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Since this is now a very general discussion on Science and their relation to the world, I thought back to my childhood and remember a couple of books that we had (Spiel das Wissen schaft) what a nice pun (Games that create knowledge) but Wissen schaft = Wissenschaft Science.

But we also had a Magazine called PM, which isa populist science magazine, that I remember reading fondly. It covered everything from Nature to history, extraterrestrians and their probability. Their cover story this Month is freemasons, What is the truth behind them.
Even though I realised early on, that it is truely a populist magazine, it is however quite popular as well, with over 200.000 subsribers and about 400.000 regular readers. and these are all kids and teenagers.

They do say though that their readership is in decline. Are there similar magazine's in other countries?

P.S Migeru: that's were I have all my half knowledge from that you so masterfully always expand and put on the right legs(-:

by PeWi on Fri Jul 20th, 2007 at 06:43:09 AM EST
During my high-school years I consumed Muy Interestante, but by the time I graduated I had moved on to Scientific American. When I was in primary school I consumed El Libro Gordo de Petete, which was children's encyclopedia published in weekly instalments.

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jul 20th, 2007 at 06:51:12 AM EST
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and muy interesante's quote of the day is:

Lo que forma nuestra suerte no es lo que experimentamos, sino nuestra forma de sentirlo.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830-1916), novelista austriaca.

which sort of fits into Helen's Diary on Transgenderism...

by PeWi on Fri Jul 20th, 2007 at 07:02:03 AM EST
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"They do say though that their readership is in decline."

The internet has grown in popularlity and has sites with stuff like this - free.

Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.

by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Fri Jul 20th, 2007 at 08:24:07 AM EST
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I get Science News every week.  It's a thin newsletter with short, concise summaries of recent papers and announcements in a variety of fields, from astronomy to materials science to biology to psychology and sociology.  

There's no math or data presented, just a short prose summary of recent findings, and a couple 2-4 page articles writing up particular issues or debates incorporating several viewpoints each issue.

I'd figure it would be readable for interested teenagers.  

by Zwackus on Fri Jul 20th, 2007 at 11:45:46 PM EST
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