Links

A few of the many blogs that I like:

Adventures in Ethics and Science — the ethical issues involved in science, teaching, and communication
Afarensis — anthropology, evolution, and science
Bad Astronomy — debunking pseudo-science since… oh… about 2000
Clastic Detritus — a good geology blog
Cosmic Variance — cosmology and such
Dispatches from the Culture Wars — thoughts from the interface of science, religion, law, and culture
Age of Engagement — good stuff on communicating science
Highly Allochthonous — another good geology blog
History According to Bob — history in depth, presented in an interesting and informal way
Interesting Thing of the Day — lots of odd and unusual stuff
The Intersection — culture, science, and climate
The Loom — life, past and future
Mike the Mad Biologist — politics, evolution, and microbiology
The Panda’s Thumb — evolutionary theory, science education, etc.
Respectful Insolence — ramblings on quackery, science, pseudoscience, history, and the like
Star Stryder — good, in-depth astronomy from Dr. Pamela Gay (once part of Slacker Astronomy, now half of the Astronomy Cast podcast)
Terra Sigillata — medical / pharmaceutical blogging

Interesting, mostly-science-related blog carnivals (these are the carnival homepages; each new issue is generally posted in some new place):

Podcasts that I like:

Astronomy Cast — good explanation of “what’s up”
History According to Bob — good history podcast by a professor of same
Nature Podcast — if you can’t afford the magazine, at least you can listen to the podcast
Planetary Radio — the Planetary Society’s podcast
Skepticality — the official podcast of Skeptic magazine
Slacker Astronomy — more audio astronomy goodness!
The Onion Radio News — half the news is phoney anyway, you might as well get your fake news delivered with an ironic sense of humor
The Universe Today — yet more audio astronomy