Allen Hammond, who will serve as its editor and publisher, is no stranger to new publications. He created the "Research News" section of Science magazine and several years later persuaded its publisher, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, to support a magazine for the public that became Science 80. Three years ago he took on a second job as editor of Issues in Science and Technology, a new semi-scholarly publication on science policy published by the National Academy of Sciences. Hammond resigned that position January 1 to devote his energies to his latest venture, which he said is being financed by a private partnership of individuals interested in science publications.
"We will be writing for people who are interested in science but who don't have a lot of time to spend reading about it," said Hammond. "We're going to provide information, not entertainment, and that means reaching a ...
