What The Critics are Saying about
The Why Files
... The Why Files explain the science behind the news with way more personality and punch than you'd dare hope for from a government-funded 
project.-- HotWired
This well-written site is a great antidote to scare stories, bad reporting, and generally under-explained science coverage in the general media ... This bright and -- dare we say? -- funny site is a terrific companion to your preferred news 
source.
-- Yahoo Internet Life
Clear, fun explanations of the science 
behind the headlines.-- U.S News & World Report
If people find out learning science can be this much fun, there may be a run on lab coats.-- The Dallas Morning News
Provides a good mix of information and interactivity that takes the chore out of learning. In fact, you might even have a good time.-- The Washington Post Online
... delivered with humor and clarity.-- Computer Life
If TV or print reports don't always sate your scientific curiosity, visit The Why Files and dig deeper into the science, math and technology that increasingly influence your life.-- PC Magazine, Best of the Web
Netscape's What's Cool?Microsoft Network Pick of the Day [ award ]
Microsoft Network Pick of the Day (United Kingdom) [ award ]
NCSA What's New [ award ]
Cool Site of the Day [ award ]
Blue Web'n Learning Applications Library [ award ]
Two-time Eisenhower National Clearinghouse - Digital Dozen [ award ]
The Too Cool Award [ award ]
Yahoo's Picks of the WeekNBNSOFT Content Awards [ award ]
The Dynamite Site of the Nite [ award ]
Magellan [ award, review ]
Médaille d'Or
Microsoft Network: News and Public Affairs for July 3-10, 1996.
The Exploratorium
New Scientist:Planet Science
Wicked Cool Site of the Week
UBS For Kids OnlineBlue Planet Award
DigiDay Site of the Day
Komputer Klinic Kool Site
ABP - The Fireball [ award ]
Scout Report Selection [ award ]
WITI Site of the Week - August 26 to September 1, 1996 [ award ]
The Widest Range [ award ]
Dr. Matrix' Weird Web World of Science [ award ]
UK Plus Editor's Choice [ award ]
The Tech Museum of Innovation [ award ]
HotSheet [ award ]
ScenicView Web Company's Scenic Site of the Week [ award ]
Reviews:
New Scientist | Web Links - September 30, 2002
Hotwired: Net Surf Central [ review ]
CNN Computer Connection - June 1, 1996
Point --> New and Noteworthy
RadioONE's Daily Report - May 13, 1996
C|NET - August 7, 1996 [ review ]
Print Magazines/Newspapers:
The Web Magazine - September 1997
PC World - August 1997
Charleston (WV) Sunday Gazette-Mail - May 11, 1997
The Birmingham News - April 20 , 1997
The Minneapolis Star Tribune - April 20, 1997
Knoxville News-Sentinel - March 14, 1997
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) - March 13, 1997
News Tribune (Tacoma, WA) - March 13, 1997
Dallas Morning News - March 10, 1997
PC Magazine - February 18, 1997
I+Way Magazine - October/November 1996?
University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Education News - Summer 1996
Philadelphia Inquirer - September 12, 1996
The Captital Times - September 6, 1996
Wisconsin State Journal - September 6, 1996
Popular Science - September 1996
The New Castle Herald (Australia) - August 30, 1996
The Atlanta Constitution - August 25, 1996
Neue Zuercher Zeitung (Switzerland) - August 21, 1996
Wall Street Journal - August 10, 1996
Wall Street Journal - August 8, 1996
The Atlanta Constitution - August 7, 1996
websight - August 1996
Hard-Copy, Journal of the Chicago Computer Society - August 1996
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - July 28, 1996
The Chicago Tribune - July 26, 1996
The Capital Times - July 23, 1996
The Atlanta Constitution - July 20, 1996
Internet Underground - July 1996
The Cincinnati Enquirer - June 30, 1996
The Tampa Tribune - June 28, 1996
San Jose Mercury News - June 26, 1996
The Dallas Morning News - June 24, 1996
Sun-Sentinel - June 9, 1996
Electronic School - June 1996
Isthmus - June 14, 1996
St. Paul Pioneer Press - May 20, 1996
The Detroit News - May 20, 1996
Science - May 17, 1996
St. Petersburg Times - May 7, 1996
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - May 6, 1996
Wisconsin Ideas - May 1996
Wisconsin State Journal - April 21, 1996
Arizona Daily Star
Radio:
Wisconsin Public Radio (feature Mike McCauley) - May 22, 1997
Awards:
UCDA, (University and College Design Association), Excellence Award, 1996
CASE, (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education), Gold Award, 1997.
