Lindsay's List of Links

Bush Vindicated: Marines Find Weapons of Mass Reduction AND Grass Destruction in Iraq!

Details about these amazing finds are now available as a Cracked Planet News Release. Though not technically "weapons of mass destruction," Donald Rumsfeld explained that weapons of mass reduction - including thousands of brutal "StairMaster" and "Nordic Track" torture devices - are close enough. And now any doubts about the justification behind the war should be removed thanks to the related discovery of chemical weapons of grass destruction - including an entire factory for making the infamous biotoxin, "Agent Roundup," that was intended to be used against the vital grasslands, lawns, and golf courses of the United States. Rumsfeld wiped a tear away as he asked, "If we had not invaded, who knows who many Americans would have suffered if these weapons had made it to our shores?"

Science and engineering
Science and religion
LDS links
Other Christian links
Other links for philosophy and religion
Politics
Social issues
Government
Multicultural topics (and Hmong issues)
Neat places in the U.S.
My magic page
The cracked humor of Jeff Lindsay
Portals, springboards, and reference sources
Other fun and useful sites
Jeff Lindsay's home planet
Index to the pages of the Cracked Planet

Science and Engineering Links (and Patents)

TheScientist.com: Useful news and stories from the world of science.
BugBios: Lots of great photos on bugs, with fascinating information about these miniature marvels. An extensive Web site.
Macrogalleria: Want to know about POLYMERS? From middle school students to research scientists, this massive mall of polymer information has something to offer. Nicely designed, well integrated, with multiple levels of information. A+!
Cells Alive!: A tremendous and huge resource of fun and educational material on cells and viruses. Great for students of all ages.
Ebiomedia.com: Another great educational site to learn about microorganisms. Lots of photos and movies.
Fractalus.com: Fractal Art: Whether you like the amazing mathematics of fractals or not, you will love the digital artwork on this site created with the power of fractals. One of the most beautiful places on the Web!
Bacterial Structure: An online microbiology textbook. Good for high school and college students, among others.
ZipCodeZoo.com/: Wonderful resource for naturalists that provides information about individual plant and animal species, showing where they are in the tree of life. Over 2 million pages!
Doctor Fungus: DoctorFungus.com is a great educational site about fungi and the infections that fungus can cause, including sick building syndrome. Lots of photos and technical information. Rich site!
Bird Identification: Photos and other tools to help you learn about the birds in your area.
Directory of Open Access Journals: Access to lots of free online journals, including some in chemistry, engineering, and other scientific areas.
Genamics Journal Seek: This one of the largest databases of freely available journal information on the Internet. The database presently contains more than 8500 titles. Categories of interest include Cell Biology, Environment, and Plant Biology.
Highwire Press/Stanford University: Highwire Press is one of the largest archives of free full-text science publications in the publishing industry. Specific journals of interest: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Plant Cell, Plant Physiology, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
PBS's Alien Empire: A companion site to the PBS "Nature" series on insects. A great site for kids with puzzles, videos, games, and great information and graphics.
Electronic Textbook of Dermatology: A thorough technical resource on skin problems. For those who really want to understand skin problems.
The National Technology Transfer Center Home Page (NTTC): Very useful - access to lots of research around the country.
National Geographic
Scientific American
American Scientist Homepage
The Discovery Channel
Nature - International weekly journal of science
Microbe World: Explore the wonders of bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microbes. Microbial facts and trivia. Vivid images.
Eureka Alert: Access to lots news from science and medicine.
How Things Work: Searchable collection of information on how numerous things work, provided by the University of Virginia.
A Gallery of Interactive On-Line Geometry
The Why Files
Sheffield ChemDex: A massive set of links here offering the best of the Web in chemistry.
Technical, engineering, and scientific organizations: Hot! An excellent collection of WWW resources related to technical organizations.
My pulp and paper page: The official home page of the Forest Products Division of AIChE (the American Institute of Chemical Engineers). It contains some FPD info (including a link to my page on the upcoming Miami meeting) and a list of good sites related to the forest products industries (especially pulp and paper).
Sci-Cops: Enforcing the Laws of Nature: Who says science has to be serious? This is one of my humor pages that I shamelessly advertise here since it is heavily science-related.
Politically Correct Physics: Another shameless link to one of my humor-in-science pages.
Archaeology Magazine
The Nine Planets: All about our solar system. Great graphics.
AT&T Bell Laboratories Research
BYU College of Engineering and Technology home page
Free Patent Searching at Delphion: Perhaps the best free patent searcher available! Images of each page of patents since 1974 are available. A service that IBM developed.
Patent Searching at the US Patent and Trademark Office: The USPTO has recently added a new full-text database of all US patents issued from January 1, 1976 to now. Users may conduct fielded and boolean searches or search by patent number.
Patent and Intellectual Property Sites: A collection of valuable links provided by the Patent Information Users Group (PIUG.org).
Patent Resources at the Cornell Law School

