ACS Island
Place Name: ACS Island
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/ACS/86/203/25
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: SL home of the American Chemical Society (ACS), with exhibits and events by ACS members
Tags: ACS, chemistry, molecules, posters
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Lirpa Dagger
Related Link: http://acsisland.wordpress.com/

Ann Myers Medical Center / Sprott Shaw College
Place Name: Ann Myers Medical Center / Sprott Shaw College
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hospital/143/160/25
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: AMMC was created to test the possibilities of virtual training for First Life medical and nursing students
Tags: hospital, healthcare, training, medicine, nursing
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): DoctorAnn Buchanan
Related Link: http://ammc.wordpress.com/

Artificial Life Lab
Place Name: Artificial Life Lab
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Envirtech%20Island/195/30/22
Date Last Confirmed: April 22, 2010
Description: Artificial Life experiments in SL. Look for the virtual triops underwater. Don't go too close to them! Ask for info from Van Takacs, artificial intelligence bot.
Tags: artificial life, A-Life, virtual triops
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Gilles Champollion
Related Link: http://www.envirtech.com/artificial-life-lab.html

Astronomy at Info Island
Place Name: Astronomy at Info Island
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/140/50/47
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: A collection of astronomy resources assembled by librarians (mostly links to websites). Da Vinci's Observatory.
Tags: astronomy, references, observatory
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Georgette Whitfield

Avnet Technology Museum
Place Name: Avnet Technology Museum
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avnet/185/155/39
Date Last Confirmed: December 12, 2009
Description: A museum with a timeline of technology as seen by Avnet, a technology company.  Includes a video.
Tags: history, museum, radio, technology, electronics, computers
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Zee Pixel
Related Link: http://www.avnet.com/

BIOME
Place Name: BIOME
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/BIOME/143/171/34
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: Biology island associated with Northen Michigan University (NMU).  Assorted biology exhibits.
Tags: microscope, micro-organisms, biology, education
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Clowey Greenwood

Biomedicine Research Labs - Sbarro Health Research Organization
Place Name: Biomedicine Research Labs - Sbarro Health Research Organization
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Biomedicine%20Research%20Labs/78/131/22
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: SL headquarters of Sbarro Health Research Organization.  Includes reproductions of real laboratories
Tags: health, medicine, research
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Alfa Roux
Related Link: http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/536856/

Caerleon Planetarium
Place Name: Caerleon Planetarium
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Space%20Destiny/218/89/47
Date Last Confirmed: February 4, 2010
Description: The Dome interior recreates the night sky. You see the stars as if you were deep in the desert, far away from city lights and smog. Auxiliary screens effectively bring astronomers’ large telescopes and space probes to your location.
Tags: astronomy, stars, planetarium
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Jackson Drechsler

Caledon Astrotorium
Place Name: Caledon Astrotorium
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Kittiwickshire/101/233/23
Date Last Confirmed: December 12, 2009
Description: Star theatre (movie theatre among the stars), Astro-clock, float among the stars
Tags: astronomy, moon, planets, stars
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Kenny Hubble

Cami Lab
Place Name: Cami Lab
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Carmine/128/144/136
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: One of several biology lab modules created by Sione Gateaux. This one is about Mendelian Genetics. Cami is short for Caminalcules. Click the Teleport Node to visit the other lab modules.
Tags: genetics, biology
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Simone Gateaux
Related Link: http://slbiology.blogspot.com/

CDC - US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Place Name: CDC - US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/CDC%20Island/191/87/22
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: SL Headquarters of the CDC.  Includes conference center, virtual lab, informational videos, posters, etc.
Tags: health, medicine, disease, CDC
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Hygeia Philo
Related Link: http://www.cdc.gov/

Center for Water Studies
Place Name: Center for Water Studies
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Better%20World/41/14/21
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: Headquarters of the SL group named Center for Water Studies
Tags: water
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Delia Lake

Chemistry Corner
Place Name: Chemistry Corner
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Drexel/229/175/22
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: Assorted chemistry displays at Drexel University sim.  Explore the sim for more
Tags: chemistry, molecules, posters
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Horace Moody

Conservation Island
Place Name: Conservation Island
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/WWF/140/195/41
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) project in SL
Tags: nature walk, animals, conservation
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Davey Hilra
Related Link: http://www.wwf.org/

Consumer Health Library
Place Name: Consumer Health Library
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/66/148/22
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: Provides training programs, outreach to virtual medical communities, important consumer health resources, and one-on-one support to Second Life residents
Tags: consumer health, healthcare, outreach
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Carolina Keats
Related Link: http://infoisland.org/2006/11/02/alliance-library-system-receives-grant-to-provide-consumer-health-information-services-in-virtual-world/

David Rumsey Maps
Place Name: David Rumsey Maps
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rumsey%20Maps%203/115/74/55
Date Last Confirmed: March 30, 2010
Description: Library and Exhibition of old maps from the David Rumsey Collection (a private collection of over 150,000 historical maps)
Tags: geography, cartography, maps, star charts
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Nathan Babcock
Related Link: http://www.davidrumsey.com/view/second_life

Deckard & Quinn Co.
Place Name: Deckard & Quinn Co.
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon/51/206/23
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: Assorted Victorian-era scientific apparatus and equipment for sale
Tags: steampunk, victorian, steam engine, steam, armor, laboratory, lab, equipment, electrical, device, machine, jacob's ladder, arcing, arc, insulators, carriage, gatling gun, ether, etheric, aether, Tesla, clockwork
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Maklin Deckard, Royce Quinn

