Go Ahead, Try to Put it Down

Popular Science is the only magazine I know of that I will subscribe to for the rest of my life. I impatiently await the magazine every single month and get visibly excited when it comes. I love the up to date stories on everything from space exploration to genetic engineering to new computer gadgets. There is always something in this magazine I find myself reading three or more times in the month.

I will be the first to admit that the cover story is usually not the best part of the magazine, it's usually the second or third story. Whatever the case may be, you can always count on at least one major quality story that will make you want to read the magazine again and again. The "What's New" section is arguably the best column printed monthly. There are always new innovations that you will never see anywhere else, and PS gives a "meat and potatoes" explanation and tells where you can look the product up online for more info. The best part of PopSci are the small articles. The little things make PopSci a great magazine.

A recent article exemplifies the grandeur of Popular Science. The October 2000 Cover Story was the 50 Top Science related web sites. I found this to be a great article because it's what PopSci is all about: Comprehensive Coverage. The article is divided up into ten categories of science with multiple web sites for each, each with their own description and web address. When I got online to search out these great sites, every single one worked and was great. There were pictures, videos, and web addresses so complicated I know I would have never found them on my own.

PopSci is a great magazine for the scientifically inclined. Most of the articles focus on Aviation, Space Exploration, or Military Technology. There are numerous others, but consistently, these are the topics of the cover story. If you like science, but prefer more of a focus on automotive and handiwork ideas, try Popular Mechanics, which has many of the same "small article wonders," but takes a less of a futurist and dreamy approach. I am also a subscriber to that magazine, expect to see a cover story on cars opposed to space exploration.