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mocha-only t1_ixy5fay wrote

This reads like an essay from a grade 11 student who procrastinated.

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PhaedrusC t1_ixy6xlg wrote

I don't think it is quite that bad, but I will agree that it is a bit light-weight and rather lean on engineering data.

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pickleer t1_ixy9obx wrote

PopSci and PopMech have always been just that one step away from "Scientists hate this one trick that will shock the world" clickbait sensationalism. I had to take them off my regular website perusal list long ago.

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sector3011 t1_ixyarnx wrote

Popular Mechanics reads like propaganda nowadays. Many articles heaping praise on the military.

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MonoMcFlury t1_ixyg7ii wrote

Do you have any alternative recommendations?

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pickleer t1_ixzaguy wrote

https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/

scientificamerican.com

http://www.sciencefriday.com/

https://www.realclearscience.com/quick_and_clear_science/

https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/

http://www.amasci.com/

https://www.newscientist.com/

http://www.archaeology.org/

nature.com

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MonoMcFlury t1_iy464oq wrote

Thx. There's so much to check out!

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pickleer t1_iy4l9v5 wrote

Way back in the day, google had a homepage you could set up for yourself. You could fill it with feeds and links and apps. Cell phones wound up looking like what you could do on this thing. They killed it, so I migrated all my links to an online spreadsheet. They're easy to set up and a wayyy easier way to keep and sort all your bookmarks and daily destinations. FWTW

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ahfoo t1_ixyryew wrote

You can go straight to the source and read academic journals directly. It's great for your vocabulary and you get a sense of what is really going on. While many journals are paywalled, there are plenty with open access policies:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-access_journals

Here is another collection:

Directory of Open Access Journals sorted by Science topics in English only

And yes, in many cases they are illustrated.

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MonoMcFlury t1_iy468wt wrote

Good advice. Will have some reading to do! Thanks!

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Chalky_Cupcake t1_ixy7f0w wrote

>My wife and I crossed paths with Colin again in 2014. “How is that space elevator going?” he asked.

(7 years after first meeting Colin and discussing space elevators)

Colin: How is that cable material coming along?

Me: I’ve told you, that’s not my thing.
....

"Look bro i told you 7 years ago the cable part isn't my thing can you get off it already? jeez"

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Tigger3-groton t1_ixyugvu wrote

The discussion seems designed to be read by a general, non-technical audience.

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