced classification project.
astronomy  science  space 
13 days ago by amoore
Low-tech Magazine
"A web-based magazine that publishes a lushly illustrated and researched article every few months highlighting a technology from the past that is no longer used, but could still be very useful."
magazine  science  technology  history  contrarian 
19 days ago by amoore
Not Even Wrong
Science/physics blog by mathematician Peter Woit.
Peter  Woit  blog  science  physics 
4 weeks ago by amoore
The Geek Atlas
Cool Tools review of a travel guide to "places where science and technology come alive." 2009 Oct 19.
2009  book  travel  review  CoolTools  technology  science 
9 weeks ago by amoore
The Scale of the Universe 2
Online interactive tool for demonstrating the scale of the universe.
astronomy  science 
february 2012 by amoore
The Last Word On Nothing
Science blog with multiple writers: "Science: clear, crafty, and delivered to your door"
science  blog 
december 2011 by amoore
Science in the neighborhood: How to make really good coffee
An astrophysicist is introduced to "pour over" coffee--returning coffee to its basics; 2011 Mar 8.
2011  science  coffee  coffee-brewing 
december 2011 by amoore
Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue?
Lengthy NYTimes article about how decision making is affected by fatigue; John Tierney, 2011 Aug 17.
science  psychology  decision-making  decisions  decision-fatigue  2011  John  Tierney  NY-Times 
august 2011 by amoore
Science Cartoons Plus
The wonderful science-themed cartoons of Sidney Harris.
cartoons  science  Sidney  Harris  math  physics  humor 
august 2011 by amoore
Heather Pringle
Home of Canadian science writer Heather Pringle, who specializes in archeology and history.
blog  science  archeology  history  author  writer  Heather  Pringle 
july 2011 by amoore
Radiolab
Audio reporting on interesting topics.
radio  podcast  science  audio  NPR  podcasts  media  culture 
june 2011 by amoore
Quantified Self
"Self Knowledge Through Numbers: A place for people interested in self-tracking to gather, share knowledge and experiences, and discover resources."
tools  science  visualization  blogs  blog  lifehacks 
may 2011 by amoore
There is no heaven; it's a fairy story
The Guardian interviews Stephen Hawking on death, M-theory, human purpose and existence; 2011 May 15.
2011  Stephen  Hawking  death  interview  philosophy  religion  science  physics  cosmology 
may 2011 by amoore
Cool Tools: Inventables
"Hardware store materials of the future...They sell small quantities of very innovative stuff...The materials and devices are so amazing you'll invent things just to use them." A CoolTools review; 2011-May-02.
CoolTools  2011  DIY  tools  science  review  supplies 
may 2011 by amoore
Science cafés
Live events at local eateries that involve face-to-face conversation with a scientist about current science topics. Nationwide.
science  learning  social 
february 2011 by amoore
The Geek Atlas
"128 Places Where Science & Technology Come Alive"
travel  science  book  Oreilly 
december 2010 by amoore
Ginsberg Scientific
Scientific supply wholesaler.
science  equipment 
november 2010 by amoore
H.M.S. Beagle
Science equipment store; recommended by Thompson.
science  equipment  chemicals  chemistry  hardware  Thompson 
november 2010 by amoore
Unskilled and Unaware of It:
Subtitle: "How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments". Famous paper by Justin Kruger and David Dunning; 1999.
1999  Justin  Kruger  David  Dunning  psychology  science  incompetence  social  personality  cognition  filetype:pdf  media:document 
november 2010 by amoore
Trollart
The Fin [sic] Artwork of Ray Troll
art  artist  Ray  Troll  humor  Alaska  paleontology  science 
june 2010 by amoore
Coffee's Mysterious Benefits Mount
Yet another article extolling the benefits of coffee; 2010-Jun-22.
2010  coffee  health  food  science 
june 2010 by amoore
The New Artificial Life (Alife) Database
A Searchable Database of A-life-Related Sites on the Net, Automatically Gathered by an Intelligent Search Bot.
ai  programming  algorithms  intelligence  science 
april 2010 by amoore
Grand Challenges for Engineering
From the National Academy of Engineering.
engineering  science  technology 
march 2010 by amoore
Seed Magazine
"...aims to provide our readers with the most relevant, insightful and entertaining original science content on the web."
science  magazine  technology  news  magazines 
march 2010 by amoore
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
A partnership among the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Yellowstone National Park, and University of Utah to strengthen the long-term monitoring of volcanic and earthquake unrest in the Yellowstone National Park region.
