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Place Name | Location (SLURL) | Date Last Confirmed | Description | Tags | In SciLands? | Contact People (SL Names) | Related Link | |||
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| ACS Island | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | SL home of the American Chemical Society (ACS), with exhibits and events by ACS members | ACS, chemistry, molecules, posters |  | Lirpa Dagger | acsisland.wordpress.com | |||
| Ann Myers Medical Center / Sprott Shaw College | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | AMMC was created to test the possibilities of virtual training for First Life medical and nursing students | hospital, healthcare, training, medicine, nursing | | DoctorAnn Buchanan | ammc.wordpress.com | |||
| Astronomy at Info Island | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | A collection of astronomy resources assembled by librarians (mostly links to websites). Da Vinci's Observatory. | astronomy, references, observatory | | Georgette Whitfield | ||||
| Avnet Technology Museum | slurl.com | December 12, 2009 | A museum with a timeline of technology as seen by Avnet, a technology company. Includes a video. | history, museum, radio, technology, electronics, computers | | Zee Pixel | www.avnet.com | |||
| BIOME | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | Biology island associated with Northen Michigan University (NMU). Assorted biology exhibits. | microscope, micro-organisms, biology, education |  | Clowey Greenwood | ||||
| Biomedicine Research Labs - Sbarro Health Research Organization | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | SL headquarters of Sbarro Health Research Organization. Includes reproductions of real laboratories | health, medicine, research | | Alfa Roux | www.newswise.com | |||
| Caerleon Planetarium | slurl.com | February 4, 2010 | 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. | astronomy, stars, planetarium | | Jackson Drechsler | ||||
| Caledon Astrotorium | slurl.com | December 12, 2009 | Star theatre (movie theatre among the stars), Astro-clock, float among the stars | astronomy, moon, planets, stars | | Kenny Hubble | ||||
| Cami Lab | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | 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. | genetics, biology | | Simone Gateaux | slbiology.blogspot.com | |||
| CDC - US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | SL Headquarters of the CDC. Includes conference center, virtual lab, informational videos, posters, etc. | health, medicine, disease, CDC | | Hygeia Philo | www.cdc.gov | |||
| Center for Water Studies | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | Headquarters of the SL group named Center for Water Studies | water | | Delia Lake | ||||
| Chemistry Corner | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | Assorted chemistry displays at Drexel University sim. Explore the sim for more | chemistry, molecules, posters | | Horace Moody | ||||
| Conservation Island | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | World Wildlife Fund (WWF) project in SL | nature walk, animals, conservation | | Davey Hilra | www.wwf.org | |||
| Consumer Health Library | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | Provides training programs, outreach to virtual medical communities, important consumer health resources, and one-on-one support to Second Life residents | consumer health, healthcare, outreach | | Carolina Keats | infoisland.org | |||
| Deckard & Quinn Co. | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | Assorted Victorian-era scientific apparatus and equipment for sale | 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 | | Maklin Deckard, Royce Quinn | ||||
| Deep Sea Marine Aquarium and Sea-Life Centre | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | Aquarium and museum about sea-life. Click the ball to enter the underwater tunnel | sea-life, fish, sharks, crabs, corals, seas, oceans, whales, marine | | Kaikou Splash | ||||
| Department of Energy (DOE) Island | slurl.com | February 1, 2010 | 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. | particle accelerator, atom smasher, energy, US government agency, energy sources | | Energy Heliosense, Edwin Alekseev, Hackshaven Harford | www.vimeo.com | |||
| Dinosaurs Park | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | Inspired by the movie 'Jurassic Park' | dinosaurs, dinosaur avatars, lab | | Nargus Asturias | narguslab.com | |||
| Earth Model | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | A giant model of planet Earth made with sculpties and showing realtime cloud cover. FLY UP. | earth, weather, globe, geography | | Zora Spoonhammer | nwn.blogs.com | |||
