USEFUL WEBSITES

Science and Reason
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Useful Websites :

JunkScience Sites

Skeptics Sites

Other Useful Sites

JUNK SCIENCE SITES:

JUNKSCIENCE.COM - STEVE MILLOY
This site is summed up by editor Steve Milloy's famous motto: "All The Junk That's Fit To Debunk." However, also check for an examination of Milloy's background and the organizations he is associated with, and for another critique of Milloy and his site.

JUNK SCIENCE IN THE COURTROOM
Cases of wrongfully-convicted defendants caused by incompetant and fraudulant expert witnesses. Also details how expert credentials can be bought outright from "certificaton mills".

PROJECT WHITEWASH
Discusses Junk Science and the Junk Science Movement, with many informative links.

QUACKWATCH - MEDICAL JUNKSCIENCE
"Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions"

WITCHHUNT INFORMATION PAGE
Information about the modern version of the witch hunts: ritual (and pseudo ritual) sexual abuse trials and those who have been wrongfully imprisoned by them.

SKEPTICS SITES:

COMMITTEE FOR THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
OF CLAIMS OF THE PARANORMAL
CSICOP encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public.

JAMES RANDI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
The aim of the James Randi Educational Foundation is to promote critical thinking by reaching out to the public and media with reliable information about paranormal and supernatural ideas so widespread in our society today.

NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA SKEPTICS
The National Capital Area Skeptics, based in Washington, DC, Maryland, and northern Virginia, is an independent nonprofit educational organization that promotes critical thinking and scientific understanding. NCAS is at the front lines in the battle against gullibility and fraud.

NEW MEXICANS FOR SCIENCE AND REASON
What New Mexico's scientists are saying about Roswell, Torah codes, chemtrails, intelligent design, and other questions....

NORTH TEXAS SKEPTICS
"This is the site for information on UFOs, creationism, pseudo-science, faith healing, psychics, and other nonsense."

ONTARIO SKEPTICS SOCIETY FOR CRITICAL INQUIRY (OSSCI)
OSSCI promotes critical thinking and the scientific method to to address all beliefs and practices. "We ask: What is the evidence? We examine extraordinary claims with an open mind, but we expose claims for which the evidence is lacking or false."

PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION FOR CRITICAL THINKING
PhACT encourages the responsible scientific investigation of parnormal and fringe-science claims. Our aim is to promote scientific inquiry, media responsibility, critical thinking, and science education.

SACRAMENTO FREETHOUGHT: A GLOSSARY
OF THEOCRATIC TERMS
Know your religious zealots and bigots! A glossary of religious buzzwords.

SKEPTIC.COM
The website of the Skeptics Society; their mission is to serve as an educational tool for those seeking clarification and viewpoints on controversial ideas and claims.

SKEPTIC MAGAZINE
The Skeptic Magazine is the official publication of the Skeptics Society.

SKEPTIC NEWS
The Skeptic News attempts to help users find recent skeptic-related news by linking to what's new on a wide range of skeptic websites.

THE SKEPTIC TANK
The Skeptic Tank is a BBS which maintains extensive archives on destructive groups and ideologies, with special focus on religion's impact upon history as well as religion's impact upon rights and liberties.

SKEPTICAL INFORMATION LINKS
Jim Lippard's Skeptical Information Links Site.

SKEPTICWIKI
A Wiki Encyclopedia of science and critical thinking.

TAMPA BAY SKEPTICS
Tampa Bay Skeptics is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization that investigates paranormal and fringe-science claims and publishes a quarterly newsletter.

OTHER USEFUL SITES:

ABOUT!
Offers "actionable information and advice that is always useful, practical, and personally relevant".

ACF NEWSOURCE
The American Communications Foundation (ACF) seeks to improve the quality of news coverage of important public and social policy issues by providing research, development and production of news stories to commercial radio and TV.

AMERICAN INDICATORS
Statistics on a wide range of American cultural and political institutions: justice, media, health, drugs, politics, youth, ecology, economics, culture, world, urban, transportation.

AUTOMOBILE CRASH TEST DATA
For over 30 years the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has been a leader in researching what works and doesn't work in preventing motor vehicle crashes, and also in reducing injuries in auto crashes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is a nonprofit research organization funded by auto insurers.

BAD ASTRONOMY
"The Bad Astronomy web pages are devoted to airing out myths and misconceptions in astronomy and related topics."

BAD SCIENCE
This site attempts to sensitize teachers and students to bad science often taught in schools, universities, and offered in popular articles and even textbooks.

CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY
The Center For Media and Democracy (CMD) works to strengthen democracy by "watchdogging" the media. CMD projects include PR Watch, a quarterly investigative journal; five books by CMD staff; Spin of the Day, which offers daily reporting on spin and propaganda in the news; and SourceWatch, a Wiki-based investigative journalism resource.

CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY
The Center for Public Integrity provides the American people with the findings of our investigations and analyses of public service, government accountability, and ethics related issues.

CLEARLY EXPLAINED
The What, Why, News, How, History, and Future of topics in Culture, Nature, and Technology.

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981. We promote press freedom worldwide by defending the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal.

CONGRESSIONAL VOTING RECORDS (PROJECT VOTESMART)
"The Last Trusted Source For Political Information"

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
The Economic Policy Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank that publishes information and studies for broadening the public debate about stratagies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy.

FIRST SCIENCE
"FirstScience.com is a premier resource for science on the web. It offers science articles in various categories including space, physics, biology, earth science, and technology."

HOW STUFF WORKS
How the stuff in your life works: computer stuff, auto stuff, electronics stuff, science stuff, home stuff, entertainment stuff, health stuff, money stuff, travel stuff, people stuff.

IDEAS!
The largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics available on the Internet. Over 300,000 items of research can be browsed or searched, and over 200,000 can be downloaded in full text.

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS
IRE provides educational services and information resources
to reporters, editors, and others interested in investigative
journalism.

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
The Leadership Council is a non-profit independent scientific organization committed to providing professionals and laypersons with the latest scientific information on issues that may affect the public health and the safety of society’s most vulnerable members, especially children.

LOOKSMART'S FINDARTICLES
"Search and read 2.8 million articles from over 500 publications...."

MATH MISTAKES WEBSITE
"A website dedicated to the listing of mathematical mistakes made over and over by advertisers, the media, reporters, politicians, activists, and in general, many non-math people."

NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to disseminating reliable economic research to public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community, thus promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works.

NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE
The Archive is a research institute on international affairs, a library and archive of declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, and a public interest law firm defending and expanding public access to government information through FOIA.

NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION
New America Foundation presents "outstanding individuals and policy ideas that transcend the conventional political spectrum".

OPEN SECRETS and FUNDRACE
Two sites that track where the money comes from, and where the money goes, in U.S. elections.

PHYSICS CENTRAL
Physics Central communicates the excitement and importance of physics to everyone. It is sponsored by the American Physical Society.

PLUS MAGAZINE
Plus is an on-line magazine published five times a year that introduces readers to the beauty and the practical applications of mathematics.

PROJECT CENSORED
"Our mission is to educate people about the role of independent journalism in a democratic society, and to tell the "News That Didn't Make The News", and why."

SCIENCE FRONTIERS
The online version of the Science Frontiers monthly newsletters. Over 120 volumes and 2000 reports; they provides a summary of scientific anomalies in the fields of archaeology, astronomy, biology, geology, geophysics, mathematics, psychology and physics.

SKAPP: PROJECT ON SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND PUBLIC POLICY
A program by the George Washington University School Of Public Health And Health Sciences to enhance understanding of how science is used and misused in government decision-making and in legal proceedings; and to inform decision-makers about the nature of scientific inquiry and opinion.

SLASHDOT
"News for nerds. Stuff that matters."

SOCIETY FOR AMATEUR SCIENTISTS
The world's premiere support organization for amateur scientists, ie., anyone who wants to do science simply for the pleasure of finding things out.

SPINSANITY, CAMPAIGN DESK and FACT CHECK
The nation's leading watchdogs of misleading political rhetoric.

STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT SERVICE (STATS)
The Statistical Assessment Service, a non-profit, non-partisan organization, examines the way that scientific, quantitative, and social research is presented by the media and works with journalists to help them convey this material more accurately and effectively.

TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS CLEARINGHOUSE (TRAC)
"The purpose of TRAC is, through FOIA, to provide the American people -- and institutions of oversight such as Congress, news organizations, public interest groups, businesses, scholars and lawyers -- with comprehensive information about federal staffing, spending, and the enforcement activities."

URBAN LEGENDS REFERENCE PAGES
Catalogs and investigates "urban legends". The term "urban legends" encompases not only traditional urban legends (a specific type of folklore) but also common fallacies, general misinformation, old wives' tales, strange news stories, rumors, celebrity gossip, political distortions, and similar items.

