Scientific American Names 25 Favorite Websites

Since the interns at Scientific American have nothing to do but surf the web all day, the editors decided to pool all of their bookmarks together, throw away the Gawker and BoingBoing links, and pick 25 science and technology websites that make them look smart. Naturally, the first site on their list is The Whole Brain Atlas. (You can hear them at the cocktail parties now, "and for fun, I study neuroimaging.") Blogs by writers who are not scientists but who write popular science books are also on the list--um, okay. Some of these sites wouldn't pass the bar at Element List, particularly those in need of a professional web designer (yes, even scientists appreciate good design).