| Elucian Islands | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | Home of the Nature Publishing Group in Second Life | SciFoo Lives On, cafe, posters, displays, 3D models | | Joanna Wombat, SecondLou Skytower | www.nature.com | |||
| Elucian Islands Village | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | 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. | science, community, projects | | SecondLou Skytower | www.nature.com | |||
| Elucian Omega | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | Replica of Charles Darwin's Beagle (ship). There is a game / quest on the sim as well. Created by Nature Publishing Group. | Darwin, Beagle, Game, Island, Galapagos, Evolution | | SecondLou Skytower, Joanna Wombat | www.nature.com | |||
| Energy Paths | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | Exhibition about energy sources, sustainability | solar power, wind power, tidal power, sustainability | | Bjerkel Eerie | commonwealthisland.ning.com | |||
| Erich Bremer's Molecule Rezzer (Monolith) | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | A modern, fast molecule rezzer for SL. Look up in the air to see some big molecule models (maybe). | chemistry, atoms, molecules, visualization | | Erich Bremer | secondlife.som.stonybrook.edu | |||
| Exploratorium sim | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | Associated with The Exploratorium (museum of science, art and human perception in San Francisco). Be sure to explore the exhibits up in the sky. | science center, Mars asteroid impact, Big Bang, amphitheatre | | Patio Plasma, Pepto Majestic | www.exploratorium.edu | |||
| Genome sim | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | Genetics sim associated with Dr. Mary Anne Clark (Max Chatnoir in SL) at Texas Wesleyan University. | genetics, molecular genetics, biology, Mendel, DNA, cells, genomes | | Max Chatnoir | web.txwes.edu | |||
| Geometrical Art by Wizard Gynoid | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | 3D geometrical art for sale at The Omni Market & Art Gallery | geometry, art | | Wizard Gynoid | ||||
| Hearth Murmur Sim - Cardiac Ausculation Training Concept | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | A place where one can learn to distinguish the sounds of healthy and diseased heartbeats | training, heartbeat, stethoscope, healthcare, medicine | | Jeremy Kabumpo | sl.nmc.org | |||
| Hypercube | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | A projection of the 4-dimensional hypercube into 3-dimensional space, animated | mathematics, geometry, polytope | | Seifert Surface | www.segerman.org | |||
| IBM Sevices Sciences, Management and Engineering (SSME) | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | Building associated with SSME on IBM's Almaden sim | services sciences, IBM | | Jampa Babeli | www.research.ibm.com | |||
| IEEE Artificial Intelligence Learning Center | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | 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. | Artificial Intelligence, AI | | Joey Aboma, Thomasalva Ewing | www.hypergridbusiness.com | |||
| Illinois State University Geography-Geology Department | slurl.com | January 20, 2010 | Models, exhibits, and meeting places all being used to teach students at Illinois State University. There are things to see at various altitudes. | geology, geography, natural disasters, crystal systems, types of faults | | Zeppo Romano, Neosome Anatine | www.cat.ilstu.edu | |||
| Imperial College London | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | Medical procedure training simulation created by Imperial College London. See the "Related Link" for details. | medicine, diagnosis, procedure, simulation, training, respiratory ward | | Davee Commerce | www.massively.com | |||
| Institute of Geography, University of Duisburg-Essen | slurl.com | January 30, 2010 | Appears to be an experiment in the use of SL by someone at the University of Duisburg-Essen. On the sim named "European Science". | geography | | Cathrin Laville | www.forschungsbericht.uni-due.de | |||
| Institute of Physics (IoP) Experimental Plot | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | Parcel where the IoP is experimenting with Second Life | telescopes, displays, experiments | | Phenomenon Young | physicsworld.com | |||
| International Spaceflight Museum (ISM) | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | Two sims. Life-sized models of spacecraft and rockets of the past, present and future. Planetarium. Vehicle Assembly Building. | space, spacecraft, rockets, planets, planetarium, VAB | | Paradox Olbers | slispaceflightmuseum.org | |||
| International Year of Astronomy 2009 sim | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | The SL home of the International Year of Astronomy (2009). It continues to be open in 2010. | astronomy, space, IYA, IYA2009 | | Ourania Fizgig | www.astronomy2009.org | |||
| Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Explorer Island | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | The SL home of JPL. Models of JPL spacecraft. Model of Victoria Crater (on Mars). Martian dust devils. Events. | spacecraft, spaceflight, space exploration, planets, astronomy | | Jet Burns, Devery Barrymore | www.jpl.nasa.gov | |||
| Kira Cafe | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | 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. | discussion | | Pema Pera, Caledonia Heron | www.kira.org | |||
| Library and Archives, NASA CoLab | slurl.com | January 18, 2010 | 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. | NASA, CoLab, Library, Archives, Records, History, Flight, Aerospace, Aeronautics, Astronaut, Pilot, Airplane, Space, Astronomy, Science | | Archivist Llewellyn | ||||
| LifeArt Gallery | slurl.com | January 17, 2010 | Dozens of posters and 3D models, all mathematically inspired | math, art, education, sculpture | | Beacara Boa, Seifert Surface | ||||
| Linnaeus Room at the Swedish Institute | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | Built to celebrate 300th anniversary of the birth of the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus. Also teleport to the Linnaeus Garden | botany, biology, sweden, flowers, garden | | Unknown | www.linnaeus300.com | |||
| Living in the Universe | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | 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 | earth, geology, planetology, evolution | | Ourania Fizgig | sl.nmc.org | |||
| Magnuz of Sweden Sky Planetarium | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | Planetarium and exhibits about planets, stars, black holes, and galaxies, including an automated guided tour | astronomy, planets, stars, galaxies, space | | Magnuz Binder | www.ogleearth.com | |||
| Mars Institute | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | SL headquarters of Mars Institute | mars, exploration | | Kenji Aero | www.marsinstitute.info | |||
| Medical Examiner's Office | slurl.com | February 4, 2010 | 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.) | forensic pathology, anatomy | | Edd Thor | ||||
| Meta Institute for Computational Astrophysics (MICA) sim | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | The SL home of MICA, with many meeting areas and displays, see http://mica-vw.org | astrophysics, astronomy, space | | Curious George | mica-vw.org | |||
| Model of Apollo 11 Moon Landing Site | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | A recreation of the Apollo 11 Moon landing site, including the Eagle lander, the US flag and several experiments | Apollo 11, moon, spacecraft, space, spaceflight, NASA, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin | | Chaac Amarula | en.wikipedia.org | |||
| MoonWorld | slurl.com | October 15, 2009 | 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). | Moon, Lunar, Exploration | | Frecka Salsman | www.avatrian.com | |||
| Museum of Natural History of Vienna | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | Inspired by the one in Vienna, Austria | museum, natural history, dinosaurs | | Marso Mayo | www.nhm-wien.ac.at | |||
| Museum of Natural History, University of Florence, Italy, SL branch | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | Now showing an exhibition called "MASKIO. The nature of man." about manhood, masculinity, manliness, virility | museum, natural history | | Crlo Mayo | www.msn.unifi.it | |||
| Museum of Robots | maps.secondlife.com | March 5, 2010 | Dedicated to the appreciation of robots. Its mission is to promote understanding of the place of robots in popular culture, art, and science. This mission is realized through permanent and special exhibits, entertainment, and events. | robots | | Bibi Bayliss | www.MuseumofRobots.com | |||
| M. C. Escher's "Stars" | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | A giant 3D model of chameleons climbing inside a geometric structure, inspired by M. C. Escher's geometry-inspired print "Stars" | geometry, mathematics, art, sculpture | | Wizard Gynoid | ||||
| Nanotechnology Island | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | The nanoscience & nanotechnology hub of Second Life, sponsored by the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) | nanotechnology, nanoscience, nanotubes, nanoparticles, buckyballs, C60, graphene, Newton's Apple Tree | | Bing Villiers | nanoisland.wordpress.com | |||
| NASA CoLab sim | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | SL home of the NASA CoLab project, assorted exhibits and meeting spaces | space exploration, spaceflight, rockets, spacecraft | | Jet Burns, Devery Barrymore | colab.arc.nasa.gov | |||