Deep Sea Marine Aquarium and Sea-Life Centre
Place Name: Deep Sea Marine Aquarium and Sea-Life Centre
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gooruembalchi/127/224/78
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: Aquarium and museum about sea-life.  Click the sign at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gooruembalchi/146/202/78 to teleport to the underwater tunnel
Tags: sea-life, fish, sharks, crabs, corals, seas, oceans, whales, marine
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Kaikou Splash

Department of Energy (DOE) Island
Place Name: Department of Energy (DOE) Island
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Energy/117/132/46
Date Last Confirmed: February 1, 2010
Description: Chase a proton around the accelerator rings at CERN / LHC until they collide inside a big detector. Find out about real jobs at the DOE. Models of Renewable Energy Sources.
Tags: particle accelerator, atom smasher, energy, US government agency, energy sources
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Energy Heliosense, Edwin Alekseev, Hackshaven Harford
Related Link: http://www.vimeo.com/8543512

Dinosaurs Park
Place Name: Dinosaurs Park
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dinosaurs%20Park/10/132/23
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: Inspired by the movie 'Jurassic Park'
Tags: dinosaurs, dinosaur avatars, lab
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Nargus Asturias
Related Link: http://narguslab.com/press/

Earth Model
Place Name: Earth Model
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Areumdeuli/121/122/204
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: A giant model of planet Earth made with sculpties and showing realtime cloud cover. FLY UP.
Tags: earth, weather, globe, geography
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Zora Spoonhammer
Related Link: http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2007/11/mirror-worldlet.html

Elucian Islands
Place Name: Elucian Islands
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elucian%20Islands/128/128/28
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: Home of the Nature Publishing Group in Second Life
Tags: SciFoo Lives On, cafe, posters, displays, 3D models
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Joanna Wombat, SecondLou Skytower
Related Link: http://www.nature.com/secondnature/index.html

Elucian Islands Village
Place Name: Elucian Islands Village
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Nature%203/128/128/20
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: Operated by Nature Publishing Group. There are 20 free residences for anyone interested in having a more permanent home on the Elucian Islands. As well as generous 32m x 32m multi-level plots, includes central meeting rooms - ideal for educational or business projects.
Tags: science, community, projects
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): SecondLou Skytower
Related Link: http://www.nature.com/secondnature/index.html

Elucian Omega
Place Name: Elucian Omega
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elucian%20Omega/178/127/24
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: Replica of Charles Darwin's Beagle (ship). There is a game / quest on the sim as well. Created by Nature Publishing Group.
Tags: Darwin, Beagle, Game, Island, Galapagos, Evolution
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): SecondLou Skytower, Joanna Wombat
Related Link: http://www.nature.com/secondnature/index.html

Energy Green Island
Place Name: Energy Green Island
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Energy%20Green%20Island/247/126/25
Date Last Confirmed: March 29, 2010
Description: Exhibits about green sources of energy. Japanese and English.
Tags: energy
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Betty Iuga, Aventi Hax
Related Link: http://www.pigsight.jp/energygreenisland/en.html

Energy Paths
Place Name: Energy Paths
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eikos%20Commonwealth/119/67/713
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: Exhibition about energy sources, sustainability
Tags: solar power, wind power, tidal power, sustainability
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Bjerkel Eerie
Related Link: http://commonwealthisland.ning.com/

Erich Bremer's Molecule Rezzer (Monolith)
Place Name: Erich Bremer's Molecule Rezzer (Monolith)
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/SBU%20Medical%20Center/133/196/22
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: A modern, fast molecule rezzer for SL. Look up in the air to see some big molecule models (maybe).
Tags: chemistry, atoms, molecules, visualization
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Erich Bremer
Related Link: http://secondlife.som.stonybrook.edu/monolith

Exploratorium sim
Place Name: Exploratorium sim
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Exploratorium/158/119/22
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: Associated with The Exploratorium (museum of science, art and human perception in San Francisco).  Be sure to explore the exhibits up in the sky.
Tags: science center, Mars asteroid impact, Big Bang, amphitheatre
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Patio Plasma, Pepto Majestic
Related Link: http://www.exploratorium.edu/

FireSabre's Volcano
Place Name: FireSabre's Volcano
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Future/112/125/95
Date Last Confirmed: March 30, 2010
Description: Press a button and watch the volcano erupt, spewing hot lava down the mountainside and billowing plumes of ash into the sky
Tags: geology, volcano
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Gus Plisskin, Nickel Underwood
Related Link: http://www.firesabre.com/

Genome sim
Place Name: Genome sim
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/119/144/54
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: Genetics sim associated with Dr. Mary Anne Clark (Max Chatnoir in SL) at Texas Wesleyan University.
Tags: genetics, molecular genetics, biology, Mendel, DNA, cells, genomes
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Max Chatnoir
Related Link: http://faculty.txwes.edu/mclark/

Geometrical Art by Wizard Gynoid
Place Name: Geometrical Art by Wizard Gynoid
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Giradikon/166/71/82
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: 3D geometrical art for sale at The Omni Market & Art Gallery
Tags: geometry, art
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Wizard Gynoid

Hearth Murmur Sim - Cardiac Ausculation Training Concept
Place Name: Hearth Murmur Sim - Cardiac Ausculation Training Concept
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Waterhead/124/56/32
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: A place where one can learn to distinguish the sounds of healthy and diseased heartbeats
Tags: training, heartbeat, stethoscope, healthcare, medicine
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Jeremy Kabumpo
Related Link: http://sl.nmc.org/2006/09/25/jeremy-kemp/

