Scientific American Names Mariette DiChristina EIC

Scientific American is set Dