Christie Aschwanden

Christie Aschwanden is the lead writer for science at FiveThirtyEight and health columnist for the Washington Post . She's also a frequent contributor to the New York Times , a contributing editor for Runner's World and a contributing writer for Bicycling . Her work appears in dozens of publications, including Discover , Slate , Proto , Consumer Reports , New Scientist , More , Men's Journal , NPR.org , Smithsonian and O, the Oprah Magazine . A lifetime athlete, Ashwanden has raced in Europe...See more

Christie Aschwanden is the lead writer for science at FiveThirtyEight and health columnist for the Washington Post . She's also a frequent contributor to the New York Times , a contributing editor for Runner's World and a contributing writer for Bicycling . Her work appears in dozens of publications, including Discover , Slate , Proto , Consumer Reports , New Scientist , More , Men's Journal , NPR.org , Smithsonian and O, the Oprah Magazine . A lifetime athlete, Ashwanden has raced in Europe and North America on the team Rossignol Nordic ski-racing squad. See less