HMS Beagle Guided Tour of the Galapagos
Place Name: HMS Beagle Guided Tour of the Galapagos
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Cincinnati2/251/58/23
Date Last Confirmed: June 24, 2010
Description: Created by folks at the University of Cincinnati
Tags: Galapagos, Charles Darwin
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Fleep Tuque
Related Link: http://homepages.uc.edu/secondlife2/

Hyperboria Museum
Place Name: Hyperboria Museum
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Brie/25/128/3984
Date Last Confirmed: July 7, 2010
Description: The museum will evolve over time and will feature special exhibits such as the David Thompson diorama. Current features include a burgess shale fossil reconstruction and a Darwin's diary from the Beagle voyage.
Tags: fossils, archaeology, history, scientific instruments, store
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Ged Nemeth

Hypercube
Place Name: Hypercube
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kirkby/225/229/24
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: A projection of the 4-dimensional hypercube into 3-dimensional space, animated
Tags: mathematics, geometry, polytope
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Seifert Surface
Related Link: http://www.segerman.org/2ndlife.html

IBM Sevices Sciences, Management and Engineering (SSME)
Place Name: IBM Sevices Sciences, Management and Engineering (SSME)
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Almaden/68/127/26
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: Building associated with SSME on IBM's Almaden sim
Tags: services sciences, IBM
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Jampa Babeli
Related Link: http://www.research.ibm.com/ssme/

IEEE Artificial Intelligence Learning Center
Place Name: IEEE Artificial Intelligence Learning Center
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/IEEE%202/57/159/27
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: Information on a wide range of AI technologies from free open source solutions to high-end AI used by government, academia, and private industry. IEEE hopes that virtual world AI applications can help AI to be better understood and its potential more fully realized.
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, AI
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Joey Aboma, Thomasalva Ewing
Related Link: http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2010/01/ieee-to-build-ai-center-in-second-life/

Illinois State University Geography-Geology Department
Place Name: Illinois State University Geography-Geology Department
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Geo%20Island/140/60/504
Date Last Confirmed: January 20, 2010
Description: Models, exhibits, and meeting places all being used to teach students at Illinois State University. There are things to see at various altitudes.
Tags: geology, geography, natural disasters, crystal systems, types of faults
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Zeppo Romano, Neosome Anatine
Related Link: http://www.cat.ilstu.edu/resources/secondLife.php

Imperial College London Postgraduate Medical School
Place Name: Imperial College London Postgraduate Medical School
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Medical%20School/109/99/23
Date Last Confirmed: May 7, 2010
Description: Two sims. Imperial College's re-creation of clinical environments where professionals can rehearse and train and patients learn about healthcare facilities and procedures. See related link for details.
Tags: medicine, simulation, training, diagnosis, virtual patient, patient information, operating theatres, wards, clinical environments
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Davee Commerce
Related Link: http://medmedia.wordpress.com/

Imperial College London Respiratory Ward
Place Name: Imperial College London Respiratory Ward
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Imperial%20College%20London/150/86/27
Date Last Confirmed: May 7, 2010
Description: Medical procedure training simulation created by Imperial College London. See the "Related Link" for details.
Tags: medicine, diagnosis, procedure, simulation, training, respiratory ward
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Davee Commerce

Institute of Geography, University of Duisburg-Essen
Place Name: Institute of Geography, University of Duisburg-Essen
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/European%20Science/48/213/25
Date Last Confirmed: January 30, 2010
Description: Appears to be an experiment in the use of SL by someone at the University of Duisburg-Essen. On the sim named "European Science".
Tags: geography
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Cathrin Laville
Related Link: http://www.forschungsbericht.uni-due.de/2008_biologieundgeogra_intro00.html?&L=1

Institute of Physics (IoP) Experimental Plot
Place Name: Institute of Physics (IoP) Experimental Plot
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rakshasa/201/14/26
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: Parcel where the IoP is experimenting with Second Life
Tags: telescopes, displays, experiments
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Phenomenon Young
Related Link: http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/32673

International Spaceflight Museum (ISM)
Place Name: International Spaceflight Museum (ISM)
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Alpha/48/83/24
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: Two sims.  Life-sized models of spacecraft and rockets of the past, present and future.  Planetarium.  Vehicle Assembly Building.
Tags: space, spacecraft, rockets, planets, planetarium, VAB
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Paradox Olbers
Related Link: http://slispaceflightmuseum.org/blog/

International Year of Astronomy 2009 sim
Place Name: International Year of Astronomy 2009 sim
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Astronomy%202009/128/128/50
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: The SL home of the International Year of Astronomy (2009). It continues to be open in 2010.
Tags: astronomy, space, IYA, IYA2009
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Ourania Fizgig
Related Link: http://www.astronomy2009.org/

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Explorer Island
Place Name: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Explorer Island
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Explorer%20Island/91/228/22
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: The SL home of JPL.  Models of JPL spacecraft.  Model of Victoria Crater (on Mars).  Martian dust devils.  Events.
Tags: spacecraft, spaceflight, space exploration, planets, astronomy
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Jet Burns, Devery Barrymore
Related Link: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

Kira Cafe
Place Name: Kira Cafe
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/BaikUn/247/96/251
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: Kira Café is a casual, friendly place to meet, connect and talk in Second Life   Located at the center of the Kira Campus, visitors come together to talk about science and other ways of knowing to promote an interdisciplinary understanding of human knowledge and experience.
Tags: discussion
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Pema Pera, Caledonia Heron
Related Link: http://www.kira.org

