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24 alternatives to The Scientist

Your daily reference of the science world.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Scientist launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Word of the day ▲93

   Learn one new word, every day

   2015 · vocabulous.us · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Genius▲56

   Annotate the world

   2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Somewhere▲101

   See how the world works.

   2014 · somewhere.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Listicle▲61

   A place where you can organize your world through lists

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   LocalWiki▲65

   Collect, share & open the world's local knowledge

   2015 · localwiki.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   News Genius▲66

   Make sense of the news

   2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Timehop▲151

   Your digital life history

   2014 · timehop.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Briefing▲90

   Your morning spoonful of knowledge

   2015 · briefi.ng · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Interesting▲78

   Articles on your favorite topics from all the best sources.

   2014 · flyosity.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Jerry's Brain▲72

    Curated knowledge at its finest

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Experiments▲138

    Plan & track your experiments

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Science Gossip▲68

    Help Scientists Map the Origins of Citizen Science

    2015 · sciencegossip.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TL;DR▲85

    Interesting content, summarized by real people

    2014 · tldr.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lifograph▲69

    Encyclopedia of people and companies in Silicon Valley

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Quotery▲75

    The Encyclopedia of Quips, Quotes & Proverbs

    2014 · quotery.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Experiment.com▲112

    Make science move faster

    2014 · experiment.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TheSkimm▲53

    All the news you need to start your day

    2014 · theskimm.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Owl▲85

    Learn something new everyday

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Word Lens▲83

    See the world in your language

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    TechReporter▲96

    The day’s top tech headlines from across the web

    2014 · thetechreporter.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Human for Android▲109

    Compare your daily activity to people around you

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Synopsis▲83

    Need To Know News

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Podcast List▲103

    An open database of tech podcasts

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →