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Christian Hubert - Hypertext Encyclopedia of Scientific Terms/Ideas
encyclopedia of scientific terms and their critical or philosophical dimensions like developments in science (chao theory, complex systems studies, theoretical biology) and some related philosophical writings
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site for Errol Morris film; be sure to read the book that accompanies the film, an excellent summary of US policy and practice surrounding torture
Invictus: A blog on U.S. Politics and the Fight Against Torture
Valtin, psychologist and key writer in anti-torture activism in US, has own blog here and also on DailyKos, where he details fights inside American Psychological Association against its current stance.
Audio podcasting now by Julia Lesage
an article I wrote with a long list of recommended podcasts
german films - The 100 Most Significant German Films
lots here to put on your mailorder DVD list
Introduction to New Historicism
broad, multi-layered website, of interest to those in cultural studies, film studies, literary studies, and other areas of the humanities; some good summaries of work of major thinkers
YouPorn, We’re Coming Up Behind You
fastest growing sites on the web, in terms of monthly visits; two of top three sites are for web porn
MEDgle - search your symptoms
diagnose yourself by following questions and pictures about symptoms; we do the same with a medical encyclopedia in our household; very useful when you need info quickly or when the doctor is not sure about things
Stephen's Lighthouse: 30 Library Technology Predictions for 2008
common sense tech predictions, both business and software, related to DVDs, books, software, government/business relations--quite detailed although succinctly written
Gems from the archive of the New York Times (kottke.org)
I am glad someone perused this huge archive and gave me so many tips on what to look at; a wide variety of types of articles linked to
ruhlman.com: Guest Blogging: A Bourdain Throwdown
Feb 07: Tony Bourdain rants about the Food Network, savagely witty, lots of comments follow
Fimoculous.com: 2007 Lists
An aggregation of all the "best of --" lists in various categories for 2007; advertising, art, books, film, etc...
The Why Files | 2. Melting ice and rising sea: A tipping point?
an exceptionally clear and detailed explanation of how and why low lying communities can soon be flooded, which includes a great portion of the world's population; good graphics, too.
Evolving Thoughts--Basic Concepts in Science
a portal to the basic concepts and how science bloggers have written on these ideas; kept updated; good place to start in online reading about science
Here it is: the future of the world, in 23 pages - Independent Online Edition > Climate Change
You can download from here the summary of the UN report on climate change in PDF
Rexroth Essays
Kenneth Rexroth was one of my favorite writers on literature and art; it is good to see his essays here reprinted. If you want to find new books to read or revisit some classics, here is a way to start.
Special Reports on Key Topics in Science and Technology - New Scientist
these are longer essays than just news reports and give an overview of major issues in science news, such as the hypothesis that menstrual blood may be a likely source of stem cells
histomap.jpg (JPEG Image, 3212x8748 pixels) - Scaled (6%)
Histomap of Evolution: Earth, life, and people over ten thousand million years; well worth downloading and studying as the river of many currents of living things; lots of detail here; can spend a long time with this
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