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| Publisher: Discover Media LLC
Category: Magazine
List Price: $59.88
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Rating:  91 reviews
Sales Rank: 45
Format: Magazine Subscription, Print
Type: Consumer magazine
Subscription Issues: 12
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 12
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10 Weeks
ASIN: B00005N7PT
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Each month, an emergency room doctor describes and solves a real-life medical mystery. libBetter Planet:/b Questioning the choices we make about our environment, and how we affect its overall health. lib20 Things You Didn t Know About...:/b An exploration of arcane and interesting bits of information that you may not be able to Google. libData:/b Informative news section with short pieces on breaking science developments. libBlinded by Science:/b A column where humor meets science, written by novelist Bruno Maddox, nominated for the 2007 National Magazine Award, Columns and Commentary. libThinkTech:/b iDiscover/i's monthly look at technology moving out of the lab and into the mainstream. libFeatures:/b Cover subjects represent a selection of topical science, technology, environmental, global and health issues that affect our life and the world around us. Recent issues include: Year in Science, Dedicated issue, The Secret Einstein, Better Planet, Extreme Engineering, Scientist of the Year. /ul strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Past Issues:/font/strongbr table cellpadding="4" border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="4" tr class="tiny" valign="top" align="center" td img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005N7PT.01.PT01.MXXXXXXX.jpg" /td td img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005N7PT.01.PT02.MXXXXXXX.jpg" /td td img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005N7PT.01.PT03.MXXXXXXX.jpg" /td td img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005N7PT.01.PT04.MXXXXXXX.jpg" /td td img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005N7PT.01.PT05.MXXXXXXX.jpg" /td td img border="0" src=" http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005N7PT.01.PT06.MXXXXXXX.jpg" /td /tr /table br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Contributors:/font/strongbr iDiscover/i draws on the talents of some of America's premier nonfiction writers, including Walter Isaacson, Jared Diamond, Jim Holt, and Carl Zimmer. Some of our contributors are veteran science journalists; others regard science just as one source of great ideas. What they all have in common is a rare ability to conduct deep investigations into the most complex topics and emerge with stories that will entertain and enlighten anyone who appreciates a good narrative. br clear= "all"br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Magazine Layout:/font/strong br iDiscover/i gives its readers the real story: on-the-scene photography, highly personal portrait shots, and cutting edge scientific imagery. The design is elegant and refined--not dry like a textbook, not glossy and remote like a travel guide. Every issue contains a balance of big-idea, text driven stories and more image-rich features that convey the feel of where and how the most amazing research happens. br clear= "all"br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Comparisons to Other Magazines:/font/strong br iDiscover/i examines what really matters about science and places it squarely in a human context. It is an accessible guide to the ideas that matter most in today's world. Unlike iScientific American/i, it is accessible to any curious reader, not just to science insiders. Unlike iPopular Science/i and iPopular Mechanics/i, it focuses on ideas and discoveries, not gadgets and weapons. And unlike iNational Geographic/i, it does not shy away from the personal, political, and social aspects of science. Above all, iDiscover/i is unique in combining deep, probing reporting with accessible, narrative writing--more in the mode of iThe New Yorker/i than in the style of traditional science journalism. br clear= "all"br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Advertising:/font/strong br US Navy, Chevy, Hartford, Bose, Aridian Publishing, Shell, BBC, PBS, VISA, Ford, Ambien, GM, Sony, Sanyo, iDiscover/iy Channel, Math Tutor, Rosetta Stone, Gel Pro, Caravan Tours, First Street, Vanguard, Michelin, Lantus, etc. br clear= "all"br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Awards:/font/strong br ulliiDiscover/i was presented with an award by the American Society of Journalists and Authors for July '07 feature on Science and Islam. liMPA Digital Awards 2007 BEST PODCAST SERIES: Recognizes creativity and content innovation in a magazine s podcast series iDiscover/i s Vital Signs won 3rd place. li2007 Ellie National Magazine Award Finalist, Columns and Commentary /ul /b /div /div br clear= "all"br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Amazon.com Review:/font/strong br Science rules the headlines these days, with new developments each week in genetics, astrophysics, computers, and medicine, and iDiscover/i is a great way to get a broad spectrum of science news. Designed for the general reader, iDiscover/i translates and interprets many of the same stories professionals peruse in iScientific American/i. Accessible articles on genetically engineered food, what's living in your pillows, real robots in action, and what makes a Stradivarius sing add up to a truly delightful family science magazine. Each issue brings to light new and newsworthy topics to stimulate dinnertime and water-cooler conversations beyond the mundane, and iDiscover/i spices the mix with puzzles, Web links, book reviews, and experiments for amateur scientists. i--Therese Littleton/i
Product Description
DISCOVER Magazine provides access to startling developments in science, technology and medicine with a renewed emphasis on how those breakthroughs affect the world.? DISCOVER is where curious people turn for the news and stories that interest them?and that make them more interesting.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 86 more reviews...
 A TV Show on Paper January 7, 2009
Giordano Bruno (Wherever I am, I am.)
DISCOVER has positioned itself somewhere halfway between "Nature" and "People" magazines. There are still fine, lucid, informative articles, though not in every issue, but there are also ill-written inadequately fact-checked blurts. If your basic scientific fund of knowledge is broad enough, you'll have no trouble ignoring the latter. More annoying for me are the occasional feature articles that slither into science-fantasy, that suggest serious professional interest in flimsy fly-by-night notions. br / br /Nevertheless, I subscribe. I even pick it up at kiosks when I'm on the road and I miss an issue. It's not a big investment of reading time -- scarcely a flight from Minneapolis to Montreal worth -- and precisely because it's mere pop journalism, it's less infuriating than Scientific American.
Discover magazine 2-yr subscription December 27, 2008
Terry Crook (Chapel Hill, NC)
An excellent value (at the Amazon price) for a superior technical news features monthly publication.
Good General Science and Technology Magazine - Recommended! December 17, 2008
CFH (Blue Ridge Summit, PA USA)
We have enjoyed "Discover" magazine for several years and have found that is has improved over time. The magazine generaly provides well written and solid articles, geared for the layman. My science minded teens also enjoy it and have used some of the contents as the basis for science projects. br / br /Discover covers a wide range of science and technology related fields, including phyiscs, bio-engineering, medical, space, energy, and more. The photos and diagrams are good and mostly useful, but can sometimes be "hit or miss". br / br /For science and technology presented in clear format for the layman, this magazine is recommended! You might also be interested in Seed
Discovery Magazine December 16, 2008
Zena G. Begin (California)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was amazing how fast we received our first issue. Since then we have received two more.
 Great popular science review December 14, 2008
David E. Toplon
I have read this magazine off and on since I was a teenager. It is general enough for anyone to read and specific enough to be educational. A fun way to keep up with new science.
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