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Ask HN: The NY Review of Books for science and technology?
I really enjoy publications like the NY Review of Books and Times Literary Supplement. In theory, they're for book reviews. In practice, they're a way for non-experts (like me) to learn about major ideas in the humanities and social sciences. The writing is often quite beautiful.
For science and technology, are there publications that serve a similar function? For example, where can I find a leading scientist surveying how a field has evolved or read a lyrical take on a recent discovery?
I'm hoping for something beyond the overt storytelling or sensationalism that I sometimes find in popular magazines.
What do you read for that purpose?
- Tomte 6y agoThe London Review of Books is an obvious counterpart.
- mattboulos 6y agoI love the LRB, but I am looking for a science/tech focus.
- earthicus 6y agoThe American Mathematical Society has a long catalog of reviews of mathematics books, although they are often very short and not enlightening by themselves: https://www.ams.org/publicoutreach/math-in-the-media/reviews https://www.ams.org/publicoutreach/math-in-the-media/reviews