Science and Religion (Creation, Evolution, Skepticism)

Reasons to Believe: Information about Hugh Ross's excellent work on science and religion. There are sound reasons to believe.
Affiliation of Christian Geologists: Their page provides useful links to topics of science and creation. One article I like, for example, is an article on the (old) age of the earth by C. Gordon Winder.
Creation Research Society: Interesting information - BUT BE CAREFUL! Some creation scientists aren't exactly careful in their use of evidence and "facts." Small particles of high-purity pulverized halite may be needed.
Talk-Origins: A great resource from the talk.origins USENET group. Covers issues relating to evolution - mostly from the mainstream scientific view ("pro-evolution"). I believe God is the Creator - but open-minded Christians should have nothing to fear from genuine science.
Jury-rigged design in nature?: Intended to dispel the notion that everything in nature has been designed. Shows interesting examples of "flaws" in the design of various species which are construed to argue against design. I disagree, however: see my comments on design flaws.
Science and Mormon Religion: My page, aimed at LDS people seeking to understand the relationship between science and faith.
American Scientific Affiliation: A fellowship of men and women in science and disciplines that relate to science who share a common fidelity to the Word of God and a commitment to integrity in the practice of science.
Great Quotes from Great Skeptics: One of my pages. Blind skepticism or blind faith - both go poorly with plaid.

LDS Links ("Mormon")

Items relevant to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.See my more complete list of LDS Resources if you're interested in this sort of thing.

My pages:

Jeff's LDS Intro Page
Introduction to the Book of Mormon
Evidences for the Book of Mormon: One of my most important works, regularly updated and filled with heavy information (IMHO). A most amazing book - and an authentic ancient document that testifies of Christ.
Mormon Answers: LDS FAQ: Fairly extensive, with links to many "Mormon Answers (LDS FAQ)" pages. These pages give answers to frequently asked questions about Latter-day Saint beliefs. This is based on my e-mail correspondence with numerous inquirers (and critics). My own views - so beware! One of newest offerings there is 2 Nephi 12 and the Septuagint: Evidence for Fraud or Authenticity in the Book of Mormon?, which may be the first place where the issue of "paired tricola" in the Book of Mormon has been addressed.
Faith, Grace, and Works - my (LDS) perspective: The text of a rather heavy theological discourse I gave to a congregation in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1995. Includes a link to a separate page listing key scriptures for study on this topic.
Does DNA Evidence Refute the Book of Mormon?: A lengthy and heavily documented article (260 kB of text, about 80 pages or so) in my LDSFAQ area dealing with the bogus claim that DNA testing of Native Americans proves that the migrations described in the Book of Mormon did not occur. A PDF version of this article has been posted at the Church's LDS.org Website at http://www.lds.org/newsroom/files/jeff_lindsay_dna.pdf. My article and four others are available, along with a brief statement, on a "DNA and the Book of Mormon."
Ancient Records Offer New Support for the Book of Abraham: Surveys some of the vast body of ancient documents that confirm numerous details in the Book of Abraham that are not found in the Bible, and could not have been known to Joseph Smith. This is actually Part 3 of three pages dealing with common questions and objections to the Book of Abraham. Part 1 deals primarily with questions about the source of the Book of Abraham, including a discussion of the original scrolls and the existing papyrus fragments, as well as the Egyptian papers. Part 2 deals with the content of the book and Joseph Smith's comments on three Egyptian drawings that have been attached to the published Book of Abraham.
The Mormon Temple and Free Masonry: Is the LDS Temple Derived from the Masons?: An essay exploring the ancient nature of the restored and revealed modern LDS (Mormon) Temple concept.
The Gift of Guilt: One of my essays in my "Snippets" section.
LDS Articles of Faith
My Home Page

External links:

FamilySearch.org: Online genealogy information - one of the greatest resources on the Web, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The FARMS Homepage: FARMS is the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies - an excellent scholarly group that publishes and promotes serious studies related to the Book of Mormon, ancient Christianity, and ancient religion in general, with relevance to LDS issues. I am simply thrilled with the quality and scholarship of most FARMS materials, especially the works of Hugh Nibley, John Welch, and John Sorensen. FARMS can be reached at P.O. Box 7113, University Station, Provo, Utah 84602 (phone: 1-800-327-6715).
The Prophet Joseph Smith's Testimony: His own words.
The New Jerusalem: One of the best sites around! It offers information on the Book of Mormon and other religious issues. This site is large and well worth the visit. It includes the famous "Book of Mormon Answer Man" service used by thousands of people, providing many good answers about Gospel questions.
Condemnation of The God Makers: By Christian and Jewish leaders.
Dead Sea Scrolls -- Intro: (This is not an LDS page, but the Dead Sea Scrolls in general are of tremendous interest to students of the Book of Mormon, for they cast new light on some of the attitudes, practices and beliefs presented in the Book of Mormon for a Semitic people prior to the coming of Christ.) You may also wish to visit an Israeli site, the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Other Christian Sources

