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After returns showed Trump on track to win the recent election, Helmuth took to Bluesky to apologize to younger people “that my Gen X is so full of [expletive] fascists.”
“Solidarity to everybody whose meanest, dumbest, most bigoted high-school classmates are celebrating early results because [expletive] them to the moon and back,” she also wrote. “Every four years I remember why I left Indiana (where I grew up) and remember why I respect the people who stayed and are trying to make it less racist and sexist. The moral act of the universe isn’t going to bend itself.”
Helmuth later deleted the posts and said that they were “offensive and inappropriate.
The magazine did not issue a statement about the comments
Kimberly Lau, president of Scientific American, told news outlets in a statement after Helmuth announced her resignation: “We thank Laura for her four years leading Scientific American during which time the magazine won major science communications awards and saw the establishment of a reimagined digital newsroom. We wish her well for the future.”
Lau said the magazine has started a search for a new editor.
Before joining Scientific American, Helmuth worked at The Washington Post, National Geographic, Slate, the Smithsonian, and Science
Under Helmuth, Scientific American issued its first presidential endorsement ever, backing President Joe Biden over Trump in 2020. The magazine issued an endorsement again in 2024, supporting Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump.
Helmuth said on Thursday that she was proud of the work that Scientific American did during her tenure, including the pieces in support of “gender-affirming care for transgender kids.” She called for more “long-term thinking, investments in research, wide and welcoming collaborations, honest education, mentorship, and sponsorship.”