Library and Archives, NASA CoLab
Place Name: Library and Archives, NASA CoLab
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/NASA%20CoLab/218/189/32
Date Last Confirmed: January 18, 2010
Description: The primary mission of the library and archives at NASA CoLab is to house and make available to the public records and other documentation relating to the NASA CoLab organization in Second Life. Displays include digitized, born digital, and born virtual materials such as the mission statement, meeting minutes, archival photographs and documents, 3-D objects such as books, planes, space suits and flight suits. Historical emphasis is on the history of women, African-Americans, and the working class in aeronautical and astronautical history, as well as Apollo 11 and Space Medicine.
Tags: NASA, CoLab, Library, Archives, Records, History, Flight, Aerospace, Aeronautics, Astronaut, Pilot, Airplane, Space, Astronomy, Science
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Archivist Llewellyn

LifeArt Gallery
Place Name: LifeArt Gallery
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/eduversa/166/50/21
Date Last Confirmed: January 17, 2010
Description: Dozens of posters and 3D models, all mathematically inspired
Tags: math, art, education, sculpture
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Beacara Boa, Seifert Surface

Linnaeus Room at the Swedish Institute
Place Name: Linnaeus Room at the Swedish Institute
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Swedish%20Institute/199/184/38
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: Built to celebrate 300th anniversary of the birth of the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus.  Also teleport to the Linnaeus Garden
Tags: botany, biology, sweden, flowers, garden
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Unknown
Related Link: http://www.linnaeus300.com/home/

Living in the Universe
Place Name: Living in the Universe
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/LivingintheUniverse/30/190/251/
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: History of Earth & Life on the Earth. A walking tour telling the story of Earth: formation, cooling, ocean formation, emergence of life and more.  An U. of Arizona student project
Tags: earth, geology, planetology, evolution
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Ourania Fizgig
Related Link: http://sl.nmc.org/wiki/Teachers_Buzz_Aug_20_2007_Transcript

Magnuz of Sweden Sky Planetarium
Place Name: Magnuz of Sweden Sky Planetarium
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Honawan/96/122/421
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: Planetarium and exhibits about planets, stars, black holes, and galaxies, including an automated guided tour
Tags: astronomy, planets, stars, galaxies, space
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Magnuz Binder
Related Link: http://www.ogleearth.com/2008/04/programming_pla.html

Mars Institute
Place Name: Mars Institute
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mars%20Institute/128/128/27
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: SL headquarters of Mars Institute
Tags: mars, exploration
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Kenji Aero
Related Link: http://www.marsinstitute.info/

Mathematical Sculpture Garden
Place Name: Mathematical Sculpture Garden
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/xyz/74/56/222
Date Last Confirmed: April 22, 2010
Description: Sculptures inspired by mathematics
Tags: math
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Seifert Surface
Related Link: http://www.segerman.org/2ndlife.html

Medical Examiner's Office
Place Name: Medical Examiner's Office
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Whispering%20Angel%20Island/162/41/22
Date Last Confirmed: February 4, 2010
Description: Simulation of a forensic pathology service, built by a RL forensic pathologist. (In real life, pathologists have the final word on health, disease, and all questionable deaths.)
Tags: forensic pathology, anatomy
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Edd Thor

Meta Institute for Computational Astrophysics (MICA) sim
Place Name: Meta Institute for Computational Astrophysics (MICA) sim
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/StellaNova/128/128/30
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: The SL home of MICA, with many meeting areas and displays, see http://mica-vw.org
Tags: astrophysics, astronomy, space
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Curious George
Related Link: http://mica-vw.org

Model of Apollo 11 Moon Landing Site
Place Name: Model of Apollo 11 Moon Landing Site
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elon/131/230/501
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: A recreation of the Apollo 11 Moon landing site, including the Eagle lander, the US flag and several experiments
Tags: Apollo 11, moon, spacecraft, space, spaceflight, NASA, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Chaac Amarula
Related Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

MoonWorld
Place Name: MoonWorld
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/MoonWorld/171/173/319
Date Last Confirmed: October 15, 2009
Description: NASA Classroom of the Future project in Second Life. Start at the Lunar Orbiting Station then go down to the Moonbase, get into a spacesuit, and go out to explore the surface with special tools (provided).
Tags: Moon, Lunar, Exploration
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Frecka Salsman
Related Link: http://www.avatrian.com/blogs/?p=532

Museum of Natural History of Vienna
Place Name: Museum of Natural History of Vienna
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Forum%20Europe/70/68/31
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: Inspired by the one in Vienna, Austria
Tags: museum, natural history, dinosaurs
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Marso Mayo
Related Link: http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/Content.Node/museum/index.html

Museum of Natural History, University of Florence, Italy, SL branch
Place Name: Museum of Natural History, University of Florence, Italy, SL branch
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Maskio/139/130/23
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: Now showing an exhibition called "MASKIO. The nature of man." about manhood, masculinity, manliness, virility
Tags: museum, natural history
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Crlo Mayo
Related Link: http://www.msn.unifi.it/

Museum of Robots
Place Name: Museum of Robots
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Extropia%20Core/150/202/22/
Date Last Confirmed: August 20, 2010
Description: Dedicated to the appreciation of robots. Its mission is to promote understanding of the place of robots in popular culture, art, and science. Second location at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Seraph%20City/218/231/106
Tags: robots
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Count Bayliss
Related Link: http://www.MuseumofRobots.com

