Verifying Information

 

 

Online Fact Checking

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Science News

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https://www.sciencenews.org
https://student.societyforscience.org
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org

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Science Websites

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Free Textbooks and eBooks

  • American Institute of Mathematics — Free math books. Approved textbooks: All the books have been judged to meet the evaluation criteria set by the AIM editorial board.
  • Bookboon — Download free eBooks and textbooks. The books have advertisements in the middle of the text, but it appears the whole book is there.

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Biochem Free and Easy: http://biochem.science.oregonstate.edu/…/biochemistry-free-…
Books Should Be Free: http://www.loyalbooks.com/
BCCampus Open Ed: https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/
BCCampus Free: https://open.bccampus.ca
College Open Textbooks: http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/
E-books Directory: http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/
Free Science Info: http://www.freescience.info/index.php
Free Science Books: http://physicsdatabase.com/book-list-by-title/
FullBooks: http://www.fullbooks.com/
LibriVox: https://librivox.org/
Mark Bishop’s Chemistry: http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Chemistry_First.htm
Open Culture.com: http://www.openculture.com/free_textbooks
Open Textbook Library: http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
Open Textbooks BCcampus: https://open.bccampus.ca/
Open Textbooks: http://www.oerconsortium.org/discipline-specific/
OpenTextbookCulture: http://www.openculture.com/free_textbooks
OpenStax CNX: https://cnx.org/
Public Library of Science: https://www.plos.org/
Science Books Online: https://www.sciencebooksonline.info/
ScholarWorks: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/
Textbook Revolution: http://www.textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Main_Page
Textbooks Free: http://www.textbooksfree.org
University of California: http://www.cool4ed.org
Virgins Community College Free: https://courses.candelalearning.com/catalog/tidewater
WikiBooks: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page

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More Free Textbooks Because They’re Fucking Expensive

 

Chemistry/Physics/Math Simulations

https://openstax.org/subjects/science

Anatomy and Physiology:

http://oli.stanford.edu/anatomy-and-physiology/
https://www.khanacademy.org/…/…/human-anatomy-and-physiology
https://opentextbc.ca/…/1-1-overview-of-anatomy-and-physio…/
https://www.visiblebody.com/anatomy-…/anatomy-and-physiology
https://openstax.org/details/books/anatomy-and-physiology

Astronomy:

https://www.teachastronomy.com/textbook/
http://www.opencourse.info/astronomy/introduction/
http://www.planetary.org/…/full-astronomy-course-online.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rHUDWjR5gg
https://www.space.com/
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/
http://www.astronomy.com/videos/astronomy-101
https://www.wwu.edu/skywise/astronomy101.html

Astronomy Books

http://www.as.utexas.edu/astron…/education/…/scalo/301.html…
https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/courses/era
https://ocw.mit.edu/…/8-282j-introduction-to-astronomy-spr…/
https://pages.astronomy.ua.edu/keel/techniques/
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast161/
http://homepage.physics.uiowa.edu/~spangl…/…/modern1_10.html
https://www.astronomynotes.com/#details

Biology

https://www.learner.org/courses/biology/textbook/index.html
http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/…/fa…/biobk/biobooktoc.html
https://www.biologycorner.com/ (Also has Anatomy and Physiology/Evolution/Genetics)
https://alison.com/tag/biology
http://oli.stanford.edu/modern-biology/
http://oli.stanford.edu/introduction-to-biology/
https://bio.libretexts.org/

 

Biology eBooks

Colby, Chris. “Introduction to Evolutionary Biology, Version 2”. The Talk.Origins Archive. January 7, 1996.

 

Biochemistry:

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/biochemistry
https://online-learning.harvard.edu/…/principles-biochemist…

GMOs and Biotech:

https://gmoanswers.com/
https://www.biofortified.org/ for all things biotechnology, food, and agriculture.
https://geneticliteracyproject.org

Climate Science:

http://www.realclimate.org
http://library.open.oregonstate.edu/climatechange/
https://www.climatecommunication.org/climate/introduction/
http://climatechange.umaine.edu/…/publ…/intro-climate-change
https://www.ametsoc.org/…/clima…/course-components/textbook/

Chemistry

http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/virtualtextbook.html
https://www.acs.org/…/resources/undergraduate/chemistry.html
http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Chemistry_First.htm
https://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/…/reus…/virttxtjml/intro1.htm
Interactive Periodic Table: https://www.ptable.com/
http://oli.stanford.edu/introduction-to-chemistry/
https://chem.libretexts.org/

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Chemistry Equations and Formulas

https://en.wikibooks.org/…/General_Chemist…/Useful_Equations
http://mhhe.com/physsci/chemistry/equations.pdf
https://byjus.com/chemistry-formulas
http://www.elementalmatter.info/chemical-formula-and-equati…
http://www.web-formulas.com/Formula…/Chemistry_Formulas.aspx
https://getcalc.com/chemistry-formula.htm

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Organic Chemistry

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/organic-chemistry
https://saylordotorg.github.io/…/s07-06-introduction-to-org…
http://www.siue.edu/~tpatric/Ch%2001%20Intro%20H%20T%20I.pdf
https://chem.libretexts.org/…/Chapter_01%3A_Chapter_1%3A_In…
https://opentextbc.ca/…/introduction-to-organic-chemistry-2/
http://www.a-levelchemistry.co.uk/15-introduction-to-organi…
https://ocw.mit.edu/…/organic-materials/27-introduction-to…/

