Buy Magazine to Support the Causes

For the last few months, I've been going through the magazine sections of my local stores and been pleasantly surprised by the selection of science based magazines still available for purchase.

It's no secret that magazines are not as relevant in the digital age however I still find value in buying them when considering the following:

• It helps support the cause while also helping spread the message.
• The, sometime complex, material is simplified for easy reading/understanding.
• Most articles include references that may be useful to someone who wants more information on the subject.
• Information usually comes from trusted/reputable sources.
• More likely to contain the biggest, most interesting, information (as its more likely to sell).

Additionally, there's a sense of "I bought it so I have to read it" that we don't typically get from simply doing research online.

One of the major issues today is that people don't read enough. I know many people that would rather spend their afternoon browsing social media than to pick up anything to read let alone a magazine.

In these troubling times, with Americans pulling back on education in all its forms, supporting science base publication is as important as ever.