Lukol Directory: Recreation: Humor: Science

Science Jokes (Joachim Verhagen's site)
Collection of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geology and university humor. It also includes humorous quotes, rhymes, mnemonics and anecdotes about scientists
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jcdverha/scijokes/

Tetrahedron
Science-related fiction, journal and images.
http://www.tetrahedron.btinternet.co.uk/

Metric Conversion Chart
For those of us who hate conversion problems (and who doesn't?), here are some conversion factors that are much more enjoyable than what we usually see in the back of the textbook.
http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Humor/...

Eric Schulman's Science Humor
Includes "How to Write a Scientific Paper," "The History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less," and other articles and essays, most published in The Annals of Improbable Research.
http://members.verizon.net/~vze3fs8i/air/i...

The Journal of Irreproducible Results
Bimonthly science humor magazine published since 1955. Site includes sample articles, subscription and contact information, and the magazine's history.
http://www.jir.com/

This Week In Science
Web site and online audio archives for the weekly TWIS science radio show. A humorous and irreverent take on the world of science.
http://www.twis.org

Casebook of the Queer and Strange
A non too serious study of the UFO, crop circle, supernatural phenomena and a look at the so-called Apollo moon landing hoax.
http://uk.geocities.com/a_c_darke/

Society for Scientific Exploitation
Promoting the belief in exotic, aberrant, or supernatural explanations for ostensibly anomalous or paranormal phenomena.
http://members.tripod.com/~ssehome/

The Magic of A.I.
Entertaining tidbits from the realm of Artificial Intelligence.
http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/silver...

Blunders and Mistakes of Science
A compilation of mistakes which are the result of misapplication or ignorance of science and engineering principles.
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/whoops.htm

Scientific AmeriKen
Delves into many scientific disciplines to come up with some unusual insights and experiments.
http://www.scientificameriken.com/

Solar Death Ray
Using the power of 112 suns to burn, melt, and destroy things.
http://www.solardeathray.com/

CooperToons
Science cartoons indexed by category: physics, chemistry, life sciences, medicine, and computers.
http://members.aol.com/ChipCooper/science....

Improbable Research
The official blog of the Ig Nobel Prizes and of the Annals of Improbable Research (AIR).
http://improbable.typepad.com/

The Quantum Theory of Econodynamics
Imagine a cross between economics and thermodynamics...
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/1003/

Why Is The Sky Blue
Features funny scientific misinformation and silliness.
http://www.why-is-the-sky-blue.tv/

The Sciencist
A satirical journal of science featuring groundbreaking research, experiments and reports.
http://www.thesciencist.org

Scientific Quotes Gathered on the Net
Miscellaneous quotes, including: what in the world is electricity, and where does it go after it leaves the toaster?
http://sung3.ifsi.rm.cnr.it/~dargaud/Humor...

Flaxon Alternative Interface Technologies
Home and underground research and development facility of the Evil Doctor Flaxon, located in the heart of the Nevada nuclear test site.
http://www.sonic.net/~dfx/fait/

Butseriously.com
Comic Brian Malow hosts a live daily webcast featuring interviews with scientists, authors, techies, artists, musicians and others.
http://www.butseriously.com

Science Entertainment
Home of Lynda Williams, the Physics Chanteuse.
http://www.entersci.com/

Science Jokes
A collection of science jokes and other humors links.
http://members.aol.com/WES425/index.html

Science Maniac
Miscellaneous jokes and trivia about astronomy, Einstein, animals, and plants.
http://members.fortunecity.com/alberteinst...

ScientificGospel.com
Prompted by a letter from Dr. Eugenie Scott in Science News noting that the creationists have all the good songs, Dr. Stephen Baird decided to address the long neglected problem of scientific gospel. Includes music, quotes, and merchandise.
http://www.scientificgospel.com

The Underwater Mouse Project
Documents an underwater mouse. Plenty of pictures and illustrations are included.
http://www.underwatermouse.com

Good Science Jokes
Scientific humor, jokes, and cartoons organized by topic.
http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/s...

