Shannon Palus
@shanpalus.bsky.social
Features editor at Slate with a special interest in science and health. Writer and runner.
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Shannon Palus
@shanpalus.bsky.social
· Nov 10
👋I’m a features editor at Slate and sometimes writer and MAYBE this attempt to leave Twitter will stick but who knows?
I keep trying to think of something smart to say/think/feel about the CDC autism vaccines stuff but it’s just so stupid and so scary
November 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I keep trying to think of something smart to say/think/feel about the CDC autism vaccines stuff but it’s just so stupid and so scary
human desire is wild, and if you temporarily blow up your career for an elderly man who wants to take vaccines from babies, you owe the reader a straightforward account of that and *some* kind of introspection—not whatever that excerpt was
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
human desire is wild, and if you temporarily blow up your career for an elderly man who wants to take vaccines from babies, you owe the reader a straightforward account of that and *some* kind of introspection—not whatever that excerpt was
one weird trick! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/t...
Who Didn’t Suffer During the Shutdown? People Flying Private.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
one weird trick! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/t...
the ByHeart formula recall makes me physically ill to think about, and also i hope that it doesn't scare anyone away from formula generally ... formula is a miracle!
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
the ByHeart formula recall makes me physically ill to think about, and also i hope that it doesn't scare anyone away from formula generally ... formula is a miracle!
i've been looking forward to this piece since I saw it on the schedule while lurking on work Slack. Michelle Obama is "a self-improvement icon and lifestyle influencer with little interest in the state of our union" writes @c-cauterucci.bsky.social slate.com/life/2025/11...
Michelle Obama’s New Book Makes It Clearer Than Ever What She Has Become
In The Look, the former first lady doesn’t show much interest in the state of our union.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
i've been looking forward to this piece since I saw it on the schedule while lurking on work Slack. Michelle Obama is "a self-improvement icon and lifestyle influencer with little interest in the state of our union" writes @c-cauterucci.bsky.social slate.com/life/2025/11...
Science News is preparing to strike ✊
Workers of the Science News Media Guild will conduct a 24-hour #strike on Wednesday, 11/5. This comes after our members voted to reject the Society’s latest contract proposal. Our members previously voted by 92% to authorize a strike against the @society4science.bsky.social, if necessary.
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Science News is preparing to strike ✊
it's nyc marathon weekend—a highly overrated race, if you ask me.
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It’s Supposed to Be One of the Pinnacles of Sport. It Actually Kind of Blows.
I run a bunch of long races. Let me tell you, this one isn’t for everyone.
slate.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
it's nyc marathon weekend—a highly overrated race, if you ask me.
slate.com/life/2024/11...
slate.com/life/2024/11...
I have a baby who is a bad sleeper and let me tell you the answer is not anything you can buy or do or read to MAKE a very young baby a better sleeper. It is two parents on leave (or two full time caregivers in whatever arrangement). That is it.
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I have a baby who is a bad sleeper and let me tell you the answer is not anything you can buy or do or read to MAKE a very young baby a better sleeper. It is two parents on leave (or two full time caregivers in whatever arrangement). That is it.
my husband is a husband who insists on keeping a DVD collection … now our internet is out and we are both on parental leave, so, he wins this round
October 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
my husband is a husband who insists on keeping a DVD collection … now our internet is out and we are both on parental leave, so, he wins this round
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Altria is on the list, so now you have another motivation to quit smoking.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...
White House releases list of donors for Trump’s multi-million-dollar ballroom | CNN Politics
Apple, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Google, Coinbase, Comcast and Meta are just some of the major companies who have made donations to build President Donald Trump’s proposed 90,000-square-foot...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Altria is on the list, so now you have another motivation to quit smoking.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...
yes I love the masters students who intern and write for me but .. don’t go!! reading TON was part of what I did instead www.theopennotebook.com
My TON story: I was teaching grad students in science writing when TON started up. The more I read it, the more I wondered why the grad students were paying tuition when TON offered a nearly the masters' education for free. I mean, FREE. And solidly good.
October 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
yes I love the masters students who intern and write for me but .. don’t go!! reading TON was part of what I did instead www.theopennotebook.com
yes THANK YOU
About that protein powder study making headlines... My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com (gift link):
Your Protein Powder Isn’t Poisoning You
Don’t toss out your protein powder just yet.
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
yes THANK YOU
having a newborn is extremely similar in my experience to running an ultramarathon, except instead of “you‘re doing doing WHAT, you super human person!” you get “and you will sign up for this a second time, yes?”
October 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
having a newborn is extremely similar in my experience to running an ultramarathon, except instead of “you‘re doing doing WHAT, you super human person!” you get “and you will sign up for this a second time, yes?”
It’s wild explaining to people who had a kid even a few years ago what baby items cost now. the tariffs have screwed over babies.
October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It’s wild explaining to people who had a kid even a few years ago what baby items cost now. the tariffs have screwed over babies.
“George made a selfish, impulsive, fucking dumb decision. It is honestly one of the most insane things I’ve ever heard but…I kind of love it?”
AJ Daulerio is now a parenting advice columnist for Slate and it is amazing slate.com/advice/2025/...
My Husband Sent Me Out on a Spa Day. I Came Home to Something I Still Can’t Believe.
The kids are thrilled, and that's part of the problem.
slate.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“George made a selfish, impulsive, fucking dumb decision. It is honestly one of the most insane things I’ve ever heard but…I kind of love it?”
AJ Daulerio is now a parenting advice columnist for Slate and it is amazing slate.com/advice/2025/...
My Husband Sent Me Out on a Spa Day. I Came Home to Something I Still Can’t Believe.
The kids are thrilled, and that's part of the problem.
slate.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
AJ Daulerio is now a parenting advice columnist for Slate and it is amazing slate.com/advice/2025/...
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Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...
www.nobelprize.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
I really feel like The Life of a Showgirl cash grab might be the thing that radicalizes an important segment of the population against billionaires slate.com/culture/2025...
In a Dark Theater Showing The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, I Had Some Unfortunate Revelations
In a dark, muted theater, the issues were clear.
slate.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I really feel like The Life of a Showgirl cash grab might be the thing that radicalizes an important segment of the population against billionaires slate.com/culture/2025...
I feel like we are rapidly approaching a future where every day is Amazon Prime day 😵💫
October 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I feel like we are rapidly approaching a future where every day is Amazon Prime day 😵💫
I gave birth a month ago and the most important thing I have learned is that EXTREME SHAKING DURING A C-SECTION IS NORMAL. No one told me or someone did and I forgot. Anyway I thought I was having a nervous breakdown; if I can spare one person from the shock of it this post will have done its part.
September 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I gave birth a month ago and the most important thing I have learned is that EXTREME SHAKING DURING A C-SECTION IS NORMAL. No one told me or someone did and I forgot. Anyway I thought I was having a nervous breakdown; if I can spare one person from the shock of it this post will have done its part.
would love to see Trump try being pregnant for even four seconds
September 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
would love to see Trump try being pregnant for even four seconds
an intense and controversial inpatient treatment program for teens with chronic pain can deliver impressive results. but when it doesn't work, the fallout can be lasting, patients say. slate.com/technology/2...
They Had a Mysterious Illness. Someone Finally Told Them It Was Real—and There Was a Cure. They Got Something Very Different.
The “boot camp” promised a miracle. That’s not what they experienced.
slate.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
an intense and controversial inpatient treatment program for teens with chronic pain can deliver impressive results. but when it doesn't work, the fallout can be lasting, patients say. slate.com/technology/2...
thrilled that @arionne.bsky.social is now a Care and Feeding columnist at Slate! slate.com/advice/2025/...
My Husband Pushed Us to Live Closer to His Family. Now He’s Complaining About the One Thing I Ask for in Return.
It's only fair.
slate.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
thrilled that @arionne.bsky.social is now a Care and Feeding columnist at Slate! slate.com/advice/2025/...
I wrote about shopping for a stroller and car seat in Trump’s America slate.com/life/2025/08...
One of the Best Strollers on the Market Now Costs $900. The Reason Why Is Absurd.
Aren't we supposed to be having more babies?
slate.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I wrote about shopping for a stroller and car seat in Trump’s America slate.com/life/2025/08...
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As a mortality researcher, I haven’t generally paid a lot of attention to people my own age (elder Millennial here). That’s, unfortunately, changing.
(With @astokespop.bsky.social and Jacob Bor)
(With @astokespop.bsky.social and Jacob Bor)
Millennials Are Dying at an Alarming Rate. We Have a Few Ideas as to Why.
America is not a good place to be an early adult.
slate.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
As a mortality researcher, I haven’t generally paid a lot of attention to people my own age (elder Millennial here). That’s, unfortunately, changing.
(With @astokespop.bsky.social and Jacob Bor)
(With @astokespop.bsky.social and Jacob Bor)