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Scientific American is a shadow of its former self.
by kevbin 6y ago
Scientific American is a shadow of its former self.
- jariel 6y agoHere's a little wayback machine request to see maybe what's changed over time, and whether or not 'things are bad' is maybe subjective, but there's an unequivocally different editorial focus. Today [1] 2003 [2] At this moment, on the front page more than 1/2 the headlines are sociopolitical commentaries and populist stuff: "From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter" "Amanda Gorman's Climate Poem, Act Now Now Now" "Astronomer believes Aliens have already visited" "The Shard Psychosis of Donald Trump and his Loyalists" "The Science of Spiritual Narcissism" In 2003: "Nanotubes" "The Holographic Universe" "Delphic Oracle inhaling vapours" (A little populist) "Asteroid Watchers" "The ignoble savage: science reveals the heart of humanities darkness" At least in terms of what they put on the cover, things have obviously evolved a bit. As for How the Brain Responds to Beauty, well that's a legit age-old question, we're still lingering with viewpoints from Greek Antiquity on that one. [1] https://www.scientificamerican.com/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/ [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20030804003306/http://scientificamerican.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20030804003306/http://scientific...
- alacombe 6y agoYou forgot about 30% of the screen taken by a stupid cookie banner (75% of which is totally empty) without 1-click opt-out options (ie. dark pattern).