Laura Helmuth
Laura Helmuth is Slate's science and health editor.
Behind the Scenes
Dec. 31 2014 1:16 PMSlate Staffers Pick Their Out-of-Left-Field Favorite Slate Articles of 2014Allison Benedikt, Jamelle Bouie, David Haglund, Laura Helmuth, Dan Kois, Joshua Keating, Chris Kirk, Miriam Krule, Dahlia Lithwick, and Katy Waldman
Science
Dec. 1 2014 10:26 AMJames Watson Throws a FitThe disgraced co-discoverer of DNA is selling his Nobel Prize.Laura Helmuth
Science
Nov. 26 2014 3:07 PMSpecies Worth SavingWhy we should be thankful for the red-cockaded woodpecker.Laura Helmuth
Medical Examiner
Oct. 26 2014 1:29 PMHugger-in-ChiefIn embracing an Ebola victim, Barack Obama succeeded where Ronald Reagan failed.Laura Helmuth
Slate Picks
Aug. 13 2014 7:31 AMSongs That Make Slate NostalgicA roundup of the music from high school that staffers still love.L.V. Anderson, Eliza Berman, Jamelle Bouie, David Haglund, Aisha Harris, Laura Helmuth, Jane C. Hu, Derreck Johnson, Dan Kois, Rachael Larimore, Dahlia Lithwick, Dee Lockett, Rebecca Onion, Vivian Selbo, Mark Joseph Stern, June Thomas, Julia Turner, Lindsey Underwood, and Katy Waldman
Science
July 4 2014 6:03 AMWhat Happened at Slate This Week?Slate’s science editor on her favorite reads from Slate this week.Laura Helmuth
Faith-based
May 12 2014 2:24 PMWitness to an ExorcismHow Pope Francis and the Vatican deal with the devil.Laura Helmuth
Behind the Scenes
May 8 2014 4:40 PMDear Prudence Talks Moms, Moms-in-Law, and MoreA Slate Plus exclusive: Listen to the Dear Prudence Mommy Dearest event, recorded live in Washington, D.C.Emily Yoffe and Laura Helmuth
Behind the Scenes
March 19 2014 2:12 PMShould Slate Change Its G.D. Profanity Policy? Three Editors Debate.David Plotz, Dan Kois, Laura Helmuth, and Jennifer Lai
Science
Dec. 23 2013 10:34 AMAnimals of the YearSlate’s best stories about other species.Laura Helmuth
Doublex
Oct. 17 2013 12:06 PMDon’t Be a CreepLessons from the latest terrible, sad, fascinating scandal in the science blogging world.Laura Helmuth
Science
Sept. 12 2013 5:15 PMWatch the Ig Nobel PrizesTonight is the weirdest night in science.Laura Helmuth
Two Lives
Sept. 12 2013 5:41 AMJust How Long Can People Live?It’s one of the juiciest debates in science.Laura Helmuth
Science
Dec. 16 2014 6:18 PMMerry and BrightChristmas decorations are visible from space.Laura Helmuth
Behind the Scenes
Nov. 28 2014 5:00 PMOur Media Thanksgiving ListThe podcasts, websites, and apps Slate-sters are thankful for.L.V. Anderson, Jeff Friedrich, Aisha Harris, Laura Helmuth, Chris Kirk, Dan Kois, Jennifer Lai, Rachael Larimore, Abby McIntyre, Ayana Morali, David Plotz, June Thomas, Julia Turner, Katy Waldman, Forrest Wickman, and Betsy Woodruff
Tv Club
Nov. 17 2014 8:00 AMThe Slate Doctor Who Podcast: Final Thoughts on Series 8 Phil Plait and Mac Rogers on the finale and the season.Phil Plait, Mac Rogers, Laura Helmuth, Gabriel Roth, and June Thomas
Better Summer
Aug. 26 2014 11:47 PMGet SmashedBadminton is the best party icebreaker (well, next to alcohol).Laura Helmuth
Science
July 20 2014 2:54 PMDon’t Feel Sorry for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.A Washington Post profile portrays him as passionate and sympathetic. He’s actually obsessive and dangerous.Laura Helmuth
Slate Picks
June 11 2014 10:14 AMSome Capital EatsSlate-sters dish on their favorite restaurants in Washington, D.C.Jamelle Bouie, Nicole L. Cvetnic, James Dasinger, John Dickerson, Laura Helmuth, Joshua Keating, Chad Lorenz, Abby McIntyre, Heidi Strom Moon, David Plotz, David Stern, Ryan Vogt, David Weigel, Megan Wiegand, and Emily Yoffe
Slate Plus
May 12 2014 1:09 PMThe Editor’s CreedTwo Slate editors debate their very different editing philosophies.Dan Kois, Laura Helmuth, and Jennifer Lai
The Slatest
April 17 2014 9:44 PMHere's How Long That Teen Would Have to Pee in the Portland Reservoir to Make It Unsafe to DrinkLaura Helmuth
Slate Picks
March 17 2014 11:00 AMLions and Hippos and Jellyfish, Oh MyThe best animal stories in books, articles, and movies, from Slate’s Wild Things writers.Laura Helmuth, Ben Mirin, Jason Bittel, and Lance Richardson
Human Genome
Oct. 30 2013 2:14 PMWatch Francis Collins Lunge for the Nobel PrizeAn underhanded attempt by the National Institutes of Health to claim full credit for sequencing the human genome.Laura Helmuth
Science
Oct. 10 2013 8:14 AMWho Will Win a Nobel Prize?Everything you need to know about the contenders, rivalries, scandals, and politics of the famous awards.Laura Helmuth
Two Lives
Sept. 12 2013 5:42 AMWhat Saved Your Life?Slate readers shared fascinating, heartwarming stories. Here are 50 fun ones.Laura Helmuth
Two Lives
Sept. 11 2013 8:06 AMThe Best Critique of Alternative Medicine EverIt’s an animated video. And it’s hilarious.Laura Helmuth