Science, Technology & Society

Critical and Cultural Perspectives on Science

School of Communications

Dr. Helena Sheehan

This is an archived website.  It is no longer being kept up to date.

   Links to STS Websites 

Here are some websites touching on themes related to our sites and our courses. They represent multiple approaches and points of view. We list them only as interesting places to visit for one reason or another.

But first, our own sites at DCU
 

Science Technology & Society at DCU
Technology & Society at DCU
Critical & Cultural Perspectives on Science at DCU
School of Communications at DCU
Philosophers, Scientists & the Unity of Science
Marxism & the Philosophy of Science

 

 

Some other sites at DCU
 

Chemistry courses at DCU
The Critical Rationalist at DCU

Science in Ireland

Links to Irish Scientific Institutions
Scientific Culture & National Identity

Science Wars, Sokal & the Social Text Affair

Science Wars
Alan Sokal Articles on the "Social Text" Affair
Sokal Commentary and Discussion
Social Text on the web

History of science

History of science web pages
WWWVL History of Science, Technology and Medicine - Alphabetical list
Beginner's Guide to Research in the History of Science

Philosophy of science

Philosophy of science
Philosophy, Science, and Skepticism
Unity of science
The philosophy and sociology of modern science HY318/383.. (biblio)
Definition of Philosophy/Worldview // COM707
WSU Philosophy Home Page
The Philosophy of Science Association
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Albert Einstein: an overview
Heisenberg
Heisenberg's career
Carl Sagan
Philosophy Overview
John Dewey: Democracy & education
Marxism Page
Karl Marx
The Marx/Engels WWW Archive
Scientific culture and national identity
Science & technology quotations
Technological Determinism
Women in Philosophy
American Philosophical Association
Areas of Philosophy on the Net
Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650)
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz (1646 - 1716)
Pages of Charles Darwin
Mind and Body
The Karl Popper Web
A critical assessment of the philosophy of Karl Popper
Programme on science, technology & society home page
Science, Technology and Society (STS)
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Subject Catalogue
Philosophy through the ages
WWW philosophy sites
Philosophy sites on the Internet
Positivism and post-positivism
History and Philosophy of science and technology

Science and religion

Science and Religion
The Religion of Science
God and Evolution
Is Religion a Noble Deception?
God vs the Ultimate Source
Science: Philosophy's Handmaiden
Creationism
Science and Religion
Dov Wisebrod, "Defining the Science in Scientific Creationism"
Creation theory: Basit Amhad
Nielsen's Psyc of Religion: Science & Religion
Not everything is black and white.
SRT PROJECT WEBSITE MAP
Are Darwinism and Christianity incompatible?
Science and Religion: an electronic discussion
Ten rules of scientific fundamentalism

Pseudoscience

Pseudoscience
Pseudoscience in the media
Science & Pseudoscience: Examples of Pseudoscience
Who's afraid of pseudoscience?
Bad Science

Cosmology

The Big Bang Theory
The NASA Homepage
Dark matter
The Hubble expansion
SW Hawking: Baby Universes, Childern of Blackholes
Cosmology: an overview
Cosmology
Fundamental issues in cosmology
SW Hawking: The origin of the universe
Cosmology, philosophy, myth and culture

Physics

Nobel Laureates in Physics 1995 - 1901
Albert Einstein Online
Quantum Indeterminacy
Images of Physicists
Pictures of Physicists

Chemistry

General Chemistry
Why Study Chemistry?

Biology

The Exploratorium's "What's New in the World" April/May '97
The Center for Bioethics
Richard Dawkins
The Hedonistic Imperative : Chapter Three
Pharmaceutical Information Network Home Page
Risks/Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy Examined
International Launch of an Important Advance in HRT
 BBC World Service Science, Technology & Medicine
Vanity Fair June 96 Article Live to 100+
Life Plus Products for Health, Nutrition, Diet, Weight Loss
Herb Research Foundation - Herbs and Herbal Medicine for Health
Nature's Herbs
A short introduction to smart drugs

Hormone Replacement Therapy

HRT may have new benefits
What is Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy
DHEA - The Fountain of Youth?
Male Menopause?
DHEA White Paper

Evolution

Evolution Entrance
Literary Works @ Wonderland - Charles Darwin
1912: Marxism and Darwinism
The Death of Darwinism
Social Psychology: Nature v. Nurture
Marxism and Darwinism

Genetics

Ethics and genetics
Race, Genes & IQ - Ned Block
The DNA files
Week 1993 - Science and Science Fiction, before and after the Discovery of DNA
The Human Genome Organisation (HUGO)
DOE Human Genome Program Home Page
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Dov Wisebrod, "Defining the Science in Scientific Creationism"
The Philosophy of Genetics
Ethics and genetics: a global conversation
Ethics in Science
Plagiarized Errors and Molecular Genetics

Gender

Nobel prizes awarded to women
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
Marie Curie
Women in Sciences and Engineering
Past Notable Women of Computing
 4000 Years of Women in Science
Internet Resources for Women in the Sciences
Julie Waters' Gender Issues Page
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
Feminism and philosophy
Feminist Epistemology & Knowledge Creation, Women's Studies, Ireland, Trinity College
Yahoo! - Business and Economy:Companies:Health:Nutrition:Supplements:Herbal

Postmodernism and science

Why I am not a Postmodernist
Postmodernism
Postmodern thought
Postmodern philosophy
Postmodern thinking

Science and media

     Channel 4
     RTE On-Line
      Discovery
 
Cannes 1996: Microcomos
Media Coverage of Science: Bibliography
UniScience News Net - Why Science?
Rational Enquirer articles by title
Public Understanding of Science
Science
Science Feedback
Science Videos
Science and reason in film and television
Science Journalism References
The Irish Times
The Why Files

Science museums

The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
The Franklin Institute Science Museum
Houston Museum of Natural Science Home Page
IMSS - History of Science Museum - Florence Italy
The Smithsonian Institution Home Page
Smithsonian Shopping Mall
Museum of the History of Science, Oxford

Virtual and interactive science sites

Science and Technology Section of Virtual Library of Hampton Roads
Virtual Online University
Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide
St. Louis Science Center
Ontario Science Centre
The Academy of Natural Sciences
Mad scientist network
 

Any others you think should be here ?

 
Let us know !
E-mail:    helena.sheehan@dcu.ie