Luna Media press release, 10 May 2005
APOLLO 11 ASTRONAUT BUZZ ALDRIN JOINS ADVISORY BOARD OF AUSTRALIA’S
COSMOS MAGAZINE
Australia’s new popular science magazine, Cosmos, today announced the
appointment of its Editorial Advisory Board, made up of leading figures
in the sciences and the arts – including astronaut Buzz Aldrin,
celebrated palaeontologist Mike Archer, sci-fi novelist and
futuristDamien Broderick, medical research pioneer Judith Whitworth and
renowned science journalist Robyn Williams.
Cosmos covers the ‘science of everything’ - from human biology and
medicine, the environment, archaeology, space and astronomy, to
information technology, society and social research. The first issue of
Cosmos goes on sale June 22 for $8.95, and an outstanding pre-launch
subscription deal – offering a 20% discount, a free BBC DVD plus a free
3-month gift subscription – has just opened to the public (see
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/subscribe)
“It’s important for Cosmos to stay abreast of new ideas and the latest
thinking in science and technology. This is an advisory board of
outstanding leaders who will help us do that,” said the editor of
Cosmos, Wilson da Silva.
The Cosmos Editorial Advisory Board
- Robyn Williams (Chairman), science journalist and host of The
Science Show, ABC Radio National
- Dr Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut and the second man to walk on
the Moon
- Professor Mike Archer, Dean of Science at the University of New
South Wales, and former Director of the Australian Museum
- Professor Judith Whitworth, Director, John Curtin School of Medical
Research, Australian National University
- Dr Damien Broderick, novelist, futurist and a senior research fellow
at the University of Melbourne
- Dr Bryan Gaensler, Assistant Professor in Astronomy, Harvard
University and 1999 Young Australian of the Year
For details or interviews, please call Karen Eck, eckfactor on Tel:
(02) 9552 3811 Mobile: 0438 532569 email:[log in to unmask]
More info:http://www.cosmosmagazine.com
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