In message , Tim W
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Bruce
wibbled on Tuesday 12 January 2010 19:08

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:37:24 +0000, The Natural Philosopher

That's true of most periodicals, not just New Scientist.

I think anyone who tries to explain science to non-specialists has a
very difficult job on their hands. That's not to say that New
Scientist could not do better, just that it is a difficult job. By
the time you have removed most of the jargon to make it accessible to
non-specialists, most of the content has also disappeared.

We need someone who can do what Johnny Ball did to numbers to children.

I always liked James Burke personally.

What we really need is someone to tell people that thinking and "having
a clue" is not a bad thing

to stop treating the great unwashed as stupid, ignorant people who need
the most basic thing spelt out to them

but then, ... we might start thinking for ourselves

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geoff