Yellowstone  science  earth  USGS  geology  volcano  volcanoes 
february 2010 by amoore
Association of Science-Technology Centers
Organization representing science centers and museums.
ASTC  science  museum  education  museums  travel  technology 
february 2010 by amoore
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
"...will collect data across the US on the impacts of climate change, land use change and invasive species on natural resources and biodiversity."
climate-change  biodiversity  environment  sensor  ecology  biology  climate  NEON  science  sensors  research 
february 2010 by amoore
A Walk Through Time
The evolution of time measurement through the ages, by the NIST physics lab.
science  time  NIST  physics  history  timekeeping  clock  calendar  calendars  clocks 
january 2010 by amoore
Space Archive
The Southwest's Source for Regional Space Information
science  astronomy  space  time  astrophotography  rocket  missile  satellites  photography 
january 2010 by amoore
Periodic Table of Elements
Web 2.0 comes to the periodic table--very slick implementation. Oh, how I wish I had this in school!
chemistry  elements  physics  science  visualization 
january 2010 by amoore
Seth Shostak
Wikipedia bio of the astronomer.
author  science  astronomy  biography  podcasts  SETI 
december 2009 by amoore
Interesting Thing of the Day
"A virtual museum of interesting things." Appears to be defunct. The articles are/were written by Joe Kissell and Morgen Jahnke.
blog  science  blogs  education  reference  history  web  humor  news  information  culture  fun  daily  cool  English  creativity  knowledge  community  podcast  blogging  entertainment  Joe  Kissell 
december 2009 by amoore
Nature Publishing Group : science journals, jobs, and information
Prestigious weekly magazine based in London. Publishes extensive original research papers, along with articles interpreting the news, essays, book reviews, and editorials. Competes with Science magazine.
science  nature  news  magazine  research  journal 
november 2009 by amoore
Science Magazine
Prestigious weekly magazine published by AAAS., Publishes extensive original research papers, along with articles interpreting the news, essays, book reviews, and editorials. Based in Washington DC. Competes with Nature magazine.
science  AAAS  magazine  news  research  journal 
november 2009 by amoore
Harvard Decision Science Laboratory
Decision Science is a growing field that draws on Psychology and Economics methodologies along with emerging technologies in neuroscience to study how people make judgments and choices.
decision-making  decisions  Harvard  science  psychology  economics  neuroscience 
november 2009 by amoore
arXiv
Open access to e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics; from the Cornell University Library.
physics  mathematics  computer-science  science  biology  finance  statistics  publishing  library 
november 2009 by amoore
PLoS Computational Biology
A peer-reviewed, open-access journal featuring works of exceptional significance that further our understanding of living systems at all scales through the application of computational methods. It is an official journal of the International Society for Computational Biology.
biology  journal  bioinformatics  science  computational-biology 
september 2009 by amoore
The Naked Scientists
"A media-savvy group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public."
science  podcast  radio  podcasts 
august 2009 by amoore
SmallParts
"The Hardware Store for Researchers and Developers"
hardware  parts  tools  materials  electronics  supplies  DIY  science  engineering 
july 2009 by amoore
Jeremy Bernstein
Author page at The New York Review of Books: articles and books (incomplete).
books  Jeremy  Bernstein  author  physicist  physics  scientist  science 
july 2009 by amoore
Richard Feynman Lecture Videos
Collection of 14 of Feynman's lectures on YouTube.
Feynman  physics  science  video 
july 2009 by amoore
United States Global Change Research Program
"Integrating federal research on climate and global change"
climate  climate-change  science  environment  government  weather 
july 2009 by amoore
Intel Labs Seattle - Home
"At Intel Labs Seattle, near the University of Washington campus, Intel and university researchers are exploring new technologies to support the ubiquitous computing environments of the future. The lab is part of a novel experiment by Intel, to accelerate long-term research by applying a collaborative, open approach."
local  Intel  UW  University-of-Washington  research  engineering  science  ubi-comp  ubiquitous-computing  wireless  robotics 
july 2009 by amoore
h+ Magazine
Covering technological, scientific, and cultural trends that are changing--and will change--human beings in fundamental ways.
technology  magazine  science  future  Singularity  culture  transhumanism 
june 2009 by amoore
Project Ideas from West Branch Engineering Club
A large number of detailed science/engineering projects are available from this high school club.
science  engineering  electronics  projects 
june 2009 by amoore
TED: Ideas worth spreading
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes). This site makes the best talks and performances from TED and partners available to the world, for free.
art  science  learning  design  technology  entertainment  lectures  Ted  ideas  innovation  conference  talks  really-smart-people 
june 2009 by amoore
As We May Think
Vannevar Bush's essay in The Atlantic; 1945.
