The resignation of Laura Helmuth, editor-in-chief of Scientific American and a powerful social-justice warrior, makes me fear for science journalism.

Scientific American Loses Its Bold Leader

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2024-11-19 05:00:02

The resignation of Laura Helmuth, editor-in-chief of Scientific American and a powerful social-justice warrior, makes me fear for science journalism. Photo from Wikipedia.

HOBOKEN, NOVEMBER 15, 2024. Well before Scientific American’s editor vented her despair over the election, social injustice warriors were bashing the magazine for its political views. Critics include anti-woke bros Jordan Peterson, Charles “The Bell Curve” Murray, Pinker wannabe Michael Shermer, Dawkins wannabe Jerry Coyne and the right-leaning Wall Street Journal and City Journal.

On election night, Sci Am editor Laura Helmuth called Trump voters “racist and sexist” and “fucking fascists” on the social media platform BlueSky, a haven for Twitter/X refugees. Yeah, she lost her cool, but Helmuth’s labels apply to Trump if not to all who voted for him.

Although Helmuth apologized for her remarks, Elon Musk (perhaps miffed that Scientific American recently knocked him) and others called for her head. Yesterday Helmuth announced she was stepping down.

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