 

Evolution

https://tinyurl.com/ybgfwdpn
http://www.kokkonuts.org/…/jennions_kokko_2014_The_Princeto…
http://humanorigins.si.edu/edu…/introduction-human-evolution
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/…/introduction-to-evolut…/…

 

Forensic Science

http://www.exploreforensics.co.uk/
http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/
http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/
http://www.forensicpathologyonline.com/
https://thesebonesofmine.wordpress.com/
http://www.forensicbasics.org/
http://projects.nfstc.org/csieffect/
http://www.forensicmed.co.uk/
http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/

 

Microbiology

http://www.microbiologybook.org
http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/kt_toc.html
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/…/introduction-to-microb…/
https://bio.libretexts.org/…/1.1%3A_Introduction_to_Microbi…
http://www.austincc.edu/rohde/noteref.htm

 

Probability and Statistics

http://oli.stanford.edu/probability-statistics/
http://oli.stanford.edu/statistical-reasoning/
https://stats.libretexts.org/

 

Physics

http://physicsdatabase.com/a-list-of-free-chemistry-books/
https://physics.info/
http://www.lightandmatter.com/lm/
https://www.flippingphysics.com
http://www.physicsclassroom.com
https://ww2.odu.edu/~ago…/teaching/notes231/Notes2016v15.pdf
http://physics.gantep.edu.tr/ep105/lecture-notes.php
https://ocw.mit.edu/…/8-01l-physics-i-classi…/lecture-notes/
The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I: http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_toc.html
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics
https://www.introduction-to-physics.com/
https://phys.libretexts.org/

 

Physics Equations and Formulas

https://physics.info/equations/
https://www.mcat-prep.com/mcat-physics-equations-sheet/#
https://ww2.odu.edu/…/t…/notes231/Master%20Equations%20I.pdf
http://www.easternct.edu/…/fil…/2013/12/Physics-Formulas.pdf
https://byjus.com/physics-formulas

http://www.sciencebooksonline.info
http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
https://www.nature.com/nature_educati…/interactive_textbooks

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National Academy Press has free full reports on everything from Climate Change, Evolution, Meteorology, Biotechnology – you name it, they have it: https://www.nap.edu/topic/

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Critical Thinking / Science vs. Pseudoscience

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Calling Bullshit: http://callingbullshit.org/syllabus.html
Sense of Science: http://senseaboutscience.org/activities/…
https://violentmetaphors.com/…/whats-the-difference-betwee…/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/…/the-difference-betwee…/
Aspiring Thinkers Guide to Critical Thinking : http://www.criticalthinking.org/…/SAM_Aspiring_Thinkers_Gui…
The Miniature Guide to The Foundation for Critical Thinking : https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/…/p…/1/1710/Critical_Thinking.pdf
Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills : https://guidebookstgc.snagfilms.com/9344_Deceptive_Mind.pdf
Quackwatch: https://www.quackwatch.org/

 

How to Understand Arguments

http://pages.intnet.mu/…/Understanding%20Arguments%208th%20…
https://www.brainpickings.org/…/baloney-detection-kit-carl…/

More on Logical Fallacies and Bias and the Psychology of Conspiracy Theories

https://scholar.harvard.edu/…/d…/files/cognitive_biases.pdf…
https://bookofbadarguments.com/AIBOBA-white.pdf
https://umshare.miami.edu/…/e…/Society/Logical_Fallacies.pdf
http://amyopp.com/…/uploads/2013/07/Psychology_of_Bias_May_…
https://www.vox.com/…/conspiracy-theories-psychologist-expl…
https://www.psychologytoday.com/…/what-makes-conspiracy-the…
http://sciencenordic.com/secrets-and-lies-psychology-conspi…
https://www.scientificamerican.com/…/why-do-some-people-be…/
https://www.livescience.com/53494-how-to-tell-if-conspiracy…
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article…

Psychology Resources

http://psychology.cypa.us/…/26300867/psychology_textbook.pdf
http://www.cee.uma.pt/…/Psychology%208th%20-%20Gleitman,%20…

Critical Thinking and Pseudoscience Detection

Scientific Method: A Beginner’s Guide: http://course.sdu.edu.cn/…/eWebEditor/uploadfile/2014030616…
http://www.inf.fu-berlin.de/lehre/pmo/eng/Sagan-Baloney.pdf
http://lghttp.48653.nexcesscdn.net/…/9780826194190_chapter.…
https://www.skepticalscience.com/docs/Debunking_Handbook.pdf
https://racionalistasusp.files.wordpress.com/…/bowell-kemp-…
http://www.courseiran.com/…/1470558987-Critical_thinking.pdf
https://medium.com/…/mental-models-i-find-repeatedly-useful…

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Science for Kids

Experiments:
https://thesciencemomblog.com/

http://www.kidspot.com.au/things-to-do/…/science-experiments
http://easyscienceforkids.com
https://www.education.com/activity/science/
http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com
http://www.ducksters.com/science/
http://www.biology4kids.com
http://pbskids.org/games/science/
https://www.kcedventures.com/…/kids-books-and-websites-abou…
http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/science.htm
https://www.thespruce.com/top-science-websites-for-kids-125…
https://www.reallygoodstuff.com/…/11-free-science-websit…/2/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoo…/websites/4_11/site/science.shtml
http://www.math-exercises-for-kids.com
https://www.mathsisfun.com