would love to see Trump try being pregnant for even four seconds

an intense and controversial inpatient treatment program for teens with chronic pain can deliver impressive results. but when it doesn't work, the fallout can be lasting, patients say. slate.com/technology/2...

thrilled that @arionne.bsky.social is now a Care and Feeding columnist at Slate! slate.com/advice/2025/...

I wrote about shopping for a stroller and car seat in Trump’s America slate.com/life/2025/08...

As a mortality researcher, I haven’t generally paid a lot of attention to people my own age (elder Millennial here). That’s, unfortunately, changing. (With @astokespop.bsky.social and Jacob Bor)

this is INCREDIBLE and I cannot recommend enough that you watch the hermit crab conga line video linked in the piece justice for hermit crabs!

Such a great article. There is no such thing as an "easy" pet!! Please do your research before getting any pet and realize that some creatures shouldn't be pets at all.

Who wants to come work at @wired.com Two amazing jobs now open. DM if you have any questions. Senior writer, Investigations: condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers... Features Editor: condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...

The U.S. is not particularly good at keeping its populace alive. slate.com/technology/2...

Learned a lot of new stuff in this slate.com/technology/2...

"One day, perhaps, she might create a crab that’s incredibly well suited to domestication—the golden retriever of hermit crabs, if you will. But are they meant to live in our homes at all?" @mscottsinclair.bsky.social for @slate.com: slate.com/technology/2...

my feeling is increasingly: AI is a useful assistant for some very specific simple tasks, but bad for any kind of "thinking." it can help record the world—but not interpret it. slate.com/technology/2...

hermit crabs are creatures, too. loved editing this. slate.com/technology/2...

the longevity tech bros should be fighting tooth-and-nail for vaccines—the real longevity hack. slate.com/technology/2...

we felt it in New Jersey!

seems like we're talking about sydney sweeney, so!: slate.com/human-intere...

The xojane years of the internet taught me that being pregnant in public would be non-stop unsolicited advice and nosy comments. But it rules! People give me their seat on the subway and congratulate me. The only good part of being pregnant, even!

this is so terrible; i needed MORE antidepressants when i got pregnant, and stopped being able to run without severely injuring myself www.nbcnews.com/health/menta...

let's go to the mall and get our ears pierced while we still can slate.com/life/2025/07...

i love that the bluesky replies, quotes, and even many Slate comments on this article are people sharing how happy they were with their hysterectomies

LOL. Slate @samadams.bsky.social mapped Andrew Cuomo's venturous two-block journey in his "hitting the streets" campaign launch. slate.com/culture/2025...

the guy is way too comfortable with cavities, so we had to ask ... slate.com/technology/2...

getting your uterus removed—not necessarily so bad! by @andreabeckerphd.bsky.social‬ slate.com/technology/2...

How Strategist Brain Took Over the Democratic Party slate.com/news-and-pol...

I do not know why I am shocked every time by how bad social media is, but I am! Guys, we have to be able to talk about policy positions and their merits or what else are we doing here.

there is nothing more fun than getting on the phone with a writer and having them explain that they were just part of a llama chase. slate.com/life/2025/07...

In @slate.com , I explained why Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for fare-free buses is a bad idea for NYC. The cost would be enormous, the benefits meh, and the downsides real. If Mamdani can find $1 billion/year to improve transportation, there are many better ways to spend it. 🧵

yep, wrote about this depressing trend just a couple months ago slate.com/technology/2...

“His GPA did not warrant it, his SAT scores did not warrant it. We thought for sure, there was no way this was going to happen. Then, lo and behold, Jared was accepted.” More on how the rich buy their children’s way into elite universities with massive, tax-deductible donations (published 2016):

Everything about pregnancy makes more sense when you swap “pregnant” with “a small creature is living inside of my body.” Threw up twice and went to bed at 7 PM? What else would I be doing under these circumstances.

I wrote about the return of the war on terror, and its favorite mascot, recently rebooted just in time for us to lose another great conflict, our war with climate change. slate.com/business/202...

Medical care for many trans young people in America isn't ideal... because healthcare for most people in America really, really sucks. Banning youth gender medicine only makes it harder to study and improve, while our terrible healthcare system persists. slate.com/news-and-pol...

the thing you need to know about "science backed" supplements is that the evidence is usually so weak it can be knocked over with one single study. @gidmk.bsky.social wrote about the apparent flip-flop in evidence around taurine slate.com/technology/2...

Your beginning-of-summer PSA: Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning. “There is very little splashing, no waving, and no yelling or calls for help of any kind.” So here’s what to look for… [slate.com]

the only good thing on the internet these days is that if you google a miscarriage or pregnancy concern you will find a 7 year old post on Reddit where commenters are commiserating and calming each other down about it. Perfect energy.

"Unfortunately, if Bluesky has proved anything, it’s that peace can no longer exist on the internet. There is no way to go back to a time before 'social media norms,' no way to preclude how we have all learned to interact online." by @lukewinkie.bsky.social slate.com/technology/2...

NPR's internship program is coming back! Apply by June 30 to work with the Science Desk and Short Wave this fall/winter. I was an intern in 2019, and it set me on the path towards coming back for a staff job! job-boards.greenhouse.io/nationalpubl...

Nicotine can be: good! slate.com/technology/2...

I think at this point we can all just strike "hope you're doing well despite ... " etc from emails. Sometimes I am doing well and sometimes I am not doing well, and that's no one's business.

Join us at 1 p.m. ET today (June 9) to get work advice -- ask @doreeshafrir.bsky.social and me anything! We'll be on Reddit for @slate.com's GOOD JOB advice column www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

So excited for this!!

Nominations are open for the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting. This is a career award that honors work done over the past 5 yrs. Self-nominations are fine, but letters of rec required. Hit me w/questions. casw.org/awards-fello...

it's worth understanding what IS compelling about the MAHA crowd (whose "solutions" to health care are, yes, bizarre, destructive, cruel) slate.com/technology/2...

yikes yikes yikes yikes. as an editor the main "function" I provide is reading your draft and responding to it like a human being!! not going through a weird little checklist!! www.theverge.com/news/679332/...

hmmmm, i respect Paola and Hillary but—they are wrong here!! the correct advice in response to AI wedding vows is: divorce.

Yes the advice here is mature and correct but I would definitely never forgive my husband if I learned he wrote his vows with ChatGPT? slate.com/advice/2025/...

wear horizontal stripes, drink full-fat milk, etc etc slate.com/technology/2...

I did it: I found the worst baby shower game

One of the weirdest things I’ve learned as an editor: you don’t have to respond to a rejection for a pitch! I get a lot of “Thank you for letting me know”/“no worries” etc after I go through my inbox, but the truth is that I get SO much email that it’s just … more email.

I'm looking for pitches for science & health features for Slate! Pieces that will shift/challenge how readers see the world and how it works . My email is [email protected].