Came here when @mikebluehair42 resteemed this post. Great read.
Popular science = popular + science
As we can see that the two words have nothing to do with each other. In fact whatever suits them they make popular and what they don't like, well let's just say that it never leaves the lab or goes beyond a patent
It's actually quite sad. If you look back at some of the earliest issues, there were some amazing articles and information in the magazine. Stuff that is still useful today, for folks that like to DIY.
It's nothing like that anymore, and after 9/11 and it's vouchsafing the official conspiracy theory, I totally lost respect for it. However, like a broken clock, there's still times when it's useful. I think this article is pretty watered down, but probably more than a lot of the folks I'm talking about can usefully absorb.
Thanks!