Declining interest in Physics Today magazine

[Frabjous]

I have noticed a declining interest for myself in Physics Today magazine. Am I just getting old and grumpy or is this a more widespread phenomena?

 

[gleem]

Who knows, but not for me. Most recently in the December's issue, I read the articles on the Nobel Laureates, the article on galaxies running out of gas, the article on Biological Tissues as Mechanical Metamaterials, and the Quick Study article on the quantum mechanics of viscosity. Admittedly I do not read that much in most issues, but I always find something of interest.

 

[gmax137]

I let my APS membership lapse after 2020. I started around 1990 and used to read every page. The past few years I saw the magazine get thinner and thinner and there was less and less I was interested in.

 

[Demystifier]

My interest in Physics Today over time is constant and scale invariant.

 

[gleem]

In thinking about this it seems that there are more articles on interdisciplinary application of physics. This would seem valuable to help emphasize the importance of physics in understanding the more complex characteristics of our world.

 

[Meir Achuz]

I am of an age where I look first at the obituaries to see if I'm there.
I do see too many friends, though.
The problem with PT now is that the scientific articles in new fields are too detailed,
without giving a simple overall understanding.

 

[atyy]

Has the font gotten smaller? Or my eyesight worse with ageing?

 

[madscientist_93]

As a student I find The Physics teacher magazine more appealing. I wonder if the target audience of Physics Today changed over time, from general public with moderate knowledge and interest in physics to researchers and scientists.

 

[atyy]

As a student I find The Physics teacher magazine more appealing. I wonder if the target audience of Physics Today changed over time, from general public with moderate knowledge and interest in physics to researchers and scientists.

I think it's always been for researchers and scientists as it's meant to be read by members of the American Institute of Physics, who are physics researchers.