1945  Vannevar  Bush  The-Atlantic  history  memex  science  technology  hypertext 
may 2009 by amoore
New Scientist
A weekly international science magazine and website covering recent developments in science and technology.
science  technology  news  magazine 
march 2009 by amoore
Seed Magazine
"Aims to provide our readers with the most relevant, insightful and entertaining original science content on the web."
science  news  magazines 
february 2009 by amoore
Weekday: Aggregation
KUOW program on the science of aggregation; 2008-Dec-15. Guests are Julia Parrish (director of Program on the Environment at the UW), Vijay Kumar (professor at School of Engineering at U of PA), and Iain Couzin (professor in Ecology/Evolutionary Biology at Princeton); host Steve Scher. Additional links.
science  KUOW  Steve  Iain  swarm  swarming  aggregation  Julia  Parrish  Vijay  Kumar  Couzin  Scher 
february 2009 by amoore
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
An online-only interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal covering all areas of renewable and sustainable energy-related fields that apply to the physical science and engineering communities. Bimonthly
engineering  science  environment  energy  physics  green  sustainability  solar  journal  AIP  renewable 
february 2009 by amoore
Dot Earth
Blog of Andrew Redkin (NYT) on science and the environment.
science  blog  environment  climate  NYT  Andrew 
february 2009 by amoore
Toy Problems
"Examples of interesting systems and questions, which can be addressed well with a little programming, but which are not primarily about programming per se." By Philipp Janert. 2006.
math  science  programming  physics  gnuplot  problems  Philipp  Janert 
february 2009 by amoore
Quirks & Quarks
CBC radio program on science, technology, medicine, and the environment.
science  technology  physics  Canada  podcast  CBC 
january 2009 by amoore
Richard A. Muller
Physicist, author at UC Berkeley.
science  Richard  physics  Muller 
january 2009 by amoore
KurzweilAI.net
Ray Kurzweil's website, "features the big thoughts of today's big thinkers examining the confluence of accelerating revolutions that are shaping our future world..."
science  technology  really-smart-people  philosophy 
january 2009 by amoore
How A-Bomb Testing Changed Our Trees
Fascinating NPR story on how the atom bomb testing of the 1950's has left its atomic fingerprint in those from that era. 2008-Nov-16.
science  NPR  environment  nuclear  atomic  physics  trees  bomb  carbon  carbon-14  Nalini  Nadkarni  Evergreen-State-College 
december 2008 by amoore
Music & Technology (NPR)
Series of 10 reports during 2008-November.
science  NPR  technology  music 
december 2008 by amoore
Posit Science Corporation
Two products promoting "brain fitness", one auditory, the other visual.
science  learning  aging  Merzenich  neuroplasticity 
december 2008 by amoore
Meteorologist Cliff Mass examines Pacific Northwest weather in his new book
"A new book from UW meteorologist Cliff Mass captures the drama of Northwest weather and explains it in layman's terms — backed by up-to-date science." Seattle Times interview; 2008-Dec-1.
book  science  weather  UW  University-of-Washington  Seattle-Times  Northwest  meteorology  Carl  Pacific-Northwest  Cliff  Mass  Sagan 
december 2008 by amoore
UW Probability Forecast
"...provides uncertainty information along with a probabilistic weather forecast...Developed at the UW Applied Physics Lab on the basis of research conducted at the UW departments of Atmospheric Science, Statistics, and Psychology."
science  weather  UW  University-of-Washington  visualization  meteorology  Cascadia  Pacific-Northwest  APL  Applied-Physics-Lab  Cliff  Mass 
december 2008 by amoore
Mark Newman
Professor of physics who studies social and information networks. Co-author of atlas based on cartograms.
cartogram  Mark  Newman  science  visualization  statistics  sociology  networks 
november 2008 by amoore
Mathematica Interviews
Audio interviews from the 2008 International Mathematic User Conference; 2008-Oct-31.
Mathematica  Stephen  Wolfram  science  mathematics  simulation 
november 2008 by amoore
The Computational Beauty of Nature
Home page for "The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation ", also known as "The Fish and Chips Book.''
book  science  programming  math  fractals  mathematics  chaos 
september 2008 by amoore
Center for Science in the Public Interest
"...advocate for nutrition and health, food safety, alcohol policy, and sound science."
science  food  health  politics  consumer  nutrition  diet 
september 2008 by amoore
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