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Alien Psychology Analysis of alien experiences in terms of universal human neurological/ psychological phenomena. Armageddon Online Extinction Level Events and other catastrophic anomalies. Bad Science: aims to sensitise teachers and students to bad science in teaching and publications. Beltsville Electron Microscopy Unit Images of mites and snow crystals. Bizarre Stuff You Can Make in Your Kitchen Classic home science experiments. Blood, Dirt, and Nomograms: the (surprisingly recent) history of graphs as a scientific device. Canary Islands Cochineal Web Page How the scale insects are cultured on cactus. [Page partly in Spanish] Centre of Ekranoplan Technologies Russian ground-effect craft, 'Caspian Sea Monster' onward. Characterization of quack theories Recognising the warning signs of pseudo-science. Change Blindness Perceptual science: how visual noise can mask radical changes in an image. Creation "Science" Debunked Arm yourself against the arguments of creationists who claim their stance is scientific. Crowd Dynamics Crowd dynamics consultants: see G Keith Still's PhD thesis. Current Chemistry News: Science blog and webzines from award-winning science writer David Bradley. Delightful Machines: automata, clocks, fluid and rolling-ball machines, and kinetic sculpture. Delights of Chemistry University of Leeds: photographic demos of classic chemistry experiments. Dermatology in the Cinema Vail Reese reveals the skin secrets of the stars, and how the movie system uses and misuses skin conditions for characterisation. Electric Stuff 'Antique glass stuff' and dangerous home-brew high-voltage devices. Electrostatic Machines Large compilation of notes and construction guides. The Engines of our Ingenuity Transcripts of 1500 radio shorts by Professor John Lienhard - how our culture has been shaped by scientific and artistic creativity. Eric Weisstein's Treasure Troves of Science Excellent science scrapbook/encyclopaedia. Exit Mundi Cheerfully presented apocalyptic scenarios. Firewalking: Myth vs Physics: informed debunking by David Willey, physicist and firewalker. Forensic Entomology Site by Morten Stærkeby: how insects show murder time and circumstances.  The
Forgotten Technology: WT Wallington's stone-moving experiments.Fractal Cosmology Is the universe a self-similar fractal? I normally avoid this type of independent theory, but this one presents testable predictions. Geophysical methods in archaeology How to look underground without digging; by Lambert Dolphin, geophysicist. Geopolymer Institute Home Page. 'Mineral polymers' solidified by resin polymerisation, not hydration - perhaps the Pyramids were made this way? Grand Illusions Scientific magic, gadgets and mysteries, from the Antikythera Mechanism to Napoleon's Wallpaper. Granta Design CES4, program enabling precise choice of material or manufacturing process for an application. Holography Link Page Good holography resource at the Frank DeFreitas Holography page. HotAIR Rare and well-done tidbits from the Annals of Improbable Research. How Stuff Works! Marshall Brain's excellent site, related to the book, on the science and technology behind the fixtures of everyday life. Ice Cream The physics and chemistry of ice cream, from the University of Guelph. Image and video inpainting Art restoration using fluid dynamics theory. Insect Aerodynamics Yes, a bumblebee can fly by the laws of conventional physics. Is the use of advanced materials in sports equipment unethical?: how sports records are boosted by materials advances such as springier vaulting poles. |
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latest 3D projection special effects for shows and illusions. LED Museum LEDs and many other light-emitting devices. Levitron The remarkable spinning top toy. Lightness perception and lightness illusions A new illusion class. Lite-Me Safety clothing products using innovative electroluminscence technology. Magnetic Levitation - Science is Fun: links collection for maglev and other fun science topics. Micromachines Gallery of microscopic mechanical devices by Sandia National Labs. Museum of Questionable Medical Devices On-line exhibit of this Minneapolis-based museum of techno-quackery. Naked Mole-Rats "A hot dog with teeth": the only kno÷n 'eusocial' mammal (i.e. it lives in colonies with a termite-like hierarchy). Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission: the NEAR probe that touched down on Eros in February 2001. 19th Century Medical Curios Joseph Merrick, the 'Elephant Man', and others. Nirgal Valles stereopairs Demo showing that Martian 'tubes' are canyons.. Paul Wiegert's web page Astronomical objects, such as Cruithne, with strange orbits. Planimeters A classic area-measuing device. P'til Tekhelet Science meets the Talmud: how tekhelet, the ancient blue dye of Jewish ritual, was rediscovered. Rapatronic Photographs Scary high-speed footage of nuclear fireballs. Oliver Sacks Homepage Neurologist and author. Science Hobbyist Bill Beaty's excellent resource site for amateur science. Snow Crystals Caltech page, featuring work such as beautiful snow dendrites grown artificially on charged needles. SOHO The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory space probe. The Soviet Exploration of Venus includes restored lander images. Space Weather News and information site about magnetic storms, sunspots, aurora activity, meteorites, etc. STM Gallery : atomic-scale views of surfaces. The Secret Garden Floral radiographs by Professor Albert Richards. Sleep Paralysis Page Strange, yet common, sleep disorder recognisable throughout history. Snake Robots Home Page: unusual robots that could cope with difficult extraterrestrial terrains . Spider Web Construction Samuel Zschokke's home page, with diagrams and animations. Springwalker Body Amplifier Site for the revolutionary powered exoskeleton. The Lurker's Guide to Stomatopods The mantis shrimp, that rolls like a wheel and packs the force of a .22 bullet. Survival Research Laboratories Arty equivalent of Robot Wars. Synesthesia Phenomenology and Neuropsychology: the rare condition characterised by 'cross-talk' between different senses. The Ten-Percent Myth Skeptical Inquirer on the claim that "we only use 10% of our brains". The Titanic: Did a Metallurgical Failure Cause a Night to Remember? JOM article assesses the evidence for brittle failure in steel unsuitable for subzero waters. Three-Headed Frog? Not in my view; it's just multiple amplexus. Tourette Syndrome Association: see the historical diagnosis of Dr Samuel Johnson, and Oliver Sacks' account of a successful surgeon with Tourette's. Trinity Atomic Web Site The story of nuclear weapons - history, technology, and consequences - drawn from public domain USA government sources. TIC TRIZ Home Page and The TRIZ Journal Home Page Sites about TRIZ, the late Genrich Altshuller's Theory of Inventive Problem Solving. The voice of the castrato USRF paper on the historical basis for androgen-reducing drugs for prostate cancer. Uranium Glass Virtual Glass Museum feature on the beautiful yellow-green fluorescent glass. "When is a butterfly like an elephant?": pheromones in the animal world. Wolfgang von Kempelen on the Web Links collection for the 18th-19th century automata maker. The Wonderful Caddis Worm Insect 'artists' tricked into making jewelled larval cases. The Wooden Periodic Table Table: beautiful element resource created by Theodore Gray. |
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