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mags-Discover: Even Non-geeks Can "Discover" The Wonders of Science

Wed, 17 May 2006 11:37:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jeavinl - Back in the day, I was a geek (maybe I still am). In high school, I not only took a science class, but also an extra independent study science course in which I worked on a project to submit to the Westinghouse science competition. On many occasions, the...

mags-Discover: Discover Magazine - More Than Mickey Mouse Science

Sun, 17 Aug 2003 01:40:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Joubert - For all their test tubes, microscopes, hypotheses and data points, scientists of every breed are, at...

mags-Discover: Discover Your World

Sun, 10 Feb 2002 18:31:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bobbo428 - Last summer my eight-year-old niece was selling magazine subscriptions for her school. Since I was anxious to help her out, I decided to subscribe to two magazines: Baseball Digest and Discover. Discover, a science magazine, makes for fascinating...

mags-Discover: Discover more

Fri, 12 Oct 2001 02:44:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author summerwaters - My interest in discover magazine began in college. I majored in Biochemistry, and reading science journals was my hobby. The four journals I read were Science, Discover, JAMA, and Popular Science. I will first talk about Discover then give a brief...

mags-Discover: Discover what?

Fri, 3 Aug 2001 17:45:58 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dreaeuh - Ok, I'm going to put this as a dislike. I do so enjoy the magazine. It is very interesting to read. I do look through them at the store.

But their articles are horrible!!!

If they aren't too short for a good feature, the stupid...

mags-Discover: Interesting articles on computer science and biology.

Wed, 7 Mar 2001 19:07:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cryxstal - I have been a subscriber Discover for several years now. It's a great learning tool, and it is entertaining. The depth of the articles vary of course depending on your background in that field. I know several professors that subscribe to...

mags-Discover: Discover Science

Wed, 10 Jan 2001 03:41:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mike.holmes - I have always loved science and science fiction but how I discovered Discover magazine was through blind luck. Actually my legal assistant thought it would be a good magazine for the office and so she subscribed last summer (2000). It was love at first...

mags-Discover: Simple, not simplistic

Fri, 15 Dec 2000 17:19:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author eplovejoy - The first photographs were made of asphalt.

That's just one of the many things I have learned from Discover, and it is just one of the many reasons the magazine is the one to which I look forward most each month. The magazine's writers...

mags-Discover: Discover can help anybody understand

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 11:57:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jackal187 - Even if your not science minded this magazine will help you understand the world around you. Why the earth is growing; why it's destroying itself; the impact we have on the earth; what is being invented and anything to that is even remotely related to...

mags-Discover: Something for everyone.

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 12:48:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nmasse01 - I have been a subscriber to Discover magazine for, oh, longer than I can remember. I believe it's been eight years--well, ever since Omni went belly-up and converted its followers to a Discover subscription until their pre-paid number of Omni had been...

mags-Discover: Discover...The McDonald's of Science Mags

Sun, 5 Nov 2000 21:11:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author martineden - The nice thing about “Discover” magazine is that you can cover a wide swath of scientific ground quickly and easily, without needing a degree in each of the subjects to understand what you are reading. “Discover” articles are not only informative, but...

mags-Discover: The best magazine I subscribe to

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:40:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pat197 - In my opinion, this is one of the best magazines available for those interested in science.

It is not as detailed as Scientific American, and covers a range of stories. I enjoy reading their "breaking news" section every month...

mags-Discover: It's Improved But Not Enough

Sun, 16 Jul 2000 22:26:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - I used to regularly subscribe to this magazine. But then it seemed that about 80% of the magazine was either about outer space or computers. Well, last I checked, there are many other fields of study in the science realm besides those two. I had...

mags-Discover: Discover a graphic designer...please.

Sat, 1 Jul 2000 05:19:41 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author EdSmith - I subscribed to Discover earlier this year, and although it is not a terrible magazine, it is not consistently interesting enough to occupy my attention. There have been some issues I only managed to skim before sending them on to the great recycler in...

mags-Discover: Learn to Discover!

Mon, 5 Jun 2000 20:23:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WildZoe8 - Discover magazine is great for nearly anyone interested in learning, from the student to the enthusiast. Discover covers a wide variety of subjects and gives in depth information without using such highly scientific terms that the average reader gets...

mags-Discover: Lots of Information For Little Money

Wed, 10 May 2000 08:39:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ClaireKS - Discover magazine is one of the best little science periodicals around today. The writing is easy enough for the average person to comprehend, yet delivers quite a bit of important information. The editors are terrific at keeping up to date with new...

mags-Discover: inacurate and misleading...

Thu, 13 Apr 2000 15:03:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Avix - I have been a major fan of Discovery Mag almost since it started.. but in the May 2000 issue I found something that horrified me, an article written by someone ignorant about the subject they were writing about. there by misleading people about a serious...

mags-Discover: A wide world to "Discover"

Wed, 12 Apr 2000 19:55:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thaire00 - One of the best mainstream science magazines out there, Discover presents the science news of the day in straightforward, concise articles and small digests. It is easy to understand without being dumbed-down, and is thourough and detailed without being...

mags-Discover: Scientific Flyby

Fri, 7 Apr 2000 19:04:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author doffy - Discover is a great way to stay abreast of what's going on in the sciences, without needing a scientific background. It isn't particularly cutting edge, but they do cover a wide range of things, from earth and space sciences to biology and medicine. I...

mags-Discover: Discover the world around you

Sat, 1 Apr 2000 19:02:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author strange218 - I have interested in science for most of my life. Unfortunately, for most of my life so far, I haven't been able to read a whole lot about new findings and advancements because the technical jargon was too much for me. Imagine a 13 year old trying to...

mags-Discover: Always an educational read

Tue, 15 Feb 2000 18:32:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brad_morris - Discover is one of my favorite magazines. The articles are always interesting and relevant and are written in a way that even a non-scientific, but otherwise interested person such as myself can understand. It's clearly laid out and very well written...

mags-Discover: Great For Semi-Science Buffs!

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 05:10:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jazzmyn - If science and nature are of interest to you, but you barely made it through high school chemistry or biology then this is the magazine for you. With interesting articles, graphs, graphics and color photos, they speak to you in laymen's terms. Or at the...

mags-Discover: Discover is a fitting name indeed

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 23:30:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author photopat - Discover is informative and entertaining. I've always had a thing for Astronomy and every issue offers new ideas about the universe. The articles on anthropology, medicine, archeology-are written for anybody to understand, yet they don't talk down to...

mags-Discover: Wonderfully informative!

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 08:56:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Kirsti - I have been a faithful reader of this magazine since I was twelve and now, at 20, still get it every month. The magazine is full of information and fascinating articles. It is so full of content that you can practically see it spilling out of the pages...

mags-Discover: Science Lite

Mon, 24 Jan 2000 23:48:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sherrylee - I subscribe to or regularly purchase a large variety of magazines, in a wide range of subject matter, from the general interest/newsmagazines to specialty publications like 20/20 (optical trade) and Military History. If I had to get rid of them all &...