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Thanks to the article editor who did not do the common "The Earth is pulsating every 26 seconds and NOBODY KNOWS WHY."

by aritmo 6y ago

globular-toast 6y ago
But it's still "and <noun> <verb> why." Not very creative.
air7 6y ago
It's still quite clickbate-y I'd say...
st_goliath 6y ago
Also thanks for actually using the word seismologist instead of just calling them generic "scientists". Browsing through this website, it looks like Discover Magazine is a little bit more qualitative than the usual pop-science fluff sites. According to Wikipedia it was a 1980 Time Magazine spin-off that featured more in-depth reporting on scientific topics, but still aimed at a general audience and even had a column called "Skeptical Eye" that dissected the usual pop-science fluff making headlines elsewhere[1]. Sadly tough, since its inception it has changed hands several times (and had some interesting owners, including Disney) until it eventually went with the trend of dumbing things down. The "Skeptical Eye" column was dropped quite early on in favour of more controversial stuff that it used to be sceptical off, in hopes to drive up sales[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discover_(magazine) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discover_(magazine)
- FredFS456 6y ago
  I had a subscription to Discover a number of years ago. I'm sad to see that they've started dumbing things down.
  - Zancarius 6y ago
    Same. I've not normally been interested in medicine, but I'd always read their Vital Signs section. It was almost always guaranteed to be captivating, even if the rest of the articles for the month weren't all that interesting. But to be honest, that downward trend has been going on across all major publications for decades.
senorjazz 6y ago
> Thanks to the article editor who did not do the common "The Earth is SLAMMED by a pulse every 26 seconds and NOBODY KNOWS WHY." FTFY

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Thanks to the article editor who did not do the common "The Earth is pulsating every 26 seconds and NOBODY KNOWS WHY."

by aritmo 6y ago

Thanks to the article editor who did not do the common "The Earth is pulsating every 26 seconds and NOBODY KNOWS WHY."

globular-toast 6y ago
But it's still "and <noun> <verb> why." Not very creative.
air7 6y ago
It's still quite clickbate-y I'd say...
st_goliath 6y ago
Also thanks for actually using the word seismologist instead of just calling them generic "scientists". Browsing through this website, it looks like Discover Magazine is a little bit more qualitative than the usual pop-science fluff sites. According to Wikipedia it was a 1980 Time Magazine spin-off that featured more in-depth reporting on scientific topics, but still aimed at a general audience and even had a column called "Skeptical Eye" that dissected the usual pop-science fluff making headlines elsewhere[1]. Sadly tough, since its inception it has changed hands several times (and had some interesting owners, including Disney) until it eventually went with the trend of dumbing things down. The "Skeptical Eye" column was dropped quite early on in favour of more controversial stuff that it used to be sceptical off, in hopes to drive up sales[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discover_(magazine) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discover_(magazine)
- FredFS456 6y ago
  I had a subscription to Discover a number of years ago. I'm sad to see that they've started dumbing things down.
  - Zancarius 6y ago
    Same. I've not normally been interested in medicine, but I'd always read their Vital Signs section. It was almost always guaranteed to be captivating, even if the rest of the articles for the month weren't all that interesting. But to be honest, that downward trend has been going on across all major publications for decades.
senorjazz 6y ago
> Thanks to the article editor who did not do the common "The Earth is SLAMMED by a pulse every 26 seconds and NOBODY KNOWS WHY." FTFY