Noam Chomsky Interviewed in Redesigned Humanist Magazine
December 15, 2006
For Immediate Release
Contact: Fred Edwords, (202) 238-9088
fedwords@americanhumanist.org
- www.americanhumanist.org
(Washington, D.C., December 15, 2006) The Humanist magazine, established in 1941, has received a makeover for 2007
under its new editor, Jennifer Bardi. The January/February 2007 issue,
released today, will begin reaching subscribers and appearing on newsstands
this week. This edition is the first to feature a revamped Up Front section,
which includes illuminating research results, quotes from notable humanists
and other like-minded luminaries, and relevant commentary from back issues
of twenty-five and fifty years ago.
The cover story, by John Buell, examines future possibilities for modern
transportation. Buell urges us to refigure modern transportation in a more
environmentally friendly way that would improve our personal lives. Nobel
laureate Herbert Hauptman illustrates the potential of basic science by
connecting a series of past discoveries to a modern application-–x-ray
crystallography-–and its ultimate contribution to the betterment of human
health. And the Humanist Interview features renowned linguist, skeptic, and
social critic Noam Chomsky. He discusses the human animal, the religious
right, a collapse of secular nationalism, and the politics of fear.
Though it has a new look, the Humanist magazine as always remains committed
to its core: critical inquiry and social concern from a Humanist
perspective, presenting moral dilemmas, exposing various rights abuses, and
grappling with the challenges of life in the 21st century, with an eye
toward solutions.
In addition to the print magazine, the Humanist Online is being redesigned
as well, with selected articles in PDF format, new web-only content, and a
link to the Humanist News blog, an interactive forum for commentary on
breaking news and political activities. The new website will appear today
around noon. More changes will follow. The website is located at www.thehumanist.org.
“Readers of the Humanist operate from a rational philosophy informed by
science, inspired by art, and motivated by compassion,” says Humanist
magazine editor Jennifer Bardi. “As such, they want a magazine that not only
points out what’s going wrong in the world but also what’s going right. They
like a good challenge, sharp wit, and are vitally interested in the human
potential for problem solving. And that’s exactly what we’re going to give
them.”
Bardi is a former science editor from San Diego, California.
