and rhetoric. This marked the first time that the publication forayed into commenting on U.S. presidential politics. In the October 2020 issue of the magazine, it endorsed Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential election, citing Donald Trump's rejection of scientific evidence, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. In the column reporting the endorsement, the magazine's editors said, "Scientific American has never endorsed a presidential candidate in its 175-year history. This year we are compelled to do so. We do not do this lightly." Awards 2010: IQ Award for the German edition Spektrum der Wissenschaft See also 14145 Sciam, asteroid named after Scientific American American Scientist Discover (magazine) Albert Graham Ingalls, former editor and author of an amateur astronomy column New Scientist Scientific American Mind References External links 1845 establishments in the United States Magazines established in 1845 Magazines published in New York City Monthly magazines published in the United States Nature Research academic journals Popular science magazines Science and technology magazines published in the United States