Center for Science Writings: When Science and Politics Clash
Distinguished science journalist Laura Helmuth will discuss her recent, embattled tenure as editor-in-chief of Scientific American, during which she criticized Trump’s science policies and endorsed Biden and Harris for President.
Helmuth, former science editor for The Washington Post and Slate, will offer thoughts on how science and journalism can remain “objective” in a politically polarized era.
Tuesday, March 26
3 - 4 p.m.
Via Zoom
About Laura Helmuth
Laura Helmuth is an American science journalist who served as the editor-in-chief of Scientific American from 2020 to 2024. Prior to that, she was the Health and Science editor at The Washington Post and held editorial roles at Slate and National Geographic.
Helmuth has been a prominent advocate for combating misinformation in science journalism and served as president of the National Association of Science Writers. She earned a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.S. in biology and psychology from Eckerd College.
About the Center for Science Writings
Part of the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and launched in 2005, the Center for Science Writings (CSW) hosts talks by authors of books on pressing science-related issues, from climate change to mental illness. Speakers—be they scientists, humanities scholars or journalists—deliver free, public lectures each and every semester. The founder and director of the CSW is veteran science journalist John Horgan, author of the bestseller “The End of Science” and other books.