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11 Sep 2006, 3:38 am

Does anyone here read the “New Scientist” and if so, which is your favourite subject – biology, physics,....?

I read it every week myself. The articles which caught my attention this week were the one on counterfeit drugs, p.8 and the one on suncream increasing sun damage p.16



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11 Sep 2006, 5:02 am

appassionata wrote:
Does anyone here read the “New Scientist” and if so, which is your favourite subject – biology, physics,....?

I read it every week myself. The articles which caught my attention this week were the one on counterfeit drugs, p.8 and the one on suncream increasing sun damage p.16


I used to read through copies of it in the local library, I read any articles that interested me.



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12 Sep 2006, 1:18 pm

Yeah, I read it quite frequently, as well as BBC Focus. Great magazines.



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12 Sep 2006, 6:59 pm

Yes I do, I tend to look out for the biology articles, although I am interested in ones that feature a bit of psychology in them too. I also like it when there are articles on planets or space, that interests me. It's a great magazine, I am actually going to subscribe to it again soon, this thread has reminded me.


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12 Sep 2006, 7:05 pm

I remember reading an article about the mortality rate of mice exposed to high volume rave music for hours on end. At that point I decided all scientists were sick f-ckers with too much time on their hands and I've never read it since.

I can't stand needless cruelty.


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14 Sep 2006, 6:42 am

I've just got this weeks issue.

There's a special report on"living online" (online networking/culture), which is quite interesting, although I think unfairly negative in parts.

Anyone else read it?



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20 Sep 2006, 7:53 am

Anubis wrote:
Yeah, I read it quite frequently, as well as BBC Focus. Great magazines.


I read BBC Focus too! I'm a subscriber, and one of my questions ended up in the magazine!


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02 Oct 2006, 6:38 am

I read them cover to cover from my libary. Im thinking about buying some "American Scientist - The mind" magazines because they look interesting.


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02 Oct 2006, 8:18 am

sociable_hermit wrote:
I remember reading an article about the mortality rate of mice exposed to high volume rave music for hours on end. At that point I decided all scientists were sick f-ckers with too much time on their hands and I've never read it since.

I can't stand needless cruelty.


they print the news, not do the testing.

as for my self, I like verity, but mostly the physics and space news.



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13 Oct 2006, 12:40 am

surely not all scientists fit into your assumption?


Yes I've heard of those performing tests on babies and the like...

But other scientists created the very computer you're using, the car you drive, the power you use.


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14 Oct 2006, 12:32 am

When their website articles used to be free, I did.