2.1. General Sources - LANG 1409 - Academic English for Science Studies - LibGuides at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library

Brainstorm Topics from General Sources

In order to write your blog, you need ideas or questions!

Many general ("popular") sources can spark your ideas and provide insightful information for scientific topics.

Go through some of these recommended magazines and blogs to get ideas for your assignment and then go to the brainstroming section of this guide.

Magazines

Science Focus
Published by the School of Science at HKUST. Specially written and designed by HKUST science undergraduate students under the guidance of our faculty and staff.
Science
The Science family of journals is published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s oldest and largest general science organization.
Scientific American
Founded 1845, Scientific American is the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. It has published articles by more than 200 Nobel Prize winners.
American scientist
feature articles written by prominent scientists and engineers who review important work in fields ranging from molecular biology to computer engineering.
New Scientist
From artificial intelligence to climate change, from the latest innovations in health to the mysteries of quantum physics and the human mind, New Scientist covers the ideas and innovations that matter.

Blogs

PreventionWeb Blog
PreventionWeb is the global knowledge sharing platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience.
Science-Based Medicine
It is dedicated to evaluating medical treatments and products of interest to the public in a scientific light, and promoting the highest standards and traditions of science in health care.
OUP blog
OUPblog is a source like no other on the blogosphere for learning, understanding and reflection, providing academic insights for the thinking world.
UC Press Blog (Science)
University of California Press is one of the most forward-thinking scholarly publishers, committed to influencing public discourse and challenging the status quo.