It might or might not be entirely coincidental that in the week that gave us the Greatest Bang Since The Big One,
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A Science Beano
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- Sunday, 24 May 2009 - 12:41 UTC
The Beano, a well-known journal of record popular with Gees Minor and Minima, has come out with a special Science Issue. Coo er gosh, readers!!
In it, Dennis the Menace (“WOW! A Van De Graaf Generator! Har-har! Science is Fun!”) and his pal Gnasher learn about the hair-raising powers of static electricity; Billy Whizz (the Fastest Boy in the World) tests a new radio tracking device; Minnie the Minx tries to fly to the Moon; the Bash Street Kids star in an episode called Send In The Clones;
… the dreamy time-travelling Fred learns about gravity …
Roger the Dodger enjoys a chemistry lesson, and more besides.` I can’t imagine where the Beano got its inspiration, though the styling of the page numbers
Suggests Nature Network Involvement.
Such a degree of information density comes at a price, however, and an issue of the Beano will set you back a cool £1.99. Some journals, as we know, are free … but with the Beano in hand, and in the light of recent events, I humbly suggest that one gets what one pays for.
Last updated: Sunday, 24 May 2009 - 12:41 UTC
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Comments
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Excellent journal, worth every penny.
It’s about time the Beano became Open Access if you ask me. And their output is questionable to say the least. I seem to recall a series of papers under the heading ‘Numskulls’ suggesting an homunculus theory of cognition and motor reaction.
£1.99!! I remember when the Beano was 2p. Or it might even have been 2d in those days.
Was it properly peer reviewed, though?
Come to that, will a review of said issue appear in Nature in the near future? Please?
A review of the Beano in Nature? Coo er gosh, readers!!!
I like their explanation of DNA. Surprisingly cogent.
Ah, the Beano. I have to say that Dennis the Menace looks rather more psychotic than he did back in the 70’s when I was reading it.
There used to be a very politically incorrect strip about a young
Red IndianAmerindianNative North AmericanFirst Nations boy named “Little Plum”, one about a group of mice, and something about a kid who was mad aboutsoccerfootball, too.But… I missed the point of the top picture. Is that a fossilized chicken unearthed in Cromer?
I first learned about DNA from a kids magazine when I was 8.
I like their explanation of DNA. Surprisingly cogent.
It was that panel in particular that woke me up to the possibility that this was no ordinary issue of the Beano.
I give you:
The Cartoon Guide to Genetics.
For a capsule review of this fine text by somebody or other, look here.