First Opinion is always looking for provocative, surprising arguments about biotechnology, medicine, and the life sciences writ large. View our submission guidelines: https://www.statnews.com/first-opinion-submitting-guidelines/

I teach opinion writing at the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

I edit Future Tense, a partnership of Slate, Arizona State University, and New America that explores emerging technologies and their implications for policy and society. I work with journalists but also policy experts, academics, advocates, and others who typically don't write for a general-interest audience. I also lead workshops for faculty and others on how to write for the general public.

I edited Slate's religion and medical departments; wrote on topics as varied as television, video games, and international affairs; and coordinated social networking outreach.