| NASA eEducation Sim | slurl.com | January 19, 2010 | SL entry point for NASA Education projects, operated by NASA Learning Technologies | space, spacecraft, exploration, education, technology | | Greyark Hightower | education.nasa.gov | |||
| NASA Glennopolis | slurl.com | November 4, 2009 | 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. | NASA, jet engines, propulsion, drop tower, wind turbines, acoustic test rig | | Allen Farquart | www.nasa.gov | |||
| NMC Research Park sim | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | A New Media Consortium sim with a holodeck, medical simulation, offices, arboretum, amphitheater | research park | | Larry Pixel | www.nmc.org | |||
| NOAA's First Sim, Meteora | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) island 1 | tsunami, melting glacier, hurricane, weather balloon, sea life, real-time weather map | | Hackshaven Harford | www.esrl.noaa.gov | |||
| NOAA's Second Sim, Okeanos | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) island 2 | algal bloom, oil spill, submarine tour, ferry tour, coastal survey, marine sanctuary | | Hackshaven Harford | www.esrl.noaa.gov | |||
| OKAPI Island | slurl.com | January 30, 2010 | Team OKAPI and Berkeley archaeologists mirror the prehistoric village, museum and archaeology in action at Catalhoyuk, Turkey. | archaeology research, education, public outreach | | Zed Marseille, Clementine Glass | okapi.wordpress.com | |||
| OneClimate sim | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | Displays and events with a focus on climate change and related topics | climate change, global warming, greenhouse gases | | OneClimateCoordinator Sol | www.oneclimate.net | |||
| Planck Satellite Exhibits | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | 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. | satellite, space, cosmology, ESA, CNES | | Emileigh Starbrook, Justin Biziou | www.imarginal.com | |||
| PopSci Future Lounge | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | The Second Life home of PopSci.com (the Web site of Popular Science Magazine) | future concepts | | Versu Millionsofus | popsci.typepad.com | |||
| Raymaker Field Studies Centre at Praxis | slurl.com | February 17, 2010 | 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. | geography, geomorphology, climate change | | watcher Castaignede, Constantine Loire | ||||
| Reef Ball Foundation | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | SL home of the Reef Ball Foundation, a nonprofit working to rehabilitate marine reefs using artificial reef modules | coral reefs, marine, seas, oceans | | Todd Braver | www.reefball.org | |||
| RIT Physics Exhibits | slurl.com | November 23, 2009 | 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). | projectile motion, cannons, acceleration | | Oddprofessor Snoodle | www.ntid.rit.edu | |||
| Science Center | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | Home of the SL group named Science Center. Their most useful resource is their website at http://sites.google.com/site/slscgroupsite/ | science | | Troy McLuhan | sites.google.com | |||
| Science Friday (Radio Show) sim | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | SL home of Science Friday, the weekly radio show on NPR. They broadcast live into SL on Fridays from 11am-1pm Pacific Time | science news, interviews, discussion | | Bjorlyn Loon, SciFri Frog, Ira Flatley, JoePalca Burger | www.sciencefriday.com | |||
| Science in 3D | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | A project of Potsdam University in Germany. Virtual Worlds as Innovative Training Platform for Entrepreneurs in Life Science. | | Miracle Moo | www.science-in-3d.de | ||||
| Science School sims | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | Three sims associated with the U. of Denver (DU). Science School has recreation of Meyer-Womble Observatory. Science School II has nuclear reactor. | astronomy, physics, nuclear reactor, Science Friday | | zazen Manbi | www.du.edu | |||
| Sci-Fi and Fantasy Portal on Info Island | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | 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. | Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Books | | Franja Russell | ||||
| Second Health Polyclinic | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | Two sims. Life-size model of a polyclinic proposed for London, England. Explanatory videos | polyclinic, healthcare, medicine, NHS | | Davee Commerce | secondhealth.wordpress.com | |||
| Second Physics | slurl.com | January 14, 2010 | Second Physics has the mission of science dissemination in SL. Many members of the Second Physics group are in Italy. | physics | | Talete Flanagan | ||||
