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| Muy Interesante | |
|---|---|
| Title | Muy Interesante |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Category | Science magazine |
| Company | Editorial Prism |
| Firstdate | 1981 |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Muy Interesante is a Spanish monthly magazine covering popular science, technology, health, and culture aimed at a general readership. Founded in 1981, it has positioned itself within Spanish media alongside publications such as National Geographic, Scientific American, New Scientist, and Popular Science. The magazine has engaged with figures like Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Severo Ochoa, Margarita Salas, Albert Einstein, and institutions such as Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Aeroespacial, and European Space Agency in its coverage.
The magazine was launched in 1981 during Spain's transition alongside cultural institutions like El País, Casa de América, Instituto Cervantes, and events such as the 1982 FIFA World Cup and the 1986 FIFA World Cup cultural boom, with early editorial connections to journalists from ABC, La Vanguardia, El Mundo, and broadcasters like Televisión Española. Its development intersected with scientific milestones involving CERN, Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, Manuel de Falla-era cultural retrospectives, and advances by Severo Ochoa laureates; ownership and corporate changes reflected media consolidations comparable to Prisa, Grupo Planeta, Hearst Communications, and Bonnier AB. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s it covered crises and breakthroughs associated with Chernobyl disaster, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, HIV/AIDS pandemic, and space missions like Voyager program, Apollo program, International Space Station, and the Hubble Space Telescope.
Editorially, the magazine balances explanatory journalism about research from Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Barcelona, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and labs such as Salk Institute, Max Planck Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with lifestyle pieces referencing figures like Adolf Galland (aviation history), Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Federico García Lorca. Regular sections address topics linked to entities such as World Health Organization, United Nations, European Commission, and technologies from Apple Inc., Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Inc., and NASA. Feature writing has juxtaposed profiles of scientists like Marie Curie, Rosalyn Yalow, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, and commentators such as Noam Chomsky and Yuval Noah Harari with investigative reports concerning corporations like BP, ExxonMobil, Boeing, and Airbus. The magazine frequently sources studies published in journals such as Nature, Science, The Lancet, and Cell.
Distribution networks for the magazine have mirrored retail and subscription channels used by titles like El País Semanal, Time, The Economist, and Der Spiegel, appearing in kiosks across cities including Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, and Bilbao and distributed via bookstores like Casa del Libro and chains comparable to Fnac. International distribution expanded through partnerships with publishers in markets such as Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia, and through airline magazine deals analogous to those of Iberia and Air Europa. Circulation figures have been reported alongside media audits comparable to OJD and advertising markets like InfoAdex and Media Contacts.
Contributors have included journalists and writers who also worked for outlets such as El País, La Vanguardia, El Mundo, Cadena SER, COPE, and academics from Universidad de Salamanca, Universidad de Zaragoza, Universidad de Alcalá, and research centers like Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, and Centro Nacional de Biotecnología. Regular columnists and interview subjects have featured public intellectuals such as Santiago Niño Becerra, Ramón Tamames, Baltasar Garzón, Carme Ruscalleda (food science context), and international figures like Stephen Hawking, Carl Sagan, Richard Dawkins, Jane Goodall, and David Attenborough.
The brand spawned editions and licensed adaptations in Latin America and Europe, partnering with regional publishers in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, and Bogotá and adapting content for audiences familiar with institutions such as Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de Buenos Aires, and Fundación Telefónica. Editions drew on translations of pieces referencing scientific centers like Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Karolinska Institutet, and cultural adaptations linked to broadcasters such as Antena 3 (Spanish TV network), Telemundo, and TVE.
The magazine and its journalists have received industry recognition comparable to awards given by bodies such as the Asociación de la Prensa de Madrid, Premios Ondas, Premios Nacionales de Cultura (Spain), and science communication prizes associated with institutions like Fundación BBVA, FECYT (Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology), and European Union-level programs. Individual reporting has been cited in academic contexts alongside citations of work from Nature Publishing Group, Elsevier, and Springer Nature.
Category:Spanish magazines Category:Science magazines