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A New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram 
Science from the point of view of complex systems: from the origins of apparent randomness in physical systems, to the development of complexity in biology.
http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/
Event-Symmetric Space-Time 
Book by Philip Gibbs, full text online, regards spacetime as a set of discrete events.
http://www.weburbia.demon.co.uk/press/esst.htm
Events in History of Physics 
Time-lines of thermodynamics, electromagnetism, and symmetry. With links to other time-lines and resources.
http://history.hyperjeff.net/
Experiment in Physics 
On the uses, value, and epistomelogy of experiment. By Allan Franklin, University of Colorado.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/physics-experiment/
Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory 
Assesses the metaphysical implications of quantum theory by considering the impact of the theory on our understanding of objects as individuals with well defined identity conditions. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Steven French.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qt-idind/
Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions 
Crucial chapter from Kuhn's famous book outlining how sciences is forced to go through a paradigm-shift, and see the world in terms of a new theory and new concepts.
http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/us/kuhn.htm
MathPages: Physics 
Collection of essays, not always orthodox, but always lucid, on historical and important current issues in mathematics and physics.
http://www.mathpages.com/home/iphysics.htm
Philosophy and Foundations 
A collection of links, from Norman Redington at MIT.
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/r/e/redingtn/www/netadv/founds.html
Philosophy of Physics 
A collection of articles and notes from Soshichi Uchii, at Kyoto University.
http://www.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~suchii/physics.index.html
Physics Time-Line 
From the Copernican Revolution to superstrings, a chronology of more than 500 of the greatest discoveries in natural philosophy.
http://www.weburbia.demon.co.uk/pg/heretic.htm
Quantum Quackery 
Skeptical overview of QM and consciousness connection.
http://www.csicop.org/si/9701/quantum-quackery.html
Robert Rosen - Understanding Life and Physics 
A resource site on the works of Robert Rosen, who showed that biological systems demonstrate complexities and physics beyond the strictures of Newtonian mechanics.
http://www.panmere.com/rosen/
Science, Pseudoscience and Society 
Papers by Feynman on paranormal 'sciences', Sokal Affair (use of pseudo-physics in social sciences), critique of Kuhn. Also a collection of links.
http://www.softpanorama.org/Skeptics/index.shtml
Space and Time: Inertial Frames 
On the frames of reference relative to which motion and rest are measured; by Robert DiSalle.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spacetime-iframes/
Symmetry in Physics 
Group of motions determines the conservation laws - the fundamental principles of physics.
http://www.emmynoether.com/
The Bactra Reviews 
A set of book and article reviews, not limited to physics.
http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/reviews/
The Mind of God 
A review of Paul Davies' exposition of foundational philosophical issues.
http://dannyreviews.com/h/The_Mind_of_God.html
Wikipedia - EPR Paradox 
On the experiment to show that a measurement performed on one part of a quantum system can have an instantaneous effect on the result of a measurement performed on another part.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPR_paradox
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