Science/External Links

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Textbooks

• "GSCE science textbook". Wikibooks.org
• National Center for Biotechnology Information Bookshelf
• Science & Engineering books for free download

News and articles

News

• Hypography - Science for everyone
• The Science Site a New Zealand-based zine with realtime news feeds (very popular site, with the world's first Squidcam).
• Strange Science and Technology News (Alternative and under-reported video and audio streams with an analysis-ready news network with Online Analytical Processing and embedded Extract, Transform, and Load Data Mining capabilities.)
• Science-advisor, Online Review of Scientific Articles (Writings of short comments on scientific articles, reviews and letters with a scientific literature search engine.)
• Popperian Science Henning von Weber
• Most scientific papers are probably wrong - Kurt Kleiner - New Scientist - August 2005
• How NOT to produce Scientific Graphs and Figures - For Science students - Markus Weichselbaum, July 1997

Resources

• Beyond Open Access: Open Discourse, the next great equalizer, Retrovirology 2006, 3:55
• "Controlled Environments Magazine" : information on contamination control in cleanrooms and other controlled environments in Life Sciences and Microelectronics.
• "Current Events". New Scientist Magazine, Reed Business Information Ltd.
• "Intute: Science, Engineering and Technology": A free online service providing with access to the very best Web resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists.
• "Lab Manager Magazine" : source for information on management, technology, and equipment issues common to lab professionals in all sectors.
• "NEWTON BBS Ask A Scientist". The purpose is to provide a means to have questions answered that are not going to be easily found on the web or within common references.
• "Science Chat Forum" : A discussion forum for scientists and amateurs.
• "United States Science Initiative". Authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.

Further reading

• "Classification of the Sciences". Dictionary of the History of Ideas.
• Mendoza, Martha, "Allegations of Fake Scientific Research Hit New High; U.S. Fielded Record 274 Scientific Misconduct Complaints Last Year, 50 Percent More Than in 2003". ABC News (Associated Press), July 10, 2005. (source: spinwatch.org)
• Cole, K. C., "Things your teacher never told you about science (Nine shocking revelations!); Maybe you think that science is devoted to gathering and cataloging facts, and that scientists are a dull, dreary lot who don't know how to have fun. Maybe you should think again.". Newsday, Long Island, New York, March 23, 1986, pg 21+
• Bauer, Henry H., "Ethics in Science". Chemistry Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
• John Krige and Dominique Pestre, eds., Science in the Twentieth Century, Routledge 2003, ISBN 0-415-28606-9
• A Book List of Popularized Natural and Behavioral Sciences

Fun Science

• Science Experiments and DIY Projects
• Science Fun for Kids
• ScienceMadeSimple Resources
• "Scientific AmeriKen" : Delving into all the sciences for the purpose of gathering statistics and knowledge for the benefit of mankind.
• [1] /http://www.tryengineering.org Features "Ask an Engineer", engineering games, college searches, and other resources for students, parents and teachers
• This Week in Science Radio show that gives a hip and irreverent take on current science news.