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Scientific American's departing editor and the politicization of science

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473 points Bostonian | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 22:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.214s | source
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bashmelek ◴[19 Nov 24 00:17 UTC] No.42178778[source]▶
To be honest, even 18 years ago, long before this editor in chief, I found Scientific American rather ideological. Maybe it got more obvious over time, but I don’t see its recent tone categorically different.
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1. sbuttgereit ◴[19 Nov 24 00:34 UTC] No.42178909[source]▶
I agree. This editor may well have been a current-day culmination of a trend that started some time ago. I stopped my own print subscription to SciAm once the articles started to ostensibly push certain sociopolitical viewpoints in the guise of science journalism. This was well before the editor being discussed was editor enough so I never knew this person existed.

While this editor may have crossed some redlines, I am doubtful this change in represents a genuine philosophical shift at the magazine.