Welcome to the Rational Thinker's Links
This page has links to scientific, skeptic, and related sites.
Skeptics
- The James Randi Educational Foundation The Home Page for The Amazing Randi. James Randi is arguably the best debunker of psychics, mediums, and similar quacks alive today. His site is well worth a visit.
- Harry Houdini: The most famous magician of all time. Houdini hated cheats and frauds. Throughout his career Houdini exposed cheats and frauds in the areas of gambling, spiritualism, and psychic frauds. Houdini never believed in spiritualism, but would often pretend to in order to gain entry to seances, etc. Early on he attempted to do a spiritualist act when he was down and out, but found it so distasteful that he stopped and would forever expose those who made such claims.
- The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) Did aliens build the pyramids? Does alternative medicine work? Such claims are critically investigated from a "responsible, scientific point of view" on these pages, which also host the Skeptical Inquirer journal.
- Critical Thinking across the Curriculum Project, Longview Community College The intent of this site is to provide our fellow faculty members in every discipline with the most complete resources for integrating Critical Thinking into their classes. The resources are categorized by discipline with an additional category for the core resources which are applicable to all the disciplines. Valuable source of material on critical thinking, from lists of logical fallacies to resources for classroom instructions. Educators should especially visit this site.
- YAHOO:Science:Alternative:Skeptics More skeptic links from Yahoo!
Space
- National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) Links to many interesting sites related to space travel.
- The Planetary Society The Planetary Society was founded in 1980 by Drs. Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman to encourage the exploration of our solar system and the search for extraterrestrial life. The Society is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, funded by dues and donations from individuals around the world. With 100,000 members from over 100 countries, we are the largest space interest group on Earth. Membership is open to all people interested in our mission.
- The SETI Institute The SETI Institute serves as a home for scientific research in the general field of Life in the Universe with an emphasis on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Our research is designed to answer the question: Are we alone in the Universe?
- Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars Ever wonder what it would look like to travel to a black hole? A neutron star? If so, you might find this page interesting. Here you will find descriptions and MPEG movies that take you on such exciting trips. These movies are scientifically accurate computer animations made with strict adherence to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The descriptions are written to be understandable on a variety of levels - from the casually curious to the professionally inquisitive. It is hoped that students from grade school to graduate school will find these virtual trips educational.
Economics and Politics
- The Ayn Rand Institute See why you should be an Objectivist.
- Project Vote Smart Project Vote Smart tracks the performance of over 13,000 political leaders. President, Congress, Governors, State Legislatures.
- The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) FEE exists for the purpose of promoting an improved understanding of free-market economics, limited government, private property ownership, and the moral principles undergirding free societies.