Access
Excellence (genentech) A place in
Cyberspace for Biology teaching and learning launched in 1993, is
a national educational program that provides high school biology
teachers access to their colleagues, scientists, and critical
sources of new scientific information via the World Wide
Web.
(Dutch)Agenda
Symposia, studiedagen congressen etc.
° Sources in McFarlin Library and on the
Internet that you may use as starting points for researching
topics related to Anthropology,
and its subdisciplines of archaeology
(including prehistory), cultural anthropology, linguistics and
physical anthropology.
° Bad
Science: well understood phenomena
which are persistently presented incorrectly by teachers and
writers, presumably because they either do not know any better or
because they don't really care enough to get it
correct.
(JB)
Paul Brians
Professor from the Department of Englisch Washington State
University . index
of study guides:Take a course in:World
Literature in English of India, Africa, and the Caribbean ,Love in
the Arts,18th and 19th Century European Classics, Science
Fiction,World Civilizations.The study guides are prepared for the
use of students in his classes. Nonprofit users are
welcome.
° Bureau
International des Poids et Mesures:
This organization's site (available in French or English) gives
standards information, and more,with the purpose to ensure
world-wide uniformity of measurements and their traceability to
the International System of Units (SI)
°Tim Berners-Lee
: A graduate of Oxford University, England, Tim is now with the
Laboratory for Computer Science ( LCS) at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology ( MIT). He directs the W3 Consortium,
an open forum of companies and organizations with the mission
to realize the full potential of the Web.
°
Creativity Web, The is a resource
center where you can find information to help you become more
creative. Techniques, books, software, people, and other Internet
resources are some of the things you will find here.
The
Darwin-L web server This web server has
been established to serve the members of the network discussion
group Darwin-L and the community of historical scientists
generally. It contains among others the Darwin-L logs,
bibliographies and other documents relating to the historical
sciences, and links to other network resources of interest to
historical scientists.
Ask Dr
Universe -- There are quite a few sites
on the net dedicated to answering questions about scientific
(&other) mysteries, including The
Last Word. Ask Dr Universe is another,
and though small, a good example of the genre. Sponsored by
Washington State University.
° The
European Graduate School EGS Media and
Communications program, facilitating creative breakthroughs and
theoretical paradigm shifts, brings together master's and doctoral
students with the visionaries and philosophers of the media world
who inspire learning about art, philosophy, communications, film,
literature, internet, web and cyberspace studies from a
cross-disciplinary perspective.
° For Entomologists
who works on Coleoptera / Beetles
(beetles, Käfer, Brouci Escarabajos), and others who are
interested in Insects, beetles collecting, ecologist,
environmentalist, wildlife and Nature lovers.
Extreme
Science -- (University of Sydney,
Faculty of Science) Dr Karl Kruszelnicki's eXtremely Karl page
tells you about the first manhole into space (the result of
classified nuclear weapons testing) and how lizards drink by
rubbing their bellies in the sand. The eXperiment Zone lets you
play with (simulated) plasma, and of course there are plenty of
links.
Famous
scientists a brief overview of some of
the most famous scientists.
° Guus's
House Sparrow page: 42 volunteers
participated in a study, counting House Sparrows : they were
almost extinct around houses built before 1953, whereas sparrows
were still abundant around more recently built houses. Hypotheses
explaining these unexpected results are discussed.
The
Lab -- This site, produced by the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, debunks pseudo-scientific
notions. Offers a variety of Shockwave games with a scientific
theme, and much more.Relies on RealAudio 3.0.
Library
of Babylon (personal page) The history
page, which actually has links for current events, political
science, and related disciplines as well as history. Special
emphasis on Russia, the former Soviet Union, and Eastern and
Central Europe.
Mad
scientist ask questions on diverse
scientific subjects (includes a linking library).
° Margaret
Morris Books Official Home Page:
Offering The Egyptian Pyramid Mystery is Solved! A true paradigm
shift that will forever change your thinking about the
construction of Egypt's Great Pyramid, and related enigmatic
monuments and artifacts. Enthusiastically reviewed by prominent
scientists.
NIWI Web
Site (Nederlands Instituut voor
Wetenschappelijke Informatiediensten/ Dutch Institute for
Scientific Information Services) NIWI offers a wide variety of
scientific information. To help you find what you need, this
information has been organized along two dimensions 1)type of
material: data for secondary analysis (data archives) , documents
and bibliographic references, research information 2) scientific
field - themes biomedicine, Dutch language and literature,
environment , history , social sciences.
