Melinda Wenner Moyer is a science and health writer based in Brooklyn, New York. She writes Slate's parenting advice column, The Kids, and contributes to magazines including Scientific American, Nature, Discover, Bon Appétit, Glamour, O: The Oprah Magazine and Self. She teaches science writing in CUNY's Graduate School of Journalism and has a master's degree in Science, Health & Environmental Reporting (SHERP) from New York University.