M. C. Escher's "Stars"
Place Name: M. C. Escher's "Stars"
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Primtings/144/2/460
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: A giant 3D model of chameleons climbing inside a geometric structure, inspired by M. C. Escher's geometry-inspired print "Stars"
Tags: geometry, mathematics, art, sculpture
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Wizard Gynoid

Nanotechnology Island
Place Name: Nanotechnology Island
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nanotechnology/219/219/23
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: The nanoscience & nanotechnology hub of Second Life, sponsored by the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Tags: nanotechnology, nanoscience, nanotubes, nanoparticles, buckyballs, C60, graphene, Newton's Apple Tree
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Bing Villiers
Related Link: http://nanoisland.wordpress.com/

NASA CoLab sim
Place Name: NASA CoLab sim
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/NASA%20CoLab/244/111/23
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: SL home of the NASA CoLab project, assorted exhibits and meeting spaces
Tags: space exploration, spaceflight, rockets, spacecraft
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Jet Burns, Devery Barrymore
Related Link: http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/

NASA eEducation Sim
Place Name: NASA eEducation Sim
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/NASA%20eEducation/124/155/43
Date Last Confirmed: January 19, 2010
Description: SL entry point for NASA Education projects, operated by NASA Learning Technologies
Tags: space, spacecraft, exploration, education, technology
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Greyark Hightower
Related Link: http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html

NASA Glennopolis
Place Name: NASA Glennopolis
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/NASA%20Glennopolis/127/94/25
Date Last Confirmed: November 4, 2009
Description: SL sim associated with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field. It exists to educate the public about the work performed by NASA Glenn and for education.
Tags: NASA, jet engines, propulsion, drop tower, wind turbines, acoustic test rig
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Allen Farquart
Related Link: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/home/index.html

Nemo
Place Name: Nemo
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/FRANCE3D%20Mayotte/70/190/22
Date Last Confirmed: March 24, 2010
Description: Underwater lab inspired by Jules Verne, Nikola Tesla, William Crookes, Thomas Edison, Gustave Eiffel, and Guimard.
Tags: steampunk, victorian
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Sextan Shepherd
Related Link: http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2010/03/nemo-in-second-life.html

NMC Research Park sim
Place Name: NMC Research Park sim
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Research%20Park/126/131/52
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: A New Media Consortium sim with a holodeck, medical simulation, offices, arboretum, amphitheater
Tags: research park
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Larry Pixel
Related Link: http://www.nmc.org/

NOAA's First Sim, Meteora
Place Name: NOAA's First Sim, Meteora
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Meteora/177/161/27
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) island 1
Tags: tsunami, melting glacier, hurricane, weather balloon, sea life, real-time weather map
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Hackshaven Harford
Related Link: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/outreach/

NOAA's Second Sim, Okeanos
Place Name: NOAA's Second Sim, Okeanos
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Okeanos/64/217/30
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) island 2
Tags: algal bloom, oil spill, submarine tour, ferry tour, coastal survey, marine sanctuary
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Hackshaven Harford
Related Link: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/outreach/

OKAPI Island
Place Name: OKAPI Island
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Okapi/60/119/31
Date Last Confirmed: January 30, 2010
Description: Team OKAPI and Berkeley archaeologists mirror the  prehistoric village, museum and archaeology in action at Catalhoyuk, Turkey.
Tags: archaeology research, education, public outreach
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Zed Marseille, Clementine Glass
Related Link: http://okapi.wordpress.com/projects/okapi-island-in-second-life/

OneClimate sim
Place Name: OneClimate sim
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/OneClimate/143/67/26
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: Displays and events with a focus on climate change and related topics
Tags: climate change, global warming, greenhouse gases
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): OneClimateCoordinator Sol
Related Link: http://www.oneclimate.net/

Planck Satellite Exhibits
Place Name: Planck Satellite Exhibits
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Neutrino%20Campus/103/128/801
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: You may have to fly up to this exhibition (wearing a flight assist band or feather.) A scale model of the Planck Satellite, an explanation of the Lagrange points, and more.
Tags: satellite, space, cosmology, ESA, CNES
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Emileigh Starbrook, Justin Biziou
Related Link: http://www.imarginal.com/realisations/laboratoire-apc-secondlife/

PopSci Future Lounge
Place Name: PopSci Future Lounge
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Future/185/67/30
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: The Second Life home of PopSci.com (the Web site of Popular Science Magazine)
Tags: future concepts
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Versu Millionsofus
Related Link: http://popsci.typepad.com/popsci/2006/11/grand_opening_t.html

Raymaker Field Studies Centre at Praxis
Place Name: Raymaker Field Studies Centre at Praxis
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Praxis/103/177/37
Date Last Confirmed: February 17, 2010
Description: Exhibits, models and simulations of various geographical and geomorphological phenomena. Examples are a Climate Change / Reef Health simulation, an earthquake simulation, a rapids-ride, a volcano, and a mangrove ecosystem.
Tags: geography, geomorphology, climate change
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): watcher Castaignede, Constantine Loire

Reaction (Chemistry Game)
Place Name: Reaction (Chemistry Game)
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/MadPea%202/73/90/34
Date Last Confirmed: August 25, 2010
Description: Find the teleporter to "Reaction," a chemistry game sponsored by Sigma Aldrich. Video about all games there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf-rNaB4XWs
Tags: chemistry, game
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Kiana Writer
Related Link: http://madpeagames.com/nhome/

Reef Ball Foundation
Place Name: Reef Ball Foundation
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Changmi/167/81/110
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: SL home of the Reef Ball Foundation, a nonprofit working to rehabilitate marine reefs using artificial reef modules
Tags: coral reefs, marine, seas, oceans
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Todd Braver
Related Link: http://www.reefball.org/

