TAD says he’s tired of getting up-to-date scientific and political news from this blog, and can I recommend other sources?
I can tell you what I read every week, which is five weekly publications: Science, New Scientist, The New Yorker, the Sunday New York Times and Newsweek.
Science is mostly pretty technical. New Scientist is an English magazine and fairly expensive in the U.S., but you can read much of it online, and maybe some nearby public or college library gets it and will let you read it. (If not, get on the one most likely to listen to you and tell them they should.) If I could subscribe to just one magazine, this would be it.
The New Yorker may sound like a lightweight choice but its articles in depth can’t be beat, and often they are on scientific subjects. (They also have great cartoons and much else.)
I also read about a dozen other periodicals and miscellaneous other stuff, but far the most of what I know and keep replenishing is from these five.
Robert Nowall says:
Mostly, when I find I’m not reading something as much, I let my subscription lapse and forget about it. That’s what happened with the science magazines I read, as well as Time and Newsweek, both let go in the last three years. (The current Time seems a sorry thing compared to the days of Henry Luce, or even what it was in the 1970s when I started reading it.)
I should really look into the science magazines again: one needs to keep informed on science, especially if one tries to write science fiction, as I try to do.
I won’t detail what I *do* read—people tend to get upset—but I’ll note an exception. I still subscribe to the the three remaining digest-sized science fiction magazines, though I rarely read them from cover to cover these days. Partly it’s sentiment, partly it’s professional reasons.
There’s a lot of online stuff I read, and that’s fun and informative, but it’s not the same as holding a book or magazine and reading it.
December 7, 2011, 4:08 amTAD says:
Fred: …I don’t remember saying I was tired, but thanks for the recommendations….
December 7, 2011, 5:07 amI’ve been enjoying your writing for years. Am currently re-reading THE WAY THE FUTURE WAS. Thanks for showing us all how this blogging stuff is done.
Phillip Helbig says:
Do you read all of Science or just what interests you? What about in the other cases?
December 7, 2011, 6:14 amgrs1961 says:
I\’d add \"The Economist\" to the list, it often talks about the effects of science…
Hey, I\’ve just realised that means it could be classed as *science-fiction*!!!
December 8, 2011, 7:33 pmMichael Walsh says:
For a good “outside the US” look at world events may I suggest “The Economist”?
December 8, 2011, 8:50 pmJay Borcherding says:
Good choices, all. Three other online sources that I recommend:
The Guardian, the UK newspaper, for excellent general news coverage (and all-free–once the NY Times went to a pay-model, I switched). The US edition has a more US-centric placement of stories, but the same solid content: http://www.guardiannews.com/
Richard Dawkins\’ website, which is a great round-up for all-things-atheist (cultural, political, etc.) as well as excellent links to a broad range of science stories:
http://richarddawkins.net/
Sam Harris\’ blog, which is all original material, pertaining mainly to secular issues and neuroscience. He only posts about once a week, but when he does, it is definitely worth reading: http://www.samharris.org/blog/
December 8, 2011, 10:10 pmlorq says:
I’ve been intending to subscribe to a serious science mag for ages and this blog entry gave me the extra nudge. Now a proud “Science” subscriber. Thanks.
December 9, 2011, 7:47 amMaurice says:
Thnask for the nice words about NS I will pass this on to the Editors
December 12, 2011, 3:14 am