| Shop for Steampunk Mad Scientists | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | Time machines, lightning machines, electrical gadgets, gizmos and control panels | | ambiant Kukulcan | |||||
| SL Medical Library | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | Informational displays about medicine and healthcare. Part of the Second Life Library. | medical science, medicine, healthcare | | Namro Orman | infoisland.org | |||
| SmarterEarth | slurl.com | February 17, 2010 | Museum of Earth-friendly technologies. A project of the Smarter Earth Institute. Space solar power exhibit. | Sustainability | | Hermit Barber | www.smarterearth.org | |||
| Social Simulation Research Lab | slurl.com | June 12, 2008 | Their SL location doesn't exist anymore but their website (see the Related Link) still has many good references on social sciences & virtual worlds. | social science, virtual community, cyberspace | | Mynci Gorky | mypages.surrey.ac.uk | |||
| Space Frontier sim | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | New rocket ships and old space planes, fly-in movie screen, secret sky workshop. Frontier Astronautics repurposed missile silo | rockets, planes, sandbox | | Rocket Sellers, Jimbo Perhaps | ||||
| Space Studies Institute sim | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | A pathfinder project by the Space Studies Institute | spacecraft, rockets, hangars, windmills, radar, space solar power | | Rocket Sellers, Jimbo Perhaps | ssi.org | |||
| Spaceport UK | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | Information about Britain's role in astronomy and space exploration | space, astronomy, telescopes, rockets, spaceflight | | Aso Galicia | ||||
| Spindrift Island | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | Space music museum, space art, model of Larry Niven's ringworld, The 1st Question! (show), SpinSpace Gallery | space, astronomical art, IAAA. SpinSpace Gallery | | Paradox Olbers | spindriftisland.wordpress.com | |||
| SploLand | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | Museum with dozens of science exhibits. Associated with The Exploratorium | comet, pendulum, optical illusion, pi day | | Patio Plasma | www.exploratorium.edu | |||
| Star Trek Museum of Science | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | Museum about the science associated with Star Trek (science fiction) | space exploration, stars, planets, astronomy, physics, spaceflight, astrometrics | | Sabri Piccard | slfix.com | |||
| Starlight: Celestial Visions, a Photography Exhibition | slurl.com | January 20, 2010 | A collection of astronomical photos by John Goldsmith. Hosted by the University of Western Australia. | astronomy, photography, space | | Dragonmage Bogan | events.uwa.edu.au | |||
| Stomach Museum | slurl.com | January 21, 2010 | Basic visual information on stomach diseases, including benign gastric ulcer and carcinoma | anatomy, stomach, ulcer, cancer | | Cha Klaar | ||||
| St. Michel - The Jules Verne Museum | slurl.com | January 30, 2010 | 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 | submarine, ocean, travel, science fiction | | Veritas Raymaker | en.wikipedia.org | |||
| Sustainable Energy Science Lab | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | 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. | sustainable energy, science | | Solar Sierra, Windy Schor | energyteachers.org | |||
| Svarga | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | Island with simulated interacting rain, plants, and animals. Amazing architecture. It was gone from SL for a while. It was on the SL map as of Jan 23, 2010 but I couldn't teleport there. | artificial life, ecosystem, Alife, ecology | | Laukosargas Svarog | nwn.blogs.com | |||
| Synthetic Biology Interactive (SBI) | slurl.com | December 3, 2009 | 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. | synthetic biology, genetic engineering, iGEM | | Pathogen Monacular, Ovaltine Calamity | 2009.igem.org | |||
| TejanoTech | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | 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 | STEM education, university | | constructivIST Solo | www.utsa.edu | |||
| Testis Tour | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | Ride a vehicle to tour giant animated models of the male testis, with text explanations. Ohio State University medicine project | gynecology, anatomy, physiology, medicine | | DrDoug Pennell | ||||
| The Abyss Observatory | slurl.com | January 22, 2010 | A museum of ocean science and technology, which also celebrates the sense of wonder about the mysteries of the deep sea. | submarines, oceanography, sea, ocean monitoring, historical submersibles | | Yan Lauria, Rezago Kokorin | chikyu-to-umi.com | |||
