American Association for the Advancement of Science
...includes an interactive section on
scientific ethics and a hypertext version of a new
AAAS report on ethical and
legal aspects of computer-mediated communication (under the
Science and Policy Directorate button).
http://www.aaas.org/
The AAAS Gopher site includes a section on the Directorate for Science and
Policy
Programs, the focus of many activities in science policy, ethics, STS,
and human rights of interest to people in the science studies field.
gopher://gopher.aaas.org
British Society for the Philosophy of Science
The purpose of this page is to help philosophers of science and
mathematics in Britain to find each other in ordinary spacetime.
http://www.liv.ac.uk/~larvor/philsci.html
Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics
http://www.kingsu.ab.ca/~glen/cshpm/home.htm
Division of History of
Science of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science
The site includes information about the Division, a selection of Internet
links, news and a Database of Historians of Science. It is possible to
register himself in the Database by filling in a form (available on the
web), specifying Institution, mailing address and fields of interest.
http://ppp.unipv.it/dhs
European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)
http://www.chem.uva.nl/easst
H-Net
H-Net is an international network of scholars in the humanities and
social sciences that creates and coordinates electronic networks using a
variety of media,and with a common objective of advancing humanities and
social science teaching and research. H-Net was created to provide
a positive, supportive, equalitarian environment for the friendly
exchange of ideas and scholarly resources.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu
Historical Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry
http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/rschg.html
History of Science Society
The History of Science Society is the world's largest society
dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their
interactions with society in their historical context. Founded over
sixty-five years ago, it is the oldest such society. Through its
publications and other activities, the Society provides scholars,
decisions makers and the public with historical perspectives on
science policy and on the potentials, achievements, and the
limitations of basic and applied science.
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~hssexec/
HOPOS - The History of Philosophy of Science Working Group
HOPOS is an informal, international working group of scholars who
share an interest in promoting serious, scholarly research on the
history of the philosophy of science and related topics in the
history of the natural and social sciences, logic, philosophy, and
mathematics.
http://scistud.umkc.edu/hopos/
ICOHTEC
...the International Committee for the History of
Technology WWW Page currently contains basic information about ICOHTEC, including its
history, how to join, and details about the 1996 ICOHTEC conference in
Budapest, Hungary..
http://www.history.rochester.edu/icohtec/icohtec.htm
IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology
...includes information about
SSIT, the IEEE Code of Ethics and links to other relevant internet/WWW
resources, such as the IEEE gopher and the AAAS Science Policy
Programs.
http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jherkert/index.html
Institute Vienna Circle
"The international Institute Vienna Circle, a nonprofit society founded in
Vienna in October 1991, sets as its goals, firstly, the documentation and
furtherance of the contributions and development of the 'Vienna Circle' in
the areas of science and adult education; and secondly the cultivation and
application of logical empiricism, critical rationalism and linguistic
analysis in the sense of a scientific philosophy and coordinated with
general socio-cultural developments.
http://www.univie.ac.at/philosophie/ivc/ivc-e.html
International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies
of Biology (ISHPSSB)
http://www.phil.vt.edu/ishpssb/
International Study Group on Ethnomathematics
The International Study Group on Ethnomathematics was founded in 1985 under the
guidance of the Brazilian mathematician Ubiratan D'Ambrosio and the U.S. mathematics
educators Gloria Gilmer, Rick Scott and Gil Cuevas. Since that time it has sponsored
programs and business meetings at the annual conferences of the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics (U.S.A.) and at the International Congress of Mathematics
Education. In 1990 ISGEm became an affiliate of the U.S. National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics. ISGEm publishes two newsletters annually.
http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/comp/isgem.htm
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
http://www.cr.nps.gov/ncptt/
gopher://gopher.ncptt.nps.gov
National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/
Office of Technology Assessment
OTA Online provides general information about OTA and
allows users to access OTA publications delivered to
Congress. For example, users can access the full text of
recent reports, background papers, and report briefs. Also
on line are press releases, the annual report, and
publications catalog.
http://www.ota.gov/
Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)
The society's newsletter, Technoscience, is now
accessible to all through the World Wide Web at the following URL:
http://www.cis.vt.edu/technoscience//
Society for Philosophy and Technology
http://www.spt.org/
Society for the History of Technology
http://hfm.umd.umich.edu/tc/SHOT/
Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~sspp/
U.S. Dept. of Education
...public access to education research,
statistics, and information about the U.S. Department of Education and
its programs.http://www.ed.gov/
Washington Biotechnology Action Council
The Washington Biotechnology Action Council (WashBAC) has launched
a World Wide Web site to promote public education and participation in
biotechnology regulation. It is the first (and so far, only) site devoted
exclusively to the full range of genetic engineering issues from a public
interest perspective.
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~radin
Young Scientists' Network
The goals of this group, linked by computer electronic mail are:
- To let the press, public, and government officials know that there
is currently no
shortage of scientists. Indeed, young scientists are encountering
unprecedented
difficulty finding jobs.
- To discuss how young scientists can find both traditional and
non-traditional careers.
http://snorri.chem.washington.edu/ysnarchive/index.html