° Netvet/ElectronicZoo
A collection of links to animal-related online resources. These
links are indexed by species/group, as well as by
group.
New
Scientist: the sciencemagazine on the
web that keeps you up to date with articles jobs and
links.
NIPO-Net
Web site of the Dutch market research institute NIPO (Nederlands
Instituut voor de Publieke Opinie).Provides information about
recent surveys as well as general information regarding the
institute itself. Fully searchable; in Dutch and
English.
Nirvanet:
comprehensive internet service -info-site on intellectually
relevant issues also offering the best in on-line
mulktimedia.
°Perseus
Project is a continually growing
digital library of resources for studying the ancient world. The
library's materials include ancient texts and translations,
philological tools, maps, extensively illustrated art catalogs,
and secondary essays on topics like vase painting.Perseus contains
a massive
library of art objects, sites, and
buildings. Each has a description of
the object and its context, as well as images.
The Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
was established in 1808 'to promote the
arts and sciences of the kingdom'. By royal decree of May 4, 1808
King Louis Napoleon founded the Royal Institute of Sciences,
Literature and Fine Arts.In 1851 the Royal Institute became the
Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences. Its aims are to promote both
the Sciences and Humanities. Therefore two Divisions were created:
a Science and a Humanities Division. The Academy now covers the
entire field of learning.
Sciences
Explorer With this searchable site,
'the wonderful field of science is only a click away'. The
Explorer is divided in to four major science categories, namely
mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. Also with
chat.
Science
Frontiers -the unusual and unexplained-
One man's voyage around the world of unexplained phenomena.
William Corliss has produced a huge database of oddities drawn
from various scientific journals. He produces a print newsletter
for a fee, but you can browse through or search 850 issues
online.
°Science
General:Academic Assistance Access the
best tutoring and homework assistence on the web secondary and
postseconday.functions in a mailing list environment divided by
subject matter. By subscribing to a specific mailing list, you
will get answers to your questions.
° Science,
Logic, and the UFO-debate : Welcome to
Science, Logic, and the UFO Debate! This website gives a
comprehensive overview of the core elements of the UFO debate
which has been continuing for nearly half a century without any
resolution.
Science
Notes Science Notes is a science
magazine containing features and essays on all branches of the
subject. It is written by students in the Science Communication
Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Back issues
to Winter 1994 are available on-line.
°(Dutch) Stichting
Wetenschap en Techniek Nederland
(WeTeN) bevordert de publieksvoorlichting over ontwikkelingen in
wetenschap en techniek en de betekenis daarvan voor mens en
samenleving.
Students.Net
Students.Net is a platform for students all over the world to find
alumnis who are searching for the same scientific topic.
Furthermore it shall help alumnis to get in touch with an
University for a foreign study year or job opportunities. And - of
course - you can meet people all over the world to exchange your
ideas (free service).
° TechnologyDenmark:
Information about technology, technological solutions, articles,
contact information, cases and services
° The
Future Is ....: Tsunami will hit USA
and Europe in near future.Holocaust in prophecy of Daniel places
us in near endtime.Letters to President Carter about Tsunami
written in 1980.
°Virtual
university Spectrum Universal emerged
from the historic 1960's, a turbulent era of change and social
consciousness, with a well-defined purpose: a teaching mission to
make the world a better place by empowering individuals from all
walks of life with the knowledge to improve their lives and the
communities in which they live. Follow classes in: Computers and
Internet, Technology, Journalism and Writing Classes.
°Wageningen
Agricultural University: wishes to
develop and disseminate the scientific knowledge needed to
sustainably supply society's demands for sufficient, healthy food
and a good environment for humans, animals and plants.
The
Why Files (science news) offers
well-researched and clearly written investigations of current
topics in science.
°USGS:
US Geological Survey .The central source of information from the
United States Geological Survey, covering their work in geology,
cartography, and hydrology among other subjects.It includes
software, audio and animated video clips.
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World
Lecture Hall: contains links to pages
created by faculties worldwide who are using the Web to deliver
class materials, like course syllabi, assignments, lecture notes,
exams, class calendars, multimedia textbooks, etc. Ordered by
discipline. Maintained by the University of Texas at
Austin.
World
InfoZone was started in 1997 for use in
education. Today World InfoZone is used in over 120 countries:
Linking the World provides more detailed information for selected
countries: environment, architecture, food, history, economy,
arts, sport and interesting facts. New content is produced
monthly.InfoZone links to sites in thirty-four areas of interest:
art, food, music, health, museums, films, books, sports, wildlife,
etc.