| The Living Cosmos - Book Exhibition | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | Exhibition about the book The Living Cosmos by Chris Impey. Videos, audio recordings, posters | astrobiology, astronomy | | Alan Myhre | www.thelivingcosmos.com | |||
| The Naked Scientists' SL Home | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | 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) | radio show, news, discussion, | | Bing Villiers, Dagger Cioc | www.thenakedscientists.com | |||
| The Tech | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | Sim associated with The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California | science exhibits, tours, sandbox, exhibitions, videos | | Stephe Roux, Agent Heliosense | www.thetech.org | |||
| Thomson Scientific sim | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | SL home of Thomson Scientific (part of Thomson Reuters) | scientific knowledge, information | | Jeff Warburton | scientific.thomson.com | |||
| Tox Town at the Virtual National Library of Medicine (NLM) | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | A town with information about where toxic chemicals can be found. Note: The NLM is part of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) | toxic chemicals, environmental health, toxicology, chemistry | | Toxie Cortes | toxtown.nlm.nih.gov | |||
| TRUTHS Satellite Exhibit v2.0 | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | Exhibit about a proposed satellite named TRUTHS (Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies). Exhibit sponsored by the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL). | climate change, measurement, spacecraft, space, light, radiometry | | Bing Villiers | www.npl.co.uk | |||
| University of Hertfordshire Research Exhibits | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | Exhibits about research being done at the University of Hertfordshire | computer science, agricultural science, algorithms, information processing | | Zante Zapedzki | www.herts.ac.uk | |||
| University of Houston Health and Human Performance Public Learning Experiences | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | 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 | health, heart, artery, plaque, blood, anatomy | | Annie Obscure | ||||
| University of Liverpool | slurl.com | January 20, 2010 | 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 | lysozyme, tuberculosis, education | | Graham Mills | ||||
| Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | 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 | science outreach | | Scottmerrick Oh | scienceoutreach.org | |||
| Virtual Hallucinations | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | A UC Davis project that seeks to educate people about the mental illness schizophrenia. Experience hallucinations | psychiatry, mental health, immersive environment | | Nash Baldwin | www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu | |||
| 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) | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | Exhibits about how computers were used in learning and education from the earliest computers forward. Many old (and funny!) ads for computers | computers, education, history, software | | LizaJune Stoop | www.loopcntr.org | |||
| Virtual Speech-Language & Hearing Clinic | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | Giant models of the human larynx and ear, including all the internal anatomy. Created by Northern Michigan University to teach speech-language pathologists. | anatomy, larynx, ear | | Siiaas Saarinen | webb.nmu.edu | |||
| Virtual State Fair | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | 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. | agriculture, food safety, nutrition | | Thynka Little | www.extension.org | |||
| Winged Things from the Roan Plateau (on 2nd floor) | slurl.com | February 5, 2010 | Go to the second floor to see displays of fossils from the Roan Plateau in Colorado. | paleontology, fossil | | Virtual Bacon | ||||
| Women Working in Aeronautics and Astronautics | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | Exhibit about women working in the space and aeronautics industries since the earliest days | space, aeronautics, astronautics, women | | Archivist Llewellyn | ||||
| W. M. Keck Observatory | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | A life-size model of the W. M. Keck Observatory (two telescopes in Hawaii). There's an astronomy museum inside. | astronomy, telescope, observatory, museum | | Kardargo Adamczyk | en.wikipedia.org | |||
| Zoonomian Science Center | slurl.com | January 23, 2010 | Two-floor building with various science exhibits. | science communications | | Erasmus Magic | communicatescience.com | |||
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