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: One of several helpful resources at SearchGodsWord.org.
Ancient Christian Scriptural Commentary: A huge set of links for those wanting to study ancient Christian writings and doctrines. It's amazing how things have some things have changed.; Christian Classics Ethereal Library; One of the best ways to read the works of early Christians.
Prolife.Org: A leading resource for the prolife movement. Is it acceptable to kill another in order to live as we wish?!
Bible Gateway: A useful resource by Gospelcom.net. Let's you search and browse the Bible in many ways and with a variety of translations.
Virtual Christianity: Bibles
BreakPoint: A solid radio program on morals, ethics, society and religion. Text of daily commentary is available.
Science and Christianity: An article by Steve Schimmrich, a scientist and Christian.
The Vatican
The Internet Medieval Sourcebook: A tremendous collection of links to writings of early Christian writers, medieval religious literature, and some Islamic writings.
Biblica (the journal): Interesting scholarly articles on the Bible.

Other religion and philosophy sources

The Quran Browser: A great new way to explore the Quran (Koran).
Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion: This site from Dr. Alan Godlas, professor of religion at the University of Georgia, gives scholarly resources on Islam and related subjects. The main body of the site has twelve sections of annotated links, which span maps, art, women's rights, the Qur'an, history, and more.

Politics

SNIPPETS: Short essays (some serious) by Jeff Lindsay, featuring politics and satire, social issues, and whatever else is on my mind. Now completely tax free (outside of Massachusetts). WARNING: Do not read, discuss, or distribute these essays within 60 days of an election, or you may be in violation of Senator Feingold's campaing reform law. But losing freedom of speech is a small price to pay for urgently needed campaign reforms.
Right Talk - Conservative Talk Radio: Smaller, more content-focused programming. Keep up on the steady loss of sovereignty and erosion of American values - often from both parties!.
Vote Smart: Info on Congressional voting records, grouped by state. Find out how different groups rate your Senator or Representative. Are they upholding the Constitution?
World Net Daily: Independent news stories that the liberal media often ignore. An excellent source of news!
FrontPageMag.com: Another great source of news that the media tends to ignore.
American Reformation Project: News and essays on many social and political issues from a strong conservative viewpoint.
American Rhetoric: Greatest Speeches: A collection of the greatest speeches in American history, often with orginal audio and transcriptions.
The Outrageous Court Martial of Michael New: An American soldier court martialed for refusing the unconstitutional request to wear a foreign uniform and serve a foreign power.
The Cato Institute: CATO ONLINE: A libertarian think tank. This web site features the Institute's publications catalogue, articles from the Cato Policy Report and recent congressional testimony.
Human Events Online: A conservative source of information about events in our day.
U.S. House of Representatives - Home Page: Well, maybe these guys are the inventors of hate, greed, and pollution. We can't trust them to run a bank or a post office, so are we safe with them running the country?
The Mike Reagan Talk Show: Less fluff, more research. Mike Reagan is worth listening to!
No Place to Hide - The Strategy and Tactics of Terrorism: Script of a video by the John Birch Society about the reality of terrorist tactics - from 1983, but still current.
The New American Magazine
The Heritage Foundation - a conservative think tank (but perhaps too aligned with one party to be the independent voice I wish they were).
Atomic Bomb: Decision (Hiroshima-Nagasaki): A fascinating journey into the decisions that lead to use of the bomb against Japan. (Yet I'm disappointed that this site presents only a small part of the solid historical evidence showing that the use of atomic force on civilian targets was unnecessary.)

