Contributors

“I enjoy writing for Discover for several reasons. Most important is that I like some of the new directions it is taking. It is a science magazine, not a science journal, and for that reason has the freedom to explore issues that are not always science per se but are nonetheless of interest to scientists and the scientifically literate public… While it is obviously still important to report on major scientific advances, I very much like the way the magazine is branching off into other aspects of the scientific endeavor.”

    --Lisa Randall


“…Because the angry letters I get are well-written and worth reading. Because my collaborators and colleagues think of it as the print venue where it’s desirable to share ideas-in-progress, not just results, with the public… Discover proves you can be smart without being snobby or exclusionary, and people respond to that… My impression is that it’s the only science magazine that people actually read all the way through… Because there’s no other magazine on the newsstand that so consistently conveys a sense of awe.”
   
    --Jaron Lanier


“Discover magazine is special for two reasons: accuracy and originality. You can always depend on Discover to get the science exactly right—and that’s in an age when so much science writing is sloppy and careless. But the other marvelous thing about Discover is the breadth of the stories. From epigenetics to near-death experiences, from culture to nature to nurture, Discover takes the lens of science and looks at life itself.”

    --Jill Neimark