Alex Barasch

Alex Barasch is an editorial assistant at the New Yorker. He writes about science, culture, LGBTQ issues, and where they intersect.

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Africa’s Split Will Take Millions of Years. What Does It Mean For People Living There Now?

Alex Barasch

April 02, 2018 8:20 PM
How Does Alan Hollinghurst’s The Sparsholt Affair Represent the Gay Experience?
March 30, 2018 2:00 PM
Security Flaws Show Grindr Still Isn’t Taking Gay Men’s Safety Seriously Enough

Alex Barasch

March 28, 2018 6:01 PM
Love, Simon Is an Argument for Its Own Necessity

Alex Barasch

March 27, 2018 5:45 AM
The New Spending Bill Could Finally Pave the Way for New Federal Research on Gun Violence

Alex Barasch

March 22, 2018 7:02 PM
The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Isn’t a Hero. He’s Just Another Tech Bro.

Alex Barasch

March 21, 2018 4:12 PM
Trawling the Depths of Blue Planet II With Slate’s Science Writers

Alex Barasch, Kirsten Berg, Jacob Brogan, Daniel Engber, and Susan Matthews

March 16, 2018 4:43 PM
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Stephen Hawking’s Disability Activism Was As Invaluable As his Science

Alex Barasch

March 14, 2018 6:03 PM
Blue Planet II Captivated Audiences Abroad. Why Didn’t America Care?

Alex Barasch

March 13, 2018 6:41 PM
Rise’s Ellie Desautels Talks Playing a Transgender Teen on Network TV

Alex Barasch

March 12, 2018 7:30 AM
Video Games Aren’t to Blame for Gun Violence, but They Do Prop Up Gun Culture

Alex Barasch

March 05, 2018 6:01 PM
A Fantastic Woman’s Foreign Language Oscar Win Is a Milestone for Transgender Representation

Alex Barasch

March 04, 2018 9:55 PM
With a Conversation Between Barry Jenkins and Greta Gerwig, A24’s New Podcast Is Off to an Amazing Start

Alex Barasch

March 01, 2018 7:33 AM
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Does Research Confirm that Millennials Are Soulless Monsters?

Alex Barasch

Feb 27, 2018 11:55 AM
Safe Injection Facilities Could Offer a Real Path Toward Reducing Fentanyl Overdoses

Alex Barasch

Feb 22, 2018 2:11 PM
The New Lobster and DNA Emojis Are Now Scientifically Accurate. Well Done, Nerds!

Alex Barasch

Feb 20, 2018 4:50 PM
Right to Try Is the Only Bill Trump Named in His State of the Union. It’s Redundant and Possibly Harmful Legislation.

Alex Barasch

Feb 08, 2018 10:29 AM
A Fantastic Woman Shows That Trans Stories Are Not Just Transition Stories

Alex Barasch

Feb 08, 2018 10:14 AM
An Incomplete List of “Explicitly” Straight Characters in Harry Potter

Alex Barasch and Marissa Martinelli

Feb 01, 2018 1:12 PM
Google’s Big Plans to Fix the Often-Bizarre Info Boxes That Appear Above Search Results

Alex Barasch

Jan 31, 2018 6:31 PM
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