UP TO TOP
AMATEUR
SCI. TEACH
NEW STUFF
SEARCH

Amateur Science Discussion Groups


AMATEUR SCIENCE EMAIL LISTS

WHAT ARE EMAIL "LISTS?"

AMATEUR SCIENCE NEWSGROUPS

SCIENCE CHAT

SCI. TEACHING DISCUSSIONS PAGE

ELECTRONICS HOBBYIST PAGE

OTHER SIMILAR SITES


SCIENCE DISCUSSIONS VIA EMAIL

PHYS-L  Discussion list for physics teachers.  Great fun!  Here are some
        examples of message threads:  newton vs bernoulli, balloon demos
        NEW 11/98: phys-L now has an archive
        Also a members directory
        To subscribe, send this one-line message to
        listserv@lists.nau.edu
            subscribe phys-l [your full name here, no brackets]


TAP-L   Discussion list about physics teaching apparatus.  To subscribe,
        send this one-line message to listserv@listserv.appstate.edu:
            subscribe tap-l [your full name here, no brackets]
        There are archives available, and a FAQ as 
well

HALLOWEEN-L  
Discussion of high-tech scary effects & decorating

SCIENCE 
TALK  For kids, parents, teachers, provided by
              NPR Science Friday KidsConnection.

ARMCHAIR-SCIENCE 
Forum for "Armchair Scientist" web magazine.  Subscribe 
                    by sending this one-line message to 
listserver@areacom.it:
                    subscribe armchair-science

MINI-AIR  Annals of Improbable Research distribution list.  (They run
          the "Ig-nobel" prize awards)  To subscribe, send this one-line 
          message to listproc@air.harvard.edu:
             subscribe mini-air [your full name here, wo/brackets]



To keyword-search the entire (huge) list of bitnet listserves, send this one-line message to listserv@listserv.net: lists global /physics You will get an email message in response which lists all the listserves containing "physics" in their descriptions. Of course you can also use some other keyword in place of "physics" And be aware that you usually can get full instructions from any listserv by sending the word "help" (no quotes) or "info" to any of the above list addresses.

Science Chat & Misc.


WEB FORUMS

BELLJAR High Vacuum experimenters (high voltage too!) http://www.belljar.net/forum/ WONDERMAGNET Hobbyist magnetics STRAIGHT DOPE Message boards at "The Straight Dope" newspaper column with questions/answers on all sorts of stuff, including science.

Usenet Newsgroups: SCIENCE

Other sites w/info on sci. lists:

List Directories:





Created and maintained by Bill Beaty. Mail me at: .