Alex Hazlett is a freelance journalist who covers modern family life, technology, and science. Among other topics, she's written about how to problem-solve with kids and why parental screen time controls are a scam. She has also covered Covid-19 extensively, with bylines in the science publication Undark, the education outlet Chalkbeat, and NBC. Previously, she was the director of special projects at Mashable, where she created and launched the site's family section, Small Humans.