Science and Society in the Yahoo! Directory

Institute of Science in Society (ISIS)
Working to promote science responsible to civil society and the public good, independent of commercial and other special interests, or of government control.
www.i-sis.org.uk
New Atlantis, The: A Journal of Technology and Society
An effort to clarify the nationżs moral and political understanding of all areas of technology. Offers both critical essays and in-depth reporting pieces, and an ongoing survey of technology and society.
www.thenewatlantis.com
Loka Institute, The
Nonprofit research and advocacy organization concerned with the social, political, and environmental repercussions of science and technology.
www.loka.org
Science Café (1)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Science_and_Society/Science_Cafe
SEED Magazine
Redefining science's place in popular culture and vice versa.
www.seedmagazine.com
American Psychosomatic Society
Worldwide community of scholars and clinicians dedicated to the scientific understanding of the interaction of mind, brain, body, and social context in promoting health and contributing to the pathogenesis, course, and treatment of disease.
www.psychosomatic.org
Center for Inquiry (CFI) (7)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Science_and_Society/Center_for_Inquiry__CFI_
Science Controversies On-Line: Partnerships in Education (SCOPE)
Online communities of scientists, classroom teachers, and science learners focused on current controversies in science that concern scientists and the general public.
scope.educ.washington.edu
Café Scientifique (8)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Science_and_Society/Cafe_Scientifique
Phylotaxis [read review]
Explores the space where science meets culture through constantly updated news stories. By artist Jonathan Harris, for Seed Magazine.
www.phylotaxis.com
ZenSci
Discussion of the role of science in society.
www.zensci.com
Science and National Security in the Post-9/11 Environment
American Association for the Advancement of Science project tracking and analyzing the impacts on science of post 9/11 national security measures.
www.aaas.org/spp/post911
Science Magazine: Essays on Science and Society
Features the views of individuals from inside or outside the scientific community as they explore the interface between science and the wider society.
www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/150essay.shl
British Association for the Advancement of Science (The BA)
Promotes openness about science in society and to engage and inspire people directly with science and technology and their implications.
www.the-ba.net/the-ba
LabLit.com
Dedicated to real laboratory culture and to the portrayal and perceptions of that culture -- science, scientists, and labs -- in fiction, the media, and across popular culture. LabLit features profiles and interviews of scientists, novelists, playwrights, artists, and other notables; humor; opinion; reviews; and artwork.
www.lablit.com
Third Culture, The: Beyond the Scientific Revolution
Examines those scientists and other thinkers in the empirical world who are taking the place of the traditional intellectual in rendering visible the deeper meanings of our lives, redefining who and what we are.
www.edge.org/documents/ThirdCulture/d-Contents.html
125 Questions: What Don't We Know? [read review]
In depth feature from Science Magazine exploring 125 big questions that face scientific inquiry over the next quarter-century.
www.sciencemag.org/sciext/125th
The Scientific Activist: Reporting from the Crossroads of Science and Politics
Blog posting news and commentary on science, politics, and the areas where these dynamic fields clash.
scienceblogs.com/scientificactivist
Engines of Our Ingenuity
Tells the story of how culture is formed by human creativity using the record of history to reveal the way art, technology, and ideas have shaped us.
www.uh.edu/engines
Framing Science
Matthew C. Nisbet's blog tracking how political strategists, scientists, and the news media selectively define science in ways that shape policy decisions, public opinion, and political culture.
framing-science.blogspot.com