WHATIS?COM
"Look It Up!! Definitions for thousands of the most current IT-related terms."

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			JUNKSCIENCE.COM - STEVE MILLOY This site is summed up by editor Steve Milloy's famous motto: "All The Junk That's Fit To Debunk." However, also check for an examination of Milloy's background and the organizations he is associated with, and for another critique of Milloy and his site.
			JUNK SCIENCE IN THE COURTROOM Cases of wrongfully-convicted defendants caused by incompetant and fraudulant expert witnesses. Also details how expert credentials can be bought outright from "certificaton mills".
			PROJECT WHITEWASH Discusses Junk Science and the Junk Science Movement, with many informative links.
			QUACKWATCH - MEDICAL JUNKSCIENCE "Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions"
			WITCHHUNT INFORMATION PAGE Information about the modern version of the witch hunts: ritual (and pseudo ritual) sexual abuse trials and those who have been wrongfully imprisoned by them.

			COMMITTEE FOR THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF CLAIMS OF THE PARANORMAL CSICOP encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public.
			JAMES RANDI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION The aim of the James Randi Educational Foundation is to promote critical thinking by reaching out to the public and media with reliable information about paranormal and supernatural ideas so widespread in our society today.
			NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA SKEPTICS The National Capital Area Skeptics, based in Washington, DC, Maryland, and northern Virginia, is an independent nonprofit educational organization that promotes critical thinking and scientific understanding. NCAS is at the front lines in the battle against gullibility and fraud.
			NEW MEXICANS FOR SCIENCE AND REASON What New Mexico's scientists are saying about Roswell, Torah codes, chemtrails, intelligent design, and other questions....
			NORTH TEXAS SKEPTICS "This is the site for information on UFOs, creationism, pseudo-science, faith healing, psychics, and other nonsense."
			ONTARIO SKEPTICS SOCIETY FOR CRITICAL INQUIRY (OSSCI) OSSCI promotes critical thinking and the scientific method to to address all beliefs and practices. "We ask: What is the evidence? We examine extraordinary claims with an open mind, but we expose claims for which the evidence is lacking or false."
			PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION FOR CRITICAL THINKING PhACT encourages the responsible scientific investigation of parnormal and fringe-science claims. Our aim is to promote scientific inquiry, media responsibility, critical thinking, and science education.
			SACRAMENTO FREETHOUGHT: A GLOSSARY OF THEOCRATIC TERMS Know your religious zealots and bigots! A glossary of religious buzzwords.
			SKEPTIC.COM The website of the Skeptics Society; their mission is to serve as an educational tool for those seeking clarification and viewpoints on controversial ideas and claims.
			SKEPTIC MAGAZINE The Skeptic Magazine is the official publication of the Skeptics Society.
			SKEPTIC NEWS The Skeptic News attempts to help users find recent skeptic-related news by linking to what's new on a wide range of skeptic websites.
			THE SKEPTIC TANK The Skeptic Tank is a BBS which maintains extensive archives on destructive groups and ideologies, with special focus on religion's impact upon history as well as religion's impact upon rights and liberties.
			SKEPTICAL INFORMATION LINKS Jim Lippard's Skeptical Information Links Site.
			SKEPTICWIKI A Wiki Encyclopedia of science and critical thinking.
			TAMPA BAY SKEPTICS Tampa Bay Skeptics is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization that investigates paranormal and fringe-science claims and publishes a quarterly newsletter.

