Masters of Photography - This archive of photography includes biographies, articles, and scanned images that are viewable in three size formats. Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, and Edward Weston are among the 19 visionaries and innovators currently represented.
New Media Encyclopedia
- View selections from the work of avant-garde artists and filmmakers like Jean-Luc Goddard and Nam June Paik. Resources include chronological landmarks, scholarly bibliographies, and glossaries in English, French, and German.
Math in Daily Life - site shows how math helps us in our daily lives. It demonstrates math concepts such as probability, compounding, growth, geometry, and relationships in situations such as gambling, savings and investing, population growth, home decorating, and cooking.
Franklin’s Forecast - Information for students about various weather phenomenon and forecasting.There is a simple experiment that demonstrates the causes of El Nino, instructions for building a weather station, and has links to related science projects to do either at home or online.
Cornell University Pet Loss Helpline - Information about the help line and general information about pet death and grief
are both provided here. Topics covered include euthanasia, the grieving process,
a list of similar hotlines, and an annotated list of books to help children
understand the loss of a pet. A service of the Cornell College of Veterinary
Medicine.
Monotremata: the Platypus, Tachyglossus, and Zaglossus - Information on (including pictures) the platypus and his echidna cousins, the tachyglossus and taglossus. They are the world's three living egg-laying mammals.
Dow Jones Averages - site provides current and historical information about the Dow Jones
Indexes (Industrial Average, Transportation Average, Utility Average, and 20
Bond Average). It includes detailed composition of the indexes, interesting
articles, chronological charts, and daily historical data going back to 1896.
Plato - 427-347 B.C. - introductory level material relating to Plato and his writings. The
Commentary section presents summaries of many of Plato's works; Methodology
discusses the method of composition Plato used in his dialogues; the Gallery has
several images of busts and statues of Plato and Socrates; and the Links section
contains annotated links to other Plato Web sites, text archives, and more general
Classics, Ancient World, and Philosophy sites.
Puzzability - Try some of the sample puzzles, including crosswords, hangman-style games, and
other word and picture games created by the staff (former editors of Games
magazine) of this puzzle-writing company. A "Java-enabled" browser is required
for many of them.
Squirrel Almanac, The - site features: Squirrel
Finder - provides a map and list of the states, which in turn provides information
about distribution, general characteristics, reproduction, habits and ecology, and
nests for squirrels from those locations; Species - includes facts for eight species
of these rodents; and Ask Dr. Peg - has FAQ’s.
Greatest Films, The - a unique website containing plot summaries
(with actual film dialogue), review commentary with emphasis on story
content and historical background, and hundreds of colorful, vintage
film posters for some of the best Hollywood and American classic films
in the last century.
Selected CRS Reports - Freedom-of-information activists have long
urged online access to studies by the
Congressional Research Service, which
serves as a kind of think tank for Congress. At
last some reports, ranging from agriculture to
technology, are beginning to emerge in
cyberspace.
Anti-Virus HOAX Warnings Page - It's easy to get taken in by a hoax about a computer virus, particularly when a warning comes in a hysterical e-mail message from a friend. But a Data Fellows resource helps separate fact from fiction.
Dull Men's Club - "What are the three most exciting things you
have ever done? (It's okay if you list less that
three.)" That's merely the first part of a
checklist to see whether you qualify for the
not-very-exclusive Dull Men's Club.
