Tara Haelle is a science and multimedia journalist whose work appears in Forbes, NPR, Scientific American, Slate, Politico, Washington Post, Pacific Standard, and elsewhere. Her book, The Informed Parent: A Science-Based Guide to the First Four Years, cowritten with Emily Willingham, is due next April. She blogs about parenting at Red Wine & Applesauce, and about the ocean at Science & the Sea (University of Texas Marine Science Institute).