Popular Science Magazine

Pros: Exciting new/futuristic products, in-depth, well-written features, new-breaking stories, good Website, inexpensive

Cons: Needs a long over due face-lift and new sections - coming next month

The Bottom Line: If you are a technology-minded consumer, you'll enjoy the in-depth articles and exciting new products found in Popular Science. The magazine is educational, entertaining and interesting

Review: If you love being the first person in your crowd with the latest toy or product, then you will love Popular Science Magazine. This special interest men's magazine will appeal mainly to well-educated technology-minded males curious about new...

Pros: Informative, well-written, and just plain interesting

Cons: Issues are not that big

The Bottom Line: Popular Science sparks imagination and feeds the curious.

Review: We have been getting Popular Science in the mail for so long that I can't even remember when we first subscribed. It has certainly been at least eight years, because I am thinking my son was about ten when we first subscribed and he is...

Pros: Designed for the general reader which can make science accessible to many

Cons: Designed for the general reader which can turn off science minded readers

The Bottom Line: Popular Science aims for and admirably serves the non-scientific reader who is interested in scientific developments and their impacts on the world.

Review: If you like your science news well digested and less technical than other science magazines out there (Scientific American and

Pros: "What's New" and "Test Pages" features, important news articles.

Cons: For all its cutting edge content, it has a 70s look.

The Bottom Line: A good magazine if you are interested in new technology and new scientific theories, but are not a scientist by profession.

Review: My friend James just took a number of subscriptions to magazines, and Popular Science is one of them. I have picked up the magazine a few times over the past 15 or so years, when a specific headline tweaked my interest. This month's edition includes...

Pros: Informative, Practical, Up-to-date

Cons: Not detailed enough for everybody - but gives you a starting point

The Bottom Line: A good science magazine for the general reader, not too technical, but may inspire boys to learn more elsewhere

Review: Popular Science Magazine

Ever since I was a boy I have been acquainted with this magazine, which has been in publication for several generations, dating back to 1875 in its earliest version. That makes me feel young!

...

Pros: Highly polished, informative, timely; nice graphics; articulate.

Cons: Little advertisements in the back.

The Bottom Line: Popular Science is my new personal science and technology advisor designed to enrich my knowledge of science and technology spanning the globe.

Review: Popular Science
P.O. Box 62456
Tampa, FL 33662-4568
Phone: 800-289-9399
Web: www.popsci.com/customerservice

I have always delved into the minutia of how things work. This natural curiosity grew from, where I don t know...

Pros: Wonderful feature stories about things that really matter

Cons: Only goes out once a month

Review: I have to admit, I was tricked into starting the subscription to this magazine by one of those con artist magazine companies. Strangely enough, I am actually glad they did it. My monthly issue of Popular Science keeps me up to date on just...

Pros: Brings to your attention leading edge technologies and products in various fields, including cars, airplanes, computing, and medicine

Cons: Not every article is of interest, use of technical jargon

Review: "Car of the Future? The M400 Skycar promises to revolutionize your commute." This was the headline of the March, 2000 issue of Popular Science. Dubbed the "What's New" magazine, you can find many articles on the leading edge of automobiles,...

Pros: Good variety, easy to read.

Cons: Too many automobile articles for my tastes.

The Bottom Line: I think that popular science is a fine magazine, but not for everyone.

Review: I've subscribed to Popular Science for a full year, and now is the time I'm getting those notices to renew.
I'm not going to, but it's really not the fault of the magazine.

I work in the news media, and therefore I have access to news...

Pros: Still a very good magazine covering modern science.

Cons: A lot less pages for the price.

The Bottom Line: If you want to stay up on modern science and technology trends Popular Science is still a good magazine to purchase.

Review: Popular Science bills itself as the "What's New" magazine. And It still lives up to its description. Though you will find it to be much thinner than it was say fifteen or twenty years ago. Unfortunately part of the modern trend in media magazines:...