RIT Physics Exhibits
Place Name: RIT Physics Exhibits
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/RIT/178/74/27
Date Last Confirmed: November 23, 2009
Description: Projectile motion is illustrated by cannons that you can adjust and fire. There are air tracks to illustrate accelerated motion. The exhibits were created by a teacher at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
Tags: projectile motion, cannons, acceleration
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Oddprofessor Snoodle
Related Link: http://www.ntid.rit.edu/

Science Center
Place Name: Science Center
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/186/63/34
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: Home of the SL group named Science Center. Their most useful resource is their website at http://sites.google.com/site/slscgroupsite/
Tags: science
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Troy McLuhan
Related Link: http://sites.google.com/site/slscgroupsite/

Science Friday (Radio Show)
Place Name: Science Friday (Radio Show)
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Science%20School/26/210/26
Date Last Confirmed: August 21, 2010
Description: Science Friday, the weekly radio show on NPR, is broadcast live into SL on Fridays from 11am-1pm Pacific Time
Tags: science news, interviews, discussion
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): zazen Manbi
Related Link: http://www.sciencefriday.com/

Science in 3D
Place Name: Science in 3D
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Potsdam/100/166/28
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: A project of Potsdam University in Germany. Virtual Worlds as Innovative Training Platform for Entrepreneurs in Life Science.
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Miracle Moo
Related Link: http://www.science-in-3d.de/

Science School sims
Place Name: Science School sims
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Science%20School/180/152/29
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: Three sims associated with the U. of Denver (DU).  Science School has recreation of Meyer-Womble Observatory.  Science School II has nuclear reactor.
Tags: astronomy, physics, nuclear reactor, Science Friday
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): zazen Manbi
Related Link: http://www.du.edu/today/stories/2007/07/2007-07-18-secondlif.html

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Portal on Info Island
Place Name: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Portal on Info Island
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/186/102/33
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: Science Fiction & Fantasy books, exhibits, web resources, Book of the Month discussion, Film discussions, Meet the Author events, ethnic authors displays, many other displays including Hugo and Nebula Award winners.
Tags: Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Books
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Franja Russell

Second Health Polyclinic
Place Name: Second Health Polyclinic
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Health%20London/125/207/27
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: Two sims.  Life-size model of a polyclinic proposed for London, England.  Explanatory videos
Tags: polyclinic, healthcare, medicine, NHS
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Davee Commerce
Related Link: http://secondhealth.wordpress.com/

Second Physics
Place Name: Second Physics
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Physics/173/79/21
Date Last Confirmed: January 14, 2010
Description: Second Physics has the mission of science dissemination in SL. Many members of the Second Physics group are in Italy.
Tags: physics
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Talete Flanagan

Shop for Steampunk Mad Scientists
Place Name: Shop for Steampunk Mad Scientists
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Port%20Caledon/160/34/23
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: Time machines, lightning machines, electrical gadgets, gizmos and control panels
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): ambiant Kukulcan

SL Medical Library
Place Name: SL Medical Library
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/169/226/27
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: Informational displays about medicine and healthcare.  Part of the Second Life Library.
Tags: medical science, medicine, healthcare
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Namro Orman
Related Link: http://infoisland.org/

SmarterEarth
Place Name: SmarterEarth
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/SmarterEarth/212/42/29
Date Last Confirmed: February 17, 2010
Description: Museum of Earth-friendly technologies. A project of the Smarter Earth Institute. Space solar power exhibit.
Tags: Sustainability
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Hermit Barber
Related Link: http://www.smarterearth.org/

Social Simulation Research Lab
Place Name: Social Simulation Research Lab
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hyperborea/199/100/23
Date Last Confirmed: June 12, 2008
Description: Their SL location doesn't exist anymore but their website (see the Related Link) still has many good references on social sciences & virtual worlds.
Tags: social science, virtual community, cyberspace
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Mynci Gorky
Related Link: http://mypages.surrey.ac.uk/psp1ak/links.htm

Space Frontier sim
Place Name: Space Frontier sim
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Space%20Frontier/174/3/28
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: New rocket ships and old space planes, fly-in movie screen, secret sky workshop. Frontier Astronautics repurposed missile silo
Tags: rockets, planes, sandbox
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Rocket Sellers, Jimbo Perhaps

Space Studies Institute sim
Place Name: Space Studies Institute sim
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Space%20Studies%20Institute/135/118/74
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: A pathfinder project by the Space Studies Institute
Tags: spacecraft, rockets, hangars, windmills, radar, space solar power
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Rocket Sellers, Jimbo Perhaps
Related Link: http://ssi.org/

Spaceport UK
Place Name: Spaceport UK
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Star%20Beach%20Island/72/250/22
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: Information about Britain's role in astronomy and space exploration
Tags: space, astronomy, telescopes, rockets, spaceflight
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Aso Galicia

Spindrift Island
Place Name: Spindrift Island
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spindrift/163/150/31
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: Space music museum, space art, model of Larry Niven's ringworld, The 1st Question! (show), SpinSpace Gallery
Tags: space, astronomical art, IAAA. SpinSpace Gallery
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Paradox Olbers
Related Link: http://spindriftisland.wordpress.com/

SploLand
Place Name: SploLand
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/SploLand/182/75/25
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: Museum with dozens of science exhibits.  Associated with The Exploratorium
Tags: comet, pendulum, optical illusion, pi day
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Patio Plasma
Related Link: http://www.exploratorium.edu/