Fun Science
A small collection of rather pointless experiments.
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/dudeland/

Science Humor
Quotes from 11-year-olds' science exams, and what NOT to do/say at your Ph.D Defense.
http://www.atmos.ucla.edu/~amyb/science_hu...

B.S.L Labs
Inventors of funny, strange, and unusual items including the Universal Llama Translator and Polytetrafluoroethylene Coated Underwear.
http://www.bsl-labs.com

Frodsham Amateur Ghost Society
Off-Beat look at Paranormal Investigation focusing on alleged apparitions of dead celebrities in the Frodsham area.
http://www.limpfish.com/ghostsoc/

The Dark Sucker Theory
Dedicated to those hardy, brave souls who know the deeper truth and aren't ashamed to admit it: that so-called "light sources" are really dark suckers.
http://home.netcom.com/~rogermw/darksucker...

Middle School Science Humor
Statements taken from the work of middle school students.
http://www.middleweb.com/MShumor.html

South Pacific Institute of Nolledge
Te Ngstitute Pikamanaga O Pasifika. A satirical look at modern corporate research institutes: nolledge, boffins, sustainable managers, ambush marketing, and electron retrospectroscopy.
http://crash.ihug.co.nz/~epidote/Company/i...

The Final Front Ear
Ramblings on SETI-related topics.
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/thefin...

Yes, It's Patented
List of strange inventions which have actually been patented.
http://www.archvillain.com/pats.html

IG Nobel Prize
Awarded every year at Harvard University for "achievements that cannot or should not be reproduced."
http://www.popular-science.net/nobel/ignob...

Ask Dr. Science
America's foremost authoritarian on the world around us. Or at least the world around him.
http://www.drscience.com

The Best of Rec.Humor.Funny
Computers and technology jokes with one-line ratings.
http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/computer...

Science Humor Webring
This ring is intended to join websites with humor about science and scientists, so that you can wander forever along the science humor sites.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jcdverha/scihum/webr...

Bad Science Projects
The scientific method gone terribly, terribly wrong. Scientists with too much time on their hands.
http://www.badscienceprojects.com/

W&B Scientific Articles
Nonsensical but fleetingly plausible articles on a variety of scientific disciplines
http://wbsci.org/

Sometimes Science Sucks
Webcomic about science and the situations that occur when it all goes wrong.
http://sss.comicgen.com/

Strange But Untrue Science
Explore the three key areas of Science (Phydlstics, Pharmacy and Squidgy Things) with a mad scientist.
http://strangebutuntrue.tripod.com/science...

Improbable Research
International science humor magazine chronicles genuine and concocted research from Earth's best and worst scientists and science writers, and administers the annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. Many articles online not in the print version, and vice versa.
http://improbable.com/

Stop the Spin
Satiral organization dedicated to stopping global warming by stopping the spin of the earth.
http://stopthespin.org/

The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams
"Education and Condescension" - Fighting ignorance since 1973, Cecil Adams takes questions from the teeming millions, spewing forth correctness week after week in his replies.
http://www.straightdope.com/

OmniResearch, Inc.
The Journal of Omniresearch Online publishes original humorous research articles in a broad range of scientific topics. [Contains fictitious information.]
http://igoresha.virtualave.net/OmniResearc...

Bob Meyer's Premier Web Pages
Americans for Cloning Elvis (ACE), Americans for Cloning Dead Celebrities (ACDC), Bob Meyer's Compendium of Elvis Sightings.
http://www.geocities.com/bobmeyer99/

Institute for Parallel Studies
A collection of odd, Frankenstein-like images and peculiar essays.
http://www.xenolite.org/

Reality Carnival
A news site that explores the edges of science: altered realities, near-death experiences, unsolved mysteries, exotic sushi, parallel universes, religion & science, weird & fun, sex, beauty & brains, fantastic memes. Edited by science writer Dr. Cliff Pickover.
http://www.pickover.com/realitycarnival.ht...

Causal or Casual?
The relationship between strep throat and Italian restaurant food.
http://home.att.net/~jackrussells/strep.ht...

The Deirdre Project
An investigation into a spatial and temporal anomaly, a dish which refuses to clean itself.
http://physics.webplasma.com/d_project/

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2006