The Best Slate Comments Are on Science Stories

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Oct 21, 2015 2:37 PM

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Sept 03, 2015 10:00 AM

What Classes Should You Take?

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Aug 31, 2015 5:02 AM

What Slate’s Editors Learned From Our Members-Only Happy Hour

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Aug 21, 2015 2:50 PM

Do Recurring Dreams Mean Anything?

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July 08, 2015 1:18 PM

How Should Editors Edit? Two Slate Editors Debate.

Dan Kois, Laura Helmuth, and Jennifer Lai

June 17, 2015 1:09 PM

Slate Staffers Pick Their Out-of-Left-Field Favorite Slate Articles of 2014

Allison Benedikt, Jamelle Bouie, David Haglund, Laura Helmuth, Dan Kois, Joshua Keating, Chris Kirk, Miriam Krule, Dahlia Lithwick, and Katy Waldman

Dec 31, 2014 1:16 PM

Suburban Neighborhoods’ Christmas Lights Are Visible From Space

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Dec 16, 2014 6:18 PM

James Watson Is Auctioning Off His Nobel Prize. Please Do Not Bid on It.

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Dec 01, 2014 10:26 AM

What Are Slate Staffers Really Thankful For? Podcasts, Websites, Apps, and More.

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

Nov 28, 2014 5:00 PM

Saving This Bird Is the Best Thing Humans Have Ever Done

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Nov 26, 2014 3:07 PM

Doctor Who Podcast: Phil Plait on What's Next for Doctor Who

June Thomas, Mac Rogers, Phil Plait, Laura Helmuth, and Gabriel Roth

Nov 17, 2014 8:00 AM

Barack Obama Hugged an Ebola Victim. Ronald Reagan Refused to Even Say the Word AIDS.

Laura Helmuth

Oct 26, 2014 1:29 PM

The Best Summer Party Icebreaker (Next to Alcohol)

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Aug 26, 2014 11:47 PM

What Songs Make You Nostalgic? A Slate Staffer Roundup.

Rachael Larimore, Dahlia Lithwick, June Thomas, Julia Turner, Katy Waldman, L.V. Anderson, David Haglund, Dan Kois, Rebecca Onion, Vivian Selbo, Lindsey Underwood, Laura Helmuth, Mark Joseph Stern, Aisha Harris, Derreck Johnson, Dee Lockett, Jamelle Bouie, Eliza Berman, and Jane C. Hu

Aug 13, 2014 7:31 AM

The Washington Post’s RFK Jr. Profile Paints Him as Sympathetic. He’s Not. He’s Dangerous.

Laura Helmuth

July 20, 2014 2:54 PM

What Should I Read This Week? Science Editor Laura Helmuth Shares Her Picks.

Laura Helmuth

July 04, 2014 6:03 AM

The Catholic Church’s New Respect for and Openness About Exorcism

Laura Helmuth

May 12, 2014 2:24 PM

Dear Prudence on the Most Memorably Awful Moms (and Mothers-in-Law) She’s Gotten Letters About

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May 08, 2014 4:40 PM