Relativity from the Daily Kos

I doubt that regular readers of this page will learn anything here, but this would be a good place to send your not so scientifically inclined friends to if they want to get a brief glimpse of the basics of Relativity Theory and of the Theory of Quantum Mechanics:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/12/9/64239/6747

And speaking of basics, I can recommend the following books to those who want to learn more about the topological aspects of the mathematics of space-time (not at the research level):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0824707095/104-3534335-8829559?v=glance&n=283155

And if you care to play some of the games that the book recommends, you can go here (play tick-tack-toe on a "flat torus" or a "flat klien bottle"

http://geometrygames.org/