Science magazine Scientific American has launched ScientificAmerican.com/espanol, which will provide Spanish-language online readers with authoritative insights and news about the latest developments that matter in science, technology and biomedicine.
ScientificAmerican.com/espanol features original reporting, as well as translated stories from Scientific American's English-language edition and its editions in Spain, Investigación y Ciencia and Mente y Cerebro. Scientific American is translated into 14 languages around the globe. Mente y Cerebro is an edition of Scientific American Mind, which appears in seven languages worldwide in addition to English.
ScientificAmerican.com/espanol will also feature translated content from Nature News, as well as images and videos from ScientificAmerican.com.
Debbie Ponchner is the Spanish-language editor who oversees ScientificAmerican.com/espanol, along with Robin Lloyd, Scientific American's news editor, and Richard Zinken, director of international digital development. Prior to joining Scientific American, Ponchner served as the managing editor of La Nación, the newspaper of record in Costa Rica. An award-winning journalist, Ponchner's honors include Costa Rica's National Journalism Prize, the Jorge Vargas Gené Award, in 2002 and 2005, as well as the National Scientific Journalism Prize, given by Costa Rica's National Council for Scientific and Technological Research, in 2001, 2002 and 2005-2006.
Scientific American's Spanish-language Web site is its latest platform featuring diverse perspectives in science. In July 2014 Scientific American launched Voices, a blog that celebrates eclecticism in research, exploration and communication about science, which commenced with a manifesto on science for Spanish speakers. And the October 2014 issue focused on how diversity in science can spur innovation.
