Bio

I am an award-winning science and health writer based in Brooklyn, New York. I write Slate's parenting advice column, The Kids, and I contribute to magazines including Scientific American, Nature, Discover, Bon Appétit, Glamour, O: The Oprah Magazine, Fitness and Self. I teach science writing in CUNY's Graduate School of Journalism and have a master's degree in Science, Health & Environmental Reporting (SHERP) from New York University. 

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