Scientific American
Popular science magazine
Scientific American is a long-running American magazine that covers science and technology for general readers rather than specialists.
Founded in 1845, it is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the United States.
The publication translates complex scientific developments into accessible journalism, covering topics from physics and medicine to environmental science and emerging technologies.
I read an article in Scientific American about quantum computing.
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newsstand · cover · editor · article · feature · column · editorial · headline
Science of matter and energy
- biologyStudy of organisms
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
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- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
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Conveying documented information
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- popularizationMaking widely known
- explainerOne who clarifies meaning
- interviewFormal questioning session
op-ed · fact-checking · investigative · coverage · beat · longform · infographic · data visualization
Sudden important advance
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Recurring printed publication
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- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- issuePoint of contention
circulation · newsstand · cover · editor · article · feature · column · editorial · headline · byline
physics
Science of matter and energy
- biologyStudy of organisms
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
genetics · climate · evolution · cosmology · medicine · psychology · ecology · chemistry · technology · artificial intelligence
experimentation
Systematic testing of ideas
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
data · analysis · laboratory · findings · evidence · quantitative · qualitative · replication · clinical trial · study
reporting
Conveying documented information
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- popularizationMaking widely known
- explainerOne who clarifies meaning
interview · op-ed · fact-checking · investigative · coverage · beat · longform · infographic · data visualization · skepticism
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- findingConclusion from investigation
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- detectionAct of finding something
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