For over 175 years the magazine Scientific American has bragged that it covers
the advances in research and discovery that are changing our understanding of the world and shaping our lives. (snip) Authoritative, engaging features, news, opinion and multimedia stories from journalists and expert authors -- including more than 200 Nobel Prize winners -- provide need-to-know coverage, insights and illumination of the most important developments at the intersection of science and society.
However around six years ago the American segment of the publication changed as it was purchased by a private German-British conglomerate, Springer Nature, which has affiliates and publications worldwide. And international controversies to go along with its international nature such as highly credible accusations of succumbing to demands for censorship from Communist China against research from scientists in Tibet and independent Taiwan.
Not very scientific.
Further veering from science, the magazine entered the political realm for the first time in the November, 2020 election, endorsing Joe Biden for president because well, he is so scientific. Or something. And Donald J. Trump is not. Or something............To Read More.....
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