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> Cosmos Magazine – Australia's rough analog of New Scientist It's been a few decades since I read New Scientist, for good reason. It was a fairly low quality
by BeetleB 2y ago
> Cosmos Magazine – Australia's rough analog of New Scientist
It's been a few decades since I read New Scientist, for good reason. It was a fairly low quality publication - not unlike what Popular Science became.
If Cosmos is similarly poor, then this is not surprising.
- rgbrenner 2y agoChecking internet archive from 2022/23 (prior to the 2024 ownership change that introduced AI articles) supports this: https://web.archive.org/web/20220601000000*/cosmosmagazine.com https://web.archive.org/web/20220601000000*/cosmosmagazine.c...
- anigbrowl 2y agoPublications like this serve as entry-level information for people who are interested in science or want to stay abreast of the news but don't have a science education or the aspiration to develop professional knowledge. I prefer reading papers to explainer articles, but I still remember being shocked by the steepness of the learning curve I encountered the first time I bought a copy of Nature.
- BeetleB 2y agoThere's a large gap between Nature and, say, Popular Science. Take a look at a typical 80's Scientific American and compare with now. Heck, I suspect even today's Scientific American is still better than Popular Science (although I haven't compared them in over 20 years).
- anigbrowl 2y agoYes....that's why I described magazines like this as 'entry level.'