Focus

Up until my GCSEs I loved science, even telling one of my primary school teachers I was going to be an inventor! I needed to know how things worked and why. Like Bill Bryson, I was irrationally concerned with the thought that when a plug is removed from a socket, what stops the electricity leaking out? GCSEs have a habit of killing enthusiasm and inspiration - not the teachers' fault, just the tune they have to dance to. With an inability to understand molecular equations, I lost interest in Chemistry, and the only thing I accomplished in Physics was making a pair of roller-skates out of wires from the electronics kit and wooden trucks used to measure ...  Read the complete review

Focus is the magazine that allows you to discover the world around you – lots of science, technology and discovery articles. I have been reading this magazine for several years now, having become a subscriber, and I must say it is one of the most interesting magazines around. You don’t just need to be interested in science, as it is far more than that. It is all about the world today and is the magazine equivalent of a few hours on the Discovery Channel. Basically, the magazine splits its articles into five themes: science, technology, nature, adventure and culture, and within each theme each issue will have several articles of a very ...  Read the complete review

Focus is written with the intelligent general reader in mind. Less dense than, say, the New Scientist but far from lowbrow, I`ve been reading this magazine for some years now. If anything Focus is a bit of a misnomer. It covers science and technology as well as history, geography, psychology, and anything else they feel like throwing in. What it doesn`t do is remain focused on any one subject. Unfocus would have been more accurate, although a title like that probably wouldn`t have sold as many copies. At around 120 pages with few adverts it always takes me a few days to get through. The articles are usually well written and bring up vital ...  Read the complete review

My opinion of this publication is a tad 'wishy washy' as I love the magazine but absolutely adhore the service from the company and it's been quite a problem for me, and with other (perhaps better) science publications on the market which offer far more I find it hard to recommend this magazine. As I said, I do love this magazine. I'm not a huge science fan but this magazine manages to cater to my minor interest in the subject while providing me with such in depth knowledge in areas I'd never have really thought about before. Each magazine seems to have a pattern of interest which it follows (such as the July issue having lots of articles regarding space ...  Read the complete review

With BBC's Focus Magazine you get all that's new and exciting in science, technology and the natural world. With brilliant illustrations and stunning photography it easy to get immersed in the Uk's number 1 science magazine. The first section is called "Agenda" this deals with recent scientific issues which have been in the news this month, its a great way to catch up with the tech news. The Q&A section of the magazine deals with relevant scientific questions, the kind that you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask. The replies are always very informative and usually include a nice diagram to help explain the theory. ...  Read the complete review