Dr. Kevin Houston's Sites of Interest

Mathematics

University of Leeds School of Mathematics
Liverpool University Mathematical Sciences
University of Warwick Mathematics Institute
London Mathematical Society
American Mathematical Society
arXive
Mathematics Weblog Interesting maths blog
Mathforge News from the world of Maths
Mathworld A huge collection of information on maths

Geometry

A ruled surface sculpture A surface I spotted in Rio de Janeiro
Julian Beever's pavement drawings Pavement drawings from an interesting perspective
Bathsheba Grossman Maths and other sculptures
Random Thoughts from a Random Fellow Includes online sing surf drawing package

Universities

UK Academic sites
University of Leeds
The University of Liverpool
University of Newcastle upon Tyne

People

Bill Bruce
James Damon
Peter Giblin
David Massey
David Mond
Maria Ruas
Marcelo Saia
Farid Tari
Mihai Tibar
More to follow! I am adding them as I need them.

Science

Bad Astronomy An excellent site and excellent book. See also the author's blog entry on Science Fare. Sums it all up!

Leeds Sites

COSTA Local access only
Local docs Local access only
Travel Local access only
Leeds Webcam

Books

Leeds University Library
Amazon
British Library
Waterstones
Borders
Blackwells
Alibris
Abebooks

Literature

Iain M. Banks
Neal Stephenson and a not so friendly site.

Humour

Dilbert Modern management antics.
Basic Instructions You will learn!
xkcd A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.

Other Sites

TED Great video lectures - far better than TV. Don't know where to start? Try the shambolic genius of Lennart Green or see Tom's hand in JJ Abrams's talk.
Flickr Interesting photographs
National Train Timetable
John Peel Sessions, Festive 50, etc.
Be a genius Improve your mind
New Scientist Top science magazine
Currency converter
Royal Society

Maths Talk

My talks for schools