On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:23:25 +0000, Bruce wrote:
There are science magazines that aim slightly higher up the
intellectual scale, the best known being "New Scientist". It isn't
highly rated by scientists, but appeals to people who like to follow
science but aren't personally involved in it.

I picked one up in a waiting room the other week - it seemed to be almost
entirely glossy pictures and very little in the way of actual science.
Like so much else these days, it seemed dumbed down for the masses and
relied on dazzling people with pretty graphics to gloss over how little
real effort the writers had put into the content.

Maybe that's where these magazines fall down, because they're designed to
be time-wasters, not to actually inform and educate.

cheers

Jules