			ABOUT! Offers "actionable information and advice that is always useful, practical, and personally relevant".
			ACF NEWSOURCE The American Communications Foundation (ACF) seeks to improve the quality of news coverage of important public and social policy issues by providing research, development and production of news stories to commercial radio and TV.
			AMERICAN INDICATORS Statistics on a wide range of American cultural and political institutions: justice, media, health, drugs, politics, youth, ecology, economics, culture, world, urban, transportation.
			AUTOMOBILE CRASH TEST DATA For over 30 years the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has been a leader in researching what works and doesn't work in preventing motor vehicle crashes, and also in reducing injuries in auto crashes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is a nonprofit research organization funded by auto insurers.
			BAD ASTRONOMY "The Bad Astronomy web pages are devoted to airing out myths and misconceptions in astronomy and related topics."
			BAD SCIENCE This site attempts to sensitize teachers and students to bad science often taught in schools, universities, and offered in popular articles and even textbooks.
			CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY The Center For Media and Democracy (CMD) works to strengthen democracy by "watchdogging" the media. CMD projects include PR Watch, a quarterly investigative journal; five books by CMD staff; Spin of the Day, which offers daily reporting on spin and propaganda in the news; and SourceWatch, a Wiki-based investigative journalism resource.
			CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY The Center for Public Integrity provides the American people with the findings of our investigations and analyses of public service, government accountability, and ethics related issues.
			CLEARLY EXPLAINED The What, Why, News, How, History, and Future of topics in Culture, Nature, and Technology.
			COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981. We promote press freedom worldwide by defending the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal.
			CONGRESSIONAL VOTING RECORDS (PROJECT VOTESMART) "The Last Trusted Source For Political Information"
			ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE The Economic Policy Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank that publishes information and studies for broadening the public debate about stratagies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy.
			FIRST SCIENCE "FirstScience.com is a premier resource for science on the web. It offers science articles in various categories including space, physics, biology, earth science, and technology."
			HOW STUFF WORKS How the stuff in your life works: computer stuff, auto stuff, electronics stuff, science stuff, home stuff, entertainment stuff, health stuff, money stuff, travel stuff, people stuff.
			IDEAS! The largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics available on the Internet. Over 300,000 items of research can be browsed or searched, and over 200,000 can be downloaded in full text.
			INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS IRE provides educational services and information resources to reporters, editors, and others interested in investigative journalism.
			LEADERSHIP COUNCIL The Leadership Council is a non-profit independent scientific organization committed to providing professionals and laypersons with the latest scientific information on issues that may affect the public health and the safety of society’s most vulnerable members, especially children.
			LOOKSMART'S FINDARTICLES "Search and read 2.8 million articles from over 500 publications...."
			MATH MISTAKES WEBSITE "A website dedicated to the listing of mathematical mistakes made over and over by advertisers, the media, reporters, politicians, activists, and in general, many non-math people."
			NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to disseminating reliable economic research to public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community, thus promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works.
			NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE The Archive is a research institute on international affairs, a library and archive of declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, and a public interest law firm defending and expanding public access to government information through FOIA.
			NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION New America Foundation presents "outstanding individuals and policy ideas that transcend the conventional political spectrum".
			OPEN SECRETS and FUNDRACE Two sites that track where the money comes from, and where the money goes, in U.S. elections.
			PHYSICS CENTRAL Physics Central communicates the excitement and importance of physics to everyone. It is sponsored by the American Physical Society.
			PLUS MAGAZINE Plus is an on-line magazine published five times a year that introduces readers to the beauty and the practical applications of mathematics.
			PROJECT CENSORED "Our mission is to educate people about the role of independent journalism in a democratic society, and to tell the "News That Didn't Make The News", and why."
			SCIENCE FRONTIERS The online version of the Science Frontiers monthly newsletters. Over 120 volumes and 2000 reports; they provides a summary of scientific anomalies in the fields of archaeology, astronomy, biology, geology, geophysics, mathematics, psychology and physics.
			SKAPP: PROJECT ON SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND PUBLIC POLICY A program by the George Washington University School Of Public Health And Health Sciences to enhance understanding of how science is used and misused in government decision-making and in legal proceedings; and to inform decision-makers about the nature of scientific inquiry and opinion.
			SLASHDOT "News for nerds. Stuff that matters."
			SOCIETY FOR AMATEUR SCIENTISTS The world's premiere support organization for amateur scientists, ie., anyone who wants to do science simply for the pleasure of finding things out.
			SPINSANITY, CAMPAIGN DESK and FACT CHECK The nation's leading watchdogs of misleading political rhetoric.
			STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT SERVICE (STATS) The Statistical Assessment Service, a non-profit, non-partisan organization, examines the way that scientific, quantitative, and social research is presented by the media and works with journalists to help them convey this material more accurately and effectively.
			TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS CLEARINGHOUSE (TRAC) "The purpose of TRAC is, through FOIA, to provide the American people -- and institutions of oversight such as Congress, news organizations, public interest groups, businesses, scholars and lawyers -- with comprehensive information about federal staffing, spending, and the enforcement activities."
			URBAN LEGENDS REFERENCE PAGES Catalogs and investigates "urban legends". The term "urban legends" encompases not only traditional urban legends (a specific type of folklore) but also common fallacies, general misinformation, old wives' tales, strange news stories, rumors, celebrity gossip, political distortions, and similar items.
			WHATIS?COM "Look It Up!! Definitions for thousands of the most current IT-related terms."