BBC Focus
Encyclopedia
BBC Focus is a British
monthly magazine
about science
and technology
published in Bristol
, UK by Bristol Magazines Ltd, a BBC Worldwide company. Edited by Jheni Osman, it covers all aspects of science and technology and is written for general readers as well as people with a knowledge of science. The magazine was taken over by the BBC
in mid-2005 which has led to most issues featuring an article which corresponds with a BBC television series. There are also regular science celebrity features and interviews.
As of issue #173, The Guide section of the magazine had a small redesign with increased focus on interactive media, with newly separate sections for Games reviews and the web including a new column on web issues such as collaborative video editing with the header 'Happening'.
The Update section of the magazine now contains:
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monthly magazine
Magazine
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about science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and technology
Technology
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published in Bristol
Bristol
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, UK by Bristol Magazines Ltd, a BBC Worldwide company. Edited by Jheni Osman, it covers all aspects of science and technology and is written for general readers as well as people with a knowledge of science. The magazine was taken over by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in mid-2005 which has led to most issues featuring an article which corresponds with a BBC television series. There are also regular science celebrity features and interviews.
Regular content
- Update - the past month in science
- MegaPixel - interesting or amazing photos on a common theme
- Features (main topics)
- Q&A - a section welcoming science queries from readers and answers from an expert panel
- Mathematical Puzzles, a factual multiple choiceMultiple choiceMultiple choice is a form of assessment in which respondents are asked to select the best possible answer out of the choices from a list. The multiple choice format is most frequently used in educational testing, in market research, and in elections-- when a person chooses between multiple...
quiz and a crosswordCrosswordA crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or rectangular grid of white and shaded squares. The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answers. In languages that are written left-to-right, the answer... - Letters to the editor
- The Guide - reviews of factual books, films, television and radio, exhibitions and events, gaming and internet plus 'tried and tested' - reviews of similar products
- Last Word - Robert MatthewsRobert Matthews (scientist)Robert A.J. Matthews, born 23 September 1959, is a British physicist, mathematician, computer scientist, and journalist.Robert Matthews read Physics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, where he graduated in 1981...
writes, often about problems in science
As of issue #173, The Guide section of the magazine had a small redesign with increased focus on interactive media, with newly separate sections for Games reviews and the web including a new column on web issues such as collaborative video editing with the header 'Happening'.
The Update section of the magazine now contains:
- Month in numbers
- Good news/Bad news
- Your vote (where a question is asked, such as "Would you eat less meat to save the planet?" or "Do we need better defences for an asteroid hit?" and readers answer and a graph is made)
- Round Up (The month's top science stories from around the world)
- The burning question (an expert writes a very small essay on a question)