Buzz's Favorite Chemistry/Science/Fun
Links
page updated
10/27/2011
Just Links
"Pictures" of Molecules close-up
The
Periodic Table of Videos - University of Nottingham -
lots of goodies here
Kitchen
experiments with Aerogel: Moisture - I have to get my
hands on this!
Molar
Mass Calculator - I use this regularly.
A
General Chemistry Podcast
Database
of Periodic Tables - More periodic tables than you
can imagine!
My
Periodic Table (pdf)
Wide
Periodic Table (pdf)
Pictures
of Homonuclear Diatomic Molecular Orbitals
American Chemical Society - largest scientific
organization in the world!
Michio Kaku - physicist
& science popularizer
Carl Sagan
(wikipedia entry) - astronomer and most noted science
popularizer who died too soon
snopes - debunking
a lot of urban myths and bad science
Bad
Astronomy - speaking of bad science
Star Trek Wiki - imdb+startrek+wikipedia
xkcd - simple yet elegant
Podcasts
These are all free!
This American Life (iTunes link) Each 1-hour podcast has a theme which features stories on the theme.
WNYC Radiolab (iTunes link) Where science meets humanities.
The Naked Scientists (iTunes link) Based in the United Kingdom, the Naked Scientists give you the latest developments in science. Very fun!
60-Second Science (iTunes link) For the really short attention span!
Spend Money
ThinkGeek - best
shopping on the planet
K & J Magnets
- lots of super strong neodymium magnets (not for
children)
United
Nuclear - huge online store devoted to home science experiments
Buckey
Ball - Get your own model!
Pricewatch - excellent
for finding computers/electronics on the cheap
Cookwise
- learn the chemistry of cooking from this cookbook
Cooks Illustrated -
this cooking magazine reads like a scientific journal
Tinkerers
eHow - do just about
anything
Cooking
for Geeks - Great book on
molecular gastronomy!
Instructables - make just about anything
Maker Shed - store
to get stuff to make just about anything
Linux - abandon Windows or MacOS
Hack A Day - modify your {computer/cell phone/mp3
player/vcr/etc}
wiimote - physicist Johnny Chung Lee has some
innovative ideas in these videos
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