Starlight: Celestial Visions, a Photography Exhibition
Place Name: Starlight: Celestial Visions, a Photography Exhibition
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20WA/50/43/24
Date Last Confirmed: January 20, 2010
Description: A collection of astronomical photos by John Goldsmith. Hosted by the University of Western Australia.
Tags: astronomy, photography, space
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Dragonmage Bogan
Related Link: http://events.uwa.edu.au/event/20090803T012242Z-876-3983@events.uwa.edu.au/whatson/publicaffairs

Stomach Museum
Place Name: Stomach Museum
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hoshi%20Island/228/232/24
Date Last Confirmed: January 21, 2010
Description: Basic visual information on stomach diseases, including benign gastric ulcer and carcinoma
Tags: anatomy, stomach, ulcer, cancer
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Cha Klaar

St. Michel - The Jules Verne Museum
Place Name: St. Michel - The Jules Verne Museum
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lily/220/124/53
Date Last Confirmed: January 30, 2010
Description: A museum to honour the life and creative works of the 19th century French author Jules Verne, who is considered one of the founders of science fiction. Don't miss the part in the sky around http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lily/218/214/512
Tags: submarine, ocean, travel, science fiction
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Veritas Raymaker
Related Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne

Sustainable Energy Science Lab
Place Name: Sustainable Energy Science Lab
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Etopia%20Island/224/52/23
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: EnergyTeachers.org (ETO) is a Real-Life network of educators interested in energy production and use. Solar Sierra and Windy Schor are Second Life avatars that help educators and the general public, in SL, learn about energy. They represent ETO in SL with workshops, builds, scripts, events, asking and answering questions, and scholarship.
Tags: sustainable energy, science
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Solar Sierra, Windy Schor
Related Link: http://energyteachers.org/

Svarga
Place Name: Svarga
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Svarga/3/120/30
Date Last Confirmed: March 21, 2010
Description: Old Island with simulated interacting rain, plants, and animals. Ride the wasp. Amazing architecture.
Tags: artificial life, ecosystem, Alife, ecology
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Patch Linden (new owner), Laukosargas Svarog
Related Link: http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/05/god_game.html

SWIFT Project
Place Name: SWIFT Project
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Media%20Zoo/62/206/31
Date Last Confirmed: April 12, 2010
Description: University of Leicester project to familiarize students with lab practices and to help teach genetics. Open to all members of the general public. SWIFT = Second World Immersive Future Teaching
Tags: lab, lab equipment, genetics, biology
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Trinity Quicksand, PD Alchemi, Genevieve Simons, Jiz Source
Related Link: http://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/swift/swift#

Synthetic Biology Interactive (SBI)
Place Name: Synthetic Biology Interactive (SBI)
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/LINDSAY%20Virtual%20Medicine/187/187/29
Date Last Confirmed: December 3, 2009
Description: An educational resource for students new to synthetic biology. A meeting place for students in the iGEM competition (International Genetically Engineered Machines Competition). A project of the University of Calgary's iGEM team. SBI is divided into three major components: The Synthetic Kingdom, the Biobrick Simulator, and the Virtual Labs.
Tags: synthetic biology, genetic engineering, iGEM
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Pathogen Monacular, Ovaltine Calamity
Related Link: http://2009.igem.org/Team:Calgary/Second_Life/SBI

TejanoTech
Place Name: TejanoTech
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/TejanoTech/109/152/27
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: The virtual home of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) which is quickly becoming a vibrant center of interdisciplinary and culturally situated STEM education in SL
Tags: STEM education, university
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): constructivIST Solo
Related Link: http://www.utsa.edu/about/

Testis Tour
Place Name: Testis Tour
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/OSU%20Medicine/82/98/301
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: Ride a vehicle to tour giant animated models of the male testis, with text explanations.  Ohio State University medicine project
Tags: gynecology, anatomy, physiology, medicine
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): DrDoug Pennell

The Abyss Observatory
Place Name: The Abyss Observatory
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Earth%203/215/25/23
Date Last Confirmed: January 22, 2010
Description: A museum of ocean science and technology, which also celebrates the sense of wonder about the mysteries of the deep sea.
Tags: submarines, oceanography, sea, ocean monitoring, historical submersibles
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Yan Lauria, Rezago Kokorin
Related Link: http://chikyu-to-umi.com/abyss/

The Living Cosmos - Book Exhibition
Place Name: The Living Cosmos - Book Exhibition
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/LivingintheUniverse/189/193/21
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: Exhibition about the book The Living Cosmos by Chris Impey.  Videos, audio recordings, posters
Tags: astrobiology, astronomy
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Alan Myhre
Related Link: http://www.thelivingcosmos.com/

The Naked Scientists' SL Home
Place Name: The Naked Scientists' SL Home
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/SciLands/102/129/25
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: SL home of the BBC Radio science show "The Naked Scientists" (broadcasts into SL on Sundays at 6pm UK Time, which is usually 10am Pacific Time)
Tags: radio show, news, discussion,
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Bing Villiers, Dagger Cioc
Related Link: http://www.thenakedscientists.com/

The Tech
Place Name: The Tech
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Tech/197/159/38
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: Sim associated with The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California
Tags: science exhibits, tours, sandbox, exhibitions, videos
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Stephe Roux, Agent Heliosense
Related Link: http://www.thetech.org/techvirtual/

