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The ExploreLearning is impressive. It’s divided up into ExploreScience and ExploreMath. Throughout these sites there are hands-on Shockwave demos. I like the Orbit Simulator and the Ultrasound: How does it work? pages.

Does the decoding of the human genome mean those zany creationists will shut up and go home? Well, of course not. This article from Family.org is a good example of the kind of weird argument whereby creationists use scientific reasoning to refute scientific reasoning. Look guys, just say: “God made everything six thousand years ago and I ain’t gonna talk to you no more!” It’s much less convoluted way of saying the same thing.

No matter how good your vision is, adaptive optics can make it better. Nifty lasers and flexible mirrors can give all but the legally blind 20/10 Super Vision. As a spin-off from the Cold War, this beats the pants off of Tang.

Good list: Jakob’s Heuristics for User Interface Design.

I like the whatis.com site. For instance what is .NET?

One-stop shopping at asteroid.net for all your asteroid-related needs.

Am I GOTH or NOT?. I’m not sure if this is meant to be a parody or a straight-ahead copy of Am I HOT or NOT?. I hope it’s a parody.

I feel it’s my duty to warn you of a grave danger: without your help, the universe may expand into a cold mirthless fog. Let Americans for a Closed Universe explain how you can save the universe from a terrible fate.

More amazing free content on the web: NurseryPhotos.com will dig up the baby picture of anyone you care to name. You, your mom, your aunt Agnes. Give it a try. I guarantee it will be worth your while. This link courtesy of my pal Mike. He’s one of the evil geniuses behind the MadSci Network at Wash U. Thanks, Mike!

My brother-in-law Craig is an artist and an author. Here is his own (online) version of The Three Little Pigs. Ever wonder where the hell that story comes from? Read carefully; what looks like the rehashing of an children’s story is actually a carefully researched deconstruction of the story’s origin and its subversion by economic forces.