02.13.12
    Want to read more articles like this, plus stories on gaming, music, movies, and more? Subscribe to Popular Science today, for less than $1 per issue!

    Popular Tags

    Regular Features


    138 years of Popular Science at your fingertips.

    Innovation Challenges

    Make your ideas part of the revolution
    Learn morePowered by Innocentive



    Popular Science+ For iPad

    Each issue has been completely reimagined for your iPad. See our amazing new vision for magazines that goes far beyond the printed page



    Download Our App

    Stay up to date on the latest news of the future of science and technology from your iPhone or Android phone with full articles, images and offline viewing



    Follow Us On Twitter

    Featuring every article from the magazine and website, plus links from around the Web. Also see our PopSci DIY feed


    February 2012: The Future of Fun

    Science is reinventing play, from extreme sports to gamification to ridiculous roller coasters to the playgrounds of tomorrow, and this issue is chock full of fun. Also, on a less fun note: Did global warming destroy my hometown?


    circ-top-header.gif
    circ-cover.gif