Thomson Scientific sim
Place Name: Thomson Scientific sim
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/ThomsonReuters/86/177/53
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: SL home of Thomson Scientific (part of Thomson Reuters)
Tags: scientific knowledge, information
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Jeff Warburton
Related Link: http://scientific.thomson.com/

Tox Town at the Virtual National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Place Name: Tox Town at the Virtual National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Virtual%20NLM/129/138/25
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: A town with information about where toxic chemicals can be found.  Note: The NLM is part of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Tags: toxic chemicals, environmental health, toxicology, chemistry
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Toxie Cortes
Related Link: http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/

TRUTHS Satellite Exhibit v2.0
Place Name: TRUTHS Satellite Exhibit v2.0
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Alpha/164/71/22
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: Exhibit about a proposed satellite named TRUTHS (Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies). Exhibit sponsored by the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL).
Tags: climate change, measurement, spacecraft, space, light, radiometry
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Bing Villiers
Related Link: http://www.npl.co.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.818

University of Hertfordshire Research Exhibits
Place Name: University of Hertfordshire Research Exhibits
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uni%20of%20Herts/118/73/26
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: Exhibits about research being done at the University of Hertfordshire
Tags: computer science, agricultural science, algorithms, information processing
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Zante Zapedzki
Related Link: http://www.herts.ac.uk/

University of Houston Health and Human Performance Public Learning Experiences
Place Name: University of Houston Health and Human Performance Public Learning Experiences
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/HHP%20at%20UH/102/38/23
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: Touch the sign 'teleport to learning experiences' and from the little platform take your pick: 1) Plaque Attack (Ride a red blood cell to race others down an artery but avoid the plaques!), 2) Left Ventricle Simulator, 3) Artery Simulator
Tags: health, heart, artery, plaque, blood, anatomy
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Annie Obscure

University of Liverpool
Place Name: University of Liverpool
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Liverpool+University+Port/128/128/0
Date Last Confirmed: January 20, 2010
Description: Pilot Second Life island for students and staff at the University of Liverpool. Examining ways SL might be used by students to study the causative agent of TB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tags: lysozyme, tuberculosis, education
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Graham Mills

U. of Hawaii Aquaculture Program
Place Name: U. of Hawaii Aquaculture Program
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/UH%20Aquaculture%20Program/99/182/22
Date Last Confirmed: June 21, 2010
Description: Simulations explaining aquaculture
Tags: aquaculture
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Sam Solomon, Liz Ferlinghetti
Related Link: http://www.hawaii.edu/secondlife/

Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach
Place Name: Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lighthouse%20Learning%20Island/190/82/25
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: Location for meetings, professional development, and to display information about the work of the Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach, as well as to share out information about Science in SL
Tags: science outreach
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Scottmerrick Oh
Related Link: http://scienceoutreach.org/

Virtual Hallucinations
Place Name: Virtual Hallucinations
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sedig/27/44/22
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: A UC Davis project that seeks to educate people about the mental illness schizophrenia.  Experience hallucinations
Tags: psychiatry, mental health, immersive environment
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Nash Baldwin
Related Link: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/ais/virtualhallucinations/

Virtual Museum of the History of Computing in Learning and Education - You may need to go up one level (it's on the 2nd floor)
Place Name: Virtual Museum of the History of Computing in Learning and Education - You may need to go up one level (it's on the 2nd floor)
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/136/11/43
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: Exhibits about how computers were used in learning and education from the earliest computers forward. Many old (and funny!) ads for computers
Tags: computers, education, history, software
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): LizaJune Stoop
Related Link: http://www.loopcntr.org/

Virtual Speech-Language & Hearing Clinic
Place Name: Virtual Speech-Language & Hearing Clinic
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Earth%207/235/129/43
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: Giant models of the human larynx and ear, including all the internal anatomy. Created by Northern Michigan University to teach speech-language pathologists.
Tags: anatomy, larynx, ear
In SciLands?: Yes
Contact People (SL Names): Siiaas Saarinen
Related Link: http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/SpeechLanguageHearing/

Virtual State Fair
Place Name: Virtual State Fair
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Morrill/131/6/24
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: SL Home of the Cooperative Extension System (extension.org). Two (soon to be four) sims hosting a variety of exhibits realted to agriculture, food safety, pest management, family caregiving, nutrition, and more.
Tags: agriculture, food safety, nutrition
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Thynka Little
Related Link: http://www.extension.org

Winged Things from the Roan Plateau (on 2nd floor)
Place Name: Winged Things from the Roan Plateau (on 2nd floor)
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/imagiLEARNING/26/32/21/
Date Last Confirmed: February 5, 2010
Description: Go to the second floor to see displays of fossils from the Roan Plateau in Colorado.
Tags: paleontology, fossil
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Virtual Bacon

Women Working in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Place Name: Women Working in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City/15/133/25
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: Exhibit about women working in the space and aeronautics industries since the earliest days
Tags: space, aeronautics, astronautics, women
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Archivist Llewellyn

W. M. Keck Observatory
Place Name: W. M. Keck Observatory
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spike/138/98/140
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: A life-size model of the W. M. Keck Observatory (two telescopes in Hawaii). There's an astronomy museum inside.
Tags: astronomy, telescope, observatory, museum
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Kardargo Adamczyk
Related Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._M._Keck_Observatory

Zoonomian Science Center
Place Name: Zoonomian Science Center
Location (SLURL): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Haddath/75/117/74
Date Last Confirmed: January 23, 2010
Description: Two-floor building with various science exhibits.
Tags: science communications
In SciLands?: No
Contact People (SL Names): Erasmus Magic
Related Link: http://communicatescience.com/zoonomian/