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Laura Helmuth

Laura Helmuth is Slate's science and health editor.

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Why Is Romney Campaigning on Medical Quackery?

He's going after the ultimate niche voter: Virginia’s Lyme disease conspiracy theorists.

Laura Helmuth | SCIENCE | Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at 10:23 AM

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New Study Is Good News for Women Who Want Men Who Cook and Clean

Laura Helmuth | THE XX FACTOR | Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at 12:30 PM

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Romney Out-Debates Obama

How the GOP candidate schooled the president on science policy.

Laura Helmuth | SCIENCE | Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, at 2:52 PM

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Dude, Bank Your Sperm. It’ll Get You Laid.

Laura Helmuth | THE XX FACTOR | Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, at 2:30 PM

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Todd Akin's "Legitimate Rape" Comment Was Not a Misstatement. It Was a Worldview.

Laura Helmuth | THE XX FACTOR | Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at 10:24 AM

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The Culture Gabfest: Batman and Robins Edition

Slate's podcast about The Dark Knight Rises, Christian Marclay’s 24-hour film The Clock, and the HBO documentary Birders: The Central Park Effect.

Laura Helmuth, Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner | CULTURE GABFEST | Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at 1:19 PM

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Sally Ride’s Space Flight Was Not Exactly A Great Moment for Feminism

Laura Helmuth | THE XX FACTOR | Monday, July 23, 2012, at 9:54 PM

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Jonathan Franzen Is the World’s Most Annoying Bird-Watcher

He shouldn’t be the public face of this wonderful pastime.

Laura Helmuth | CULTUREBOX | Monday, July 16, 2012, at 4:48 PM

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Laura Helmuth

Why Is Romney Campaigning on Medical Quackery?

He's going after the ultimate niche voter: Virginia’s Lyme disease conspiracy theorists.

New Study Is Good News for Women Who Want Men Who Cook and Clean

Romney Out-Debates Obama

How the GOP candidate schooled the president on science policy.

Dude, Bank Your Sperm. It’ll Get You Laid.

Todd Akin's "Legitimate Rape" Comment Was Not a Misstatement. It Was a Worldview.

The Culture Gabfest: Batman and Robins Edition

Slate's podcast about The Dark Knight Rises, Christian Marclay’s 24-hour film The Clock, and the HBO documentary Birders: The Central Park Effect.

Sally Ride’s Space Flight Was Not Exactly A Great Moment for Feminism

Jonathan Franzen Is the World’s Most Annoying Bird-Watcher

He shouldn’t be the public face of this wonderful pastime.

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