Social Issues

The Eagle Forum: Phyllis Schafly's project. Pro-family materials, info on scandalous educational reforms. An excellent related site is the Texas Eagle. Related to the Eagle Forum, the Texas Eagle is loaded with good information for concerned Americans. (By the way, my suite of pages was honored by Texas Eagle as an outstanding site in June of 1997.)
Morality in Media: A great organization helping in the battle against obscenity. Did you know that enforcement of federal obscenity laws has plummeted under Clinton's rule? Porn pushers are making megabucks and the moral climate of America is rapidly decaying - but MIM shows what we can do to resist.
Is overpopulation really the problem? (My page.)
ProLife.org: A.k.a. LifeNews.com. An excellent resource for pro-life people. Among other items of interest, one can find data on the relationship between breast cancer and abortion. Decent pro-lifers work to protect the most vulnerable humans in our midst. Abortion stops a beating heart and cancels active brainwaves, or, in other words:
"An abortion kills the life of a baby after it has begun. It is dangerous to your life and health."
--Planned Parenthood 'Plan Your Children' pamphlet, 1963
The Link Between Abortion and Cancer: By Dr. Joel Brind.
AbortionFacts.com: Information on Breast Cancer: The lucrative abortion industry is working hard to hide the dangerous side effects of abortion from its customers. Read the extensive documention about these side effects.
AbortionBreastCancer.com: Did yo know that 16 of 17 statistically significant studies report increased risk of breast cancer among women choosing an abortion? 7 studies report a more than 200% increased risk.
Planned Parenthood: A Vile Organization: One of my "Snippets."
Dr. Frank Joseph on Abortion: The link between abortion and breast cancer, and more.
Homosexuality: Fact and Fiction: An excellent discussion of "homophobia," the 10% myth from the fraudulent Kinsey study, the health aspects of homosexuality, and the Christian perspective. Yes, change is possible!
Family Research Council: A valuable non-profit organization with abundant research on vital social issues. See, for example, their article on the benefits of marriage.
Family Research Institute: Another group providing valuable information to defend the family.
The Textbook League: An excellent site by a good organization that reviews textbooks. They expose the bad science, bad history, new age falsehoods, and general silliness that contributes to the dumbing down of American schools.

Keeping an Eye on Government

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet: It's after 10:00 p.m. Do you know where your Congressman is?
Contacting Congress: Write, fax, or phone: so many ways to have your voice be heard and ignored! (I write my Congresspersons- and sometimes they write back. What a great country!)
Central Intelligence Agency Home Page
Census Bureau Home Page
ERIC - the Educational Resource Information Center: ERIC at http://www.eric.ed.gov is a large and free database of publications and reports on educational matters. This is the place to search when you want the best information on a topic. Huge amount of information!
Educator's Reference Desk: The Educator's Reference Desk is a huge database of organization, links, and information resources on education.
Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication: Research and information on education.
EPA: Learn about new and proposed regulations.

Multicultural, International Resources

ExecutivePlanet.com: A site to help business travelers with tips on international business culture and etiquette. Can be helpful for anybody travelling.
My page of international links: A separate page of mine with more international and multicultural information than is found on this page.
The Oneida Indian Nation: My page on the Oneida Nation, which has a reservation near my town of Appleton, Wisconsin.
The CIA World Factbook: This has excellent information on just about every country worth invading. Seriously, it's a valuable resource - especially for students. For some types of information, it beats any encyclopedia. For one thing, you can see for yourself if there is a relationship between population density and human well-being (life expectancy, income, etc.). (See my overpopulation page for sample data.)
Family Records in the UK: This British site, provided by the FamilyRecords.gov, aims to give you easy access to information and links to the main UK family history sites on the web.
The tragedy of the Hmong people
Why the Hmong Are in America, an article from FutureHmong magazine by J. Lindsay.
AsiaSource: Developed by the Asia Society, this is a comprehensive source for news and resources on Asian culture, business, politics, and history. There is an event calendar, a glossary, related links, and a database of Asian specialists.
Hmong WWW Homepage
The Hmong in Australia: An excellent, multi-paged Web site about the Hmong people in Australia and about Hmong people and culture in general, including some pages written in the Hmong language. This site is maintained by Dr. Pao Saykao. Sharp!

Neat places in the U.S.

Digital City Chicago
Polynesian Cultural Center: A major cultural attraction in Hawaii (tied to Brigham Young University-Hawaii). Drop by on your next vacation.
Tuacahn: "Broadway in the desert!" Set against stunning red bluffs of Navajo sandstone near Ivins, Utah (not far from St. George in the southwest corner of the state), the Tuacahn Center for the Arts offers one of the most spectacular outdoor settings for art and theatre that I have ever seen. Several years ago I saw their musical production "Utah!" and was very impressed (the special effects alone were worth seeing -- a flash flood was actually produced before our eyes on the outdoor stage).

Portals, springboards, and reference sources

Google: The best search engine ever!
The Making of Amercia: Cornell University's rich source of searchable primary documents from American history, beginning in 1815, allowing you to explore American life and history in the past.
Dogpile: A tool to access results from multiple search engines.
About.com: Extensive information on thousands of topics, compiled and organized by skilled guides.
Lycos: Another favorite searcher. BIG!
HotBot
NorthernLight: Perhaps my favorite search engine - loaded with articles from a special collection in addition to all the usual links to cyberspace.
Excite Netsearch
Yahoo!: My favorite place for exploring topics.
AnyWho: Find people!
WorldPages: Millions of listings from white and yellow pages in the U.S. and Canada.
Google Groups: A news group searcher
Biography.com: Biographies on many people (though some are biased and inaccurate, in my opinion).