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- http://plus.maths.org/content/
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- Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, General Science, Mathematics, Physics
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Journals, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
A stimulating and useful resource for maths students, of all levels and abilities, Plus Magazine presents articles and podcasts about all aspects of mathematics, from the theoretical and philosophical to practical applications in cosmology, art, engineering, medicine and sport. There are also news articles and puzzles. The podcasts cover a broad range of subjects, including interviews and conference reports, as well as more in-depth features on a diverse range of subjects, including how gravity works, the ten dimensions of string theory and the weird and wonderful story of the Gomboc: a look at a three dimensional object which until recently no-one knew even existed.
Plus is part of the Millennium Mathematics Project, a long term national initiative based at Cambridge University which aims to help people of all ages and abilities achieve a better understanding of mathematics and appreciate the range and importance of its applications to science and commerce.
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- https://kipac.stanford.edu/
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- Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, Physics
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
Based at Stanford University, The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, was set up in 2003 to serve as a bridge between the disciplines of astrophysics, cosmology and particle physics. The website features a Media page divided into five sections: Find Answers to your Questions, Images, Movies, Lectures and Educational Videos, showing computer simulations of various cosmic phenomena and objects as well as lectures and talks on dark matter, dark energy, black holes and the origins of the universe.
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- http://www.pbs.org/soptv/400years/en/index.php
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- Science and Technology
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- Astronomy
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
This website accompanies the PBS film of the same name, produced to mark the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. The site features a generous selection of video clips, selected from over seventy hours of material, shot during the making of the film, featuring interviews with leading astronomers.
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- http://www.jodcast.net/
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- Science and Technology
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- Astronomy
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Discussion Lists, Podcasting, Web Links
Created by a group of astronomers at The University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank, this monthly, hour-long podcast has a magazine format, featuring interviews, news, what to look out for in the night sky and presentations from astronomers on the latest research in their field. The podcast is free to subscribe to and can be downloaded. Nicely presented with a detailed textual summary of each episode, useful links and a forum.
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- https://www.universetoday.com/
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- Astronomy
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Discussion Lists, Streaming/Download, Web Links
This excellent space-related news website features discussions, views and up-to-the minute expert opinion on the latest stories from the world of astronomy and space exploration. Universe Today was founded in 1999 by Fraser Cain and edited by Nancy Atkinson, whose passionate, no-nonsense approach informs the site’s journalistic style. Stories are concisely reported and illustrated with stills and video clips. In addition to the news section there is a Guide to Space, which contains facts about the solar system, the universe and other related subjects, as well as a host of useful links to other science websites.
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- https://www.redorbit.com/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, General Science, Medicine, Technology
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Blogs, Streaming/Download
RedOrbit is a science and technology website that aims for quantity as well as quality, boasting over 2,000,000 pages of content divided into four main areas: Science, Space, Health and Technology. Content in these categories is also searchable by Video and Images and indexed by Topics - extremely important in a website this big.
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- https://celestia.space/index.html
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- Science and Technology
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- Astronomy
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
Celestia is a space simulation programme which allows the user to explore the solar system and beyond through the use of a point and go to navigation system which makes it easy to select a destination and then zoom in on the surfaces of moons, stars, planets and other stellar objects. A list of related sites includes a repository of add-ons called the Celestia Motherlode, as well as lists of resources and guides. Celestia is freely available for download and works on Mac, PC and Linux systems.
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- http://www.deepskyvideos.com/index.html
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- Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, Physics
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
A series of videos about deep space curated by astronomer Brady Haran, and featuring contributions from British and American astronomers. Much of the content is concerned with the Messier Catalogue, a set of astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier and includes this film about the Crab Nebula - the first object catalogued by Messier and given the number M1. Other videos on the site look at technical aspects of filming deep space objects, famous astronomers, recent developments in astronomy, as well as a group of videos about telescopes.
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- http://eps.berkeley.edu/~saekow/chronozoom/
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- Science and Technology
- Subject
- Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology, General Science, Geology, History, Physics, Technology
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
ChronoZoom is an open source, community collaboration between UC Berkeley, Moscow State University, and Microsoft Research that aims to cover - literally - life, the universe and everything, from the Big Bang to the present day. Visually stunning, if potentially overwhelming, Chronozoom works dynamically, based as it is on zoomable interactive timelines, to create a visual sense of the immensity of time - 13.7 billion years of "big history" - in a way that would be impossible in a static timeline. Still in its early stages at present, the site is limited to timelines and exhibits, but as geologist Walter Alvarez explains in the introductory video, further content will be developed in the future. Given the project’s ambitions, it is unsurprising that navigating the site can prove initially somewhat disorienting, but patient users will be rewarded with a powerful sense of the true scale of time over cosmic, geological, biological and social periods.
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- https://www.futurity.org/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Computing, Environmental Studies, General Science, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Nature, Physics, Technology
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Update
This website brings together news of the latest science research from universities in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the USA. There are four main categories: Earth and the Environment; Health & Medicine; Science & Technology and Society & Culture. Most of the news consists of articles illustrated with still photographs but some moving imagery is used, as in this article which looks at how quickly can glaciers grow (and melt)?, using a study of the prehistoric activity of Baffin Island’s glaciers with a view to developing accurate models to predict how climate change in the future will affect glaciers and ice sheets.
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