Emily Willingham (Twitter: @ejwillingham) is a science writer and editor whose work has appeared online at Slate, Grist, The Scientist, Scientific American Guest Blogs, and American Scientist. She manages the Double X Science site, which brings evidence-based science writing to women, and is science editor at the Thinking Person's Guide to Autism. In addition to her freelance work, Willingham is a staff writer for the Multiple Sclerosis Discovery Forum and author of “The Complete Idiot's Guide to College Biology.”