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

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 products,...

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

If you like your science news well digested and less technical than other science magazines out there (Sc ientific American and A merican Scientist for example), then Popular Science ...

Pros: Informative, well-written, and just plain interesting
Cons: Issues are not that big

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 eighteen...

Pros: Highly polished, informative, timely; nice graphics; articulate.
Cons: Little advertisements in the back.

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 where it comes from ...

Pros: "What's New" and "Test Pages" features, important news articles.
Cons: For all its cutting edge content, it has a 70s look.

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 some...

Pros: Informative, Practical, Up-to-date

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

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! Popular ...

Pros: Wonderful feature stories about things that really matter
Cons: Only goes out once a month

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 about...

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

"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...

Pros: Good variety, easy to read.
Cons: Too many automobile articles for my tastes.

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: Small Articles, "What's New," Pictures, Pictures, Pictures
Cons: Cover Story is Not Consistently Great

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...

Pros: cutting edge, light reading, variety
Cons: slightly left-leaning

Popular Science is one of only two magazines I subscribe to, and I anxiously await its arrival every month. I usually devour the whole magazine in one or two sittings. Its great science and technology kept light, so it has great taste and is less...

Pros: Interesting to read about the future, even if it is in the past.
Cons: Not the most attractive magazine. Dated look.

I've been reading Popular Science off and on since I was eight and my brother had a subscription. The What's New magazine offers you insights into the forthcoming advances in science, medicine, electronics and other fields. It presents them in a...

Pros: Science articles, High-tech consumer products featured, Low price
Cons: Too much advertising, a lot of subscription postcards that fall out.

Popular Science is a monthly science update I eagerly look forward to. Inside, you'll find the newest advances in consumer and industrial technology, but also large quantities of ads, though some are worth reading.

The "What's New"...

Pros: Wide variety of Topics
Cons: A few too many advertisements.

I've been a subscriber to Popular Science for quite some time. This magazine offers me information on the newest electronics and hi-tech gadgets. The magazine articles are very thorough and give the reader insight on where the device is going.

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Pros: great gadgets
Cons: too many gadgets

I have been a subscriber to Popular Science on and off for awhile now, and I still haven't fully decided whether this magazine is worth owning. As a benchmark I am going to compare it to Discover magazine which I feel is superior.

Though...

Pros: Gives a glimpse of new discoveries and the future of technology
Cons: Short Articles

This is one of the few magazines I actually subscribe too.

Freebies:
Usually I go down to the local mall to read the magazines there or I just borrow magazines from my friends. You can also go to your local library, which has magazines...

Pros: thorough, complete, easy to read
Cons: not a lot of pages, could have more

Popular Science is one of the best technology magazines I've found. It is just so thorough. It is also one of the cheapest sources of information you can buy. Here are some of the things I like about it:

Feature Articles:
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Pros: Still a very good magazine covering modern science.
Cons: A lot less pages for the price.

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: Dumb...

Pros: Amazing Reviews!
Cons: It's too bad you can't get one like 3 times a month!

This is a great magazine. The articles in here are great. Nothing beats the neat stuff you can see in Popular Science. Contained in this little package is all of the new products that are coming out soon. It is neat how they find out about all of this...

Pros: Very interesting facts and info on up-comming products
Cons: Only once a month subscriptions so not updated as well as Internet

Well, this is one of those things. One of those magazines that literally makes you go "hmm" as I mentioned in the title. But the question now comes to a writer as to why. Well, my general thoughts of why is the simple fact that people are...

Pros: Interesting, and up to date.
Cons: Little kids won't appreciate it.

Popular Science is not a regular magazine. It is a magazine filled with amazing stories about things that happened that are not ordinary, or stories and pictures of inventions that are coming out in the future.It is not one of those magazines which half...

Pros: Keeps You Up To Date With Technology
Cons: None

If your like me and love keeping up to date with the hottest and newest in technology then Popular Science is the magazine for you. It comes out once a month and has in depth articles of the newest state of the art electronics devices that are coming...

Pros: Great articles
Cons: A bit too many ads

This isn't one of those magazines that you open up and just thumb through for interesting articles. There is no skimming through this magazine. 90% of Popular Science has interesting articles. From new things coming out to updates on old news, this...

Pros: "what's new" section, gives practical applications of science, easy to read
Cons: articles are generally short and not very in-depth

popular science is basically for industry-minded people and consumers of the technology sector. It's "what's new" section gives you peeks into the latest high-tech integrated products and gives you a sense of what's possible in today's market. it's...

Pros: Great articles, What's new section, very informative
Cons: pesters you to renew your subscription

Popular Science is a great magazine. That is all there is to it. Why, do you ask? for many reasons. The "What's New" shows you new inventions every month and tells you when you can get them and how much they cost. You find out about these...

Pros: Very informative, shows what's to come, and large amounts of interesting articles
Cons: none that I can think of

This magazine is one of the most informing magazines that I have ever read. It reviews what is going on around the world such as natural disasters or scientific breakthroughs.

The part that I find most interesting is the What's New section....

Pros: CURRENT INFORMATION
Cons: FLUFF, NOTHING NON-COMMERCIAL

When I first began exploring my interest in science, I happened to come across the magazine Popular Science. It was great, there were articles on new technologies and current scientific concerns that were completely enthralling. What couldn't be...

Pros: Tells what's going on in the world
Cons: There is some articles that I think is Sc-Fi

If you would like to know what the future holds for America than go to the store and pick up a popular science magazine. When I first picked up a popular Science magazine I first thought that it was for real smart people (Geeks). This magazine tells...

Pros: Informative, Intersting, learn about new technology
Cons: Similar to Popular Mechanics

This is a great magazine. It keeps me informed about new, and up and coming technologies. It makes the most complicated technology easy to unserstand, but is still detailed in their explanations. I am made aware of things that not many people know,...

Pros: technology updates and new commercial products
Cons: none

This magazine is a great product for its price. You can subscribe to Popular Science for one year at a price of about $12. And you receive 12 monthly issues full of new and cool gadgets as well as great information on technology updates.

The...

Pros: the info.
Cons: none

If your the kind of person who likes to learn about new technologies and new scientific discoveries then this is for you. There are articles on everything from the new gene therapy drugs to hypersonic jets. It even has an FYI section where they will...

Pros: Excellent resource
Cons: Targets one kind of reader

I have been a subscriber for over a year and have read every issue from cover to cover. This magizine is by far the best one i get. From NASA information to new products this magazine has it all. Whether you are a tech freak or just enjoy learning new...

Pros: Its easy reading for anyone
Cons: Can leave you wanting more info

If you want to know what's new in science and the products of the future you can not in my opinion do better than "POPULAR SCIENCE". If you are like me and want to be on top of what going on around you, as far as the tech world is concerned...

Pros: Easy scientific reading of a sort
Cons: "What's new?" should be renamed "What ads are new?"

I used to like popular science for a relatively easy and entertaining read of science and technology. I especially liked the "What's new" section. But as the years went on, the magazine has been increasingly commercialized with its reviews. The...

Pros: Up to date
Cons: I want more info please

Here's the deal Popular Science great magazine , but allot of it can blend to much. I love to read magazines , and find the information is very to the point , and I like the fact it is spelled out for you. For a science magazine though I am sometimes...

Pros: The Most amazing Articles
Cons: Sometimes to Unbelievable

Hey Folks,

I have been a reader of PS for a couple of years now and have decided the magazine is worth reading. It gives you a good look at the future products to come out and newest science and technological advances. However most of...

Pros: Once in a while there is something interesting
Cons: Too many ads, most of it is boring

I've been a subscriber to Popular Science for two years now. My subscription has just ended, and I'm not renewing it. Why? Well for one thing I don't find all of the articles interesting. And I don't have time to read as much as I would like.

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Pros: lots of great soon to be out gadgets
Cons: not enough about the great gadgets

Popular Science tells me everything I need to know relating to Science and Technology. I subscribe to lots of science magazines and I feel Popular Science is the most interesting one out there. Everything mentioned in the magazine is fascinating. My...