The Reference Link area

Below we have a list of sites that deal with a variety of science and technology related topics, all of which we have found to be very helpful as well as interesting. These are also great sites to use as sources if you are writing a paper or so doing something that requires references. Basically if you are a person who is at all interested in my site and the content I discuss then these are all sites you should check out. This list will grow as I find new websites that I deem as relevant. So if you are into this type of information, then stop by every once and a while to see what we have added. All the links here are organized by topic.

Science In General-

-BBC News/Science This is the Science section of the BBC's website. As you may well know the BBC is a great place to get your news. I find it to be much more informative then American news.

-Horizon "The Technology Source was a peer-reviewed bimonthly periodical whose purpose was to provide thoughtful, illuminating articles that would assist educators as they face the challenge of integrating information technology tools into teaching and into managing educational organizations" This Web site maintains all of the articles originally published in The Technology Source."

-Nova Online This is the official site for PBS's TV show, Nova. If you have ever seen nova you know how cool and interesting it can be. (I personally like the BBC's Horizon more) Nova of course, has information that covers just about every category of science.

-Physorg.com "Science : Physics : Tech : Nano : News" -enough said

-PLoS ONE "Publishing Science, Accelerating Research" Plos One has a Huge directory of published scientific articles that cover a Huge verity of subjects. If there is something you are looking for, you will find it here. This is a Great site for finding references.

-TED.com "Ideas worth spreading" This site features videos taken from the TED conference held every year in California. There are tons and tons of videos here, of speeches given by the best and most hard working minds in the world.

-Total Blog Directory A blog site directory about science.

-Science.gov "We have selected science websites by topic" A directory featuring all science/technology related sites organized by topic.

-Science Blogs Science Blogs has 72 different blogs that cover a very wide range of topics. I haven't had much time to look into this site to much, but it looks pretty interesting. My guess is that if you like thinkersbebo you will probably like a lot of what Science Blogs has to offer.

- Science Daily "your source for the latest research news" This site reposts the latest science headlines from around the world.

-Science Friday This is NPR's Science Friday website. This is a great website. If you want to get up to date with what is going on in the world of science and technology this is the place to go. I also recommend listening to Science Friday on NPR, on you guessed it, Fridays. Hosted by Ira Flatow.

- Sciencemag.org The online version of Science Magazine.

-Science News "Science News: the weekly magazine of The Society for Science and the Public." This site is pretty much self explanatory. They cover all the mainstream scientific topics going today. They also have and area dedicated to "Science News for Kids." I recommend this site for anyone how a general interest in today's science.

Energy - alternative Energy Related

-alternative-energy-news.info This site is an open source for news and information about renewable energy technologies.

- Calculate your Impact Personal Earth Impact Calculator. This site shows you how much of the world's resources you are using up in your daily life based on the information you enter, thus calculating your impact on our planet Earth. I must say, the results can be a little disturbing.

-Energy Information Administration The official energy statistics from the US government.

-Make your own Biodiesel This site teaches you how to make your own biodiesel. Very, very, cheap fuel. Consider running your truck on 89 cents a gallon. I guess it's not that much to convert your engine over either. There is no reason not to do this. I currently drive a car but I am considering buying a diesel truck just to do this. I'm completely serious

-National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium "The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) is a pioneer and a national leader in promoting programs and activities that desire to cure America’s addiction to oil and lead to energy independence and the greater use of cleaner transportation."

-Solar Home.org If your are at all interested in purchasing an alternative energy generator this is the place to look.

-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency This is the EPA's official website.

Space Related-

-space.com A widely known news site that reports the news regarding anything that has to do with space. A great place to go if you are interested in space in any way.

-spaceref.com basically just a good site for referencing information about the latest space related theories.

-SpaceX.com Space X is a company that is working on the future of a space economy. That's right, a space economy. They are leading the way in non-government funded space travel. They are pursuing a verity of goals all directly related to the eventual colonization of space. Space X is absolutely amazing and I think what they are doing is exactly what needs to be done. Their website tells all about their goals and current projects. I advise you to check them out and while your there check out the Falcon 9 heavy spaceship.

-The SETI Institute This is the website for SETI -(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) "The Mission of the SETI Institute is to explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe. We believe we are conducting the most profound search in human history - to know our beginnings and our place among the stars." "The SETI Institute is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific research, education and public outreach."

-Society_for_life_in_space Dedicated to promote the future of life in space through directed panspermia. Payloads of selected microorganisms will start evolution in new solar systems. Panspermia missions can start in this century.

-lifeboat.com Lifeboat is an organization dedicated to building a massive space station

-Exoplanetology "The Art and Science of Exoplanets and the Search for Life on other Worlds"

-advancespace.com A sight that offers an in-depth look at space technology. A very interesting place for those of us who are into this type of science technology.

- NASA TV This is NASA's live streaming feed. It's like a news channel about space and technological discoveries. They show everything from live space station feeds to shows that look into their latest technologies, and discoveries. It's interesting to watch every now and then.