New Scientist (New Scientist)

Member Name: polydeuces

Product:	New Scientist
Date:	16/06/08 (0 review reads)
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New Scientist is published each week and costs £2. This is a very low price for some of the best and clearest writing on contemporary issues concerning science on this planet. Many recent issues have particularly been covering the summit in The Hague about climate change. Articles on this subject have been balanced and are not written from either a green or a corporate perspective.

The recent proliferation of BSE in those countries in Europe where the infection had not previously been seen was also covered in some detail. This article set out the extent of the new infections without excessive hyperbole or language likely to cause panic.
Many of the articles do refer to health related matters including articles on smoking and the effects of patches and how fat is burned off by the body at different rates by different people. Many issues which have an ethical dimension such as genetic therapy for embryos are also covered. Again these articles are clearly written and do not use emotive phraseology. This subject was covered in a lot of depth and the many ethical angles were covered.

The articles in New Scientist are not long-winded and do not take ages to wade through They tend to present the issue in a relatively short 3-4000 word main article sometimes with a second opinion published along side. Articles cover all branches of science including botany and biology.
There is a lively letters page and whilst there are few product advertisements almost half the publications 96 pages was filled with job vacancies. Notwithstanding that there is a lot to read in New Scientist and if you want a factual unemotional view of the scientific issues of today it is ideal.

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