Ralph J. Coppola --- r_j_coppola@hotmail.com
SAS
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The Starving Ocean is a theory put forward by Debbie MacKenzie,
a fisherman’s daughter and an independently funded amateur
marine biologist. She has gained some media attention and
has stirred up some controversy on both “sides of the fence”.
Have a look at her web site and come up with your own conclusions.
For further reading, see:
- Marinebio.org is an online tribute to marine biology and all ocean life.
- NASA --- Phytoplankton in northern
oceans are declining.
- NOAA --- Nutrient Deficiency and Coral Bleaching.
The following is a collection of links to fishery and
ocean articles and web sites.
Tom Wykes sent us a link to the site run
by Home Metal Shop Club of
Houston, Texas. This site contains a lot of
information that might be useful for an advanced project.
Hannes
Mayer has just notified me that the URL to his magnetometer page has been changed to http://www.magnetometer.org/.
His
home page has links to other areas of amateur
interest, such as:
The Digital Dragonfly Project shows us how to photograph dragonflies using, of all things, a flat bed
scanner.
Thinkquest looks at the
History of DNA.
One of the major goals of the
Human Genome Project is to identify all the approximately
20,000-25,000 genes in human DNA.
The
Gene Gateway
site is a collection of information exploring genes and genetic
disorders.
On this site, Matt Oltersdorf
shares his collection of Java Scripts for Astronomy.
Think Quest’s Beyond Our Skies
site is dedicated to enabling the amateur to have a grasp
of the basics of astronomy.
A Short Guide to Celestial Navigation is an on-line electronic book showing how the stars are used for navigation.
The Geokem
website is an e-text relating to the geochemistry of igneous
rocks.
John L. Daly’s site lists sets of historical temperature
graphs from many stations around the globe.
The following sites may be of some help to the amateur
chemist who may be having a difficult time locating a source
of chemicals.
The Science Madness web site has a FAQ, Forum and Library that
is devoted to the Art and Science of Amateur Experimentalism
in Chemistry.
The Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory at
Oxford University has a page containing Chemical
and Other Safety Information.
The Stone SouperComputer --- A group of un-funded scientists at the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory needed a super computer but having zero dollars,
they couldn’t buy one. So they built one!
The University of Calgary has developed an algorithm to simulate
the Aurora Borealis.
Why do spikes,
sometimes, appear on your ice cubes?
Archimedes and ancient super
weapons.
Elements is an online environmental magazine.
Before the invention of the Xerox process, multiple
duplicates could have been produced by a hectograph.
Try your hand with a DIY home-made hectograph.
You should be able to get a hectograph pencil from an art
store instead of the special carbon that is called for.
Come and join the
Radio JOVE Project, where students and amateur scientists
observe and analyze natural radio emissions of Jupiter and
the Sun.
Math.com is dedicated to providing revolutionary ways to learn
math.
Extreme science --- a little bit about a lot!
Odyssey Expeditions offers awesome and fun science and adventure vacations
in the Caribbean.
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet from The Discovery Channel.
Being listed here does not constitute an endorsement
by SAS or me of any information, product or service.
Cynmar
Corporation is a supplier of lab supplies
but as of 1 Jan 1 ‘05, they will no longer sell chemicals
to individuals.
Physorg.com mixes pseudoscience and the “real stuff”
up in one pot.
“Its” all wrapped up in The Final Theory.
A
Nobel laureate confronts pseudoscience.
The European
Space Agency (ESA) scientists have concluded that, even if gravity
control were possible, its benefits would not be worth the
effort. See Hypothecial Gravity Control and
Possible Influence on Space Propulsion by M. Tajmar, O. Bertolami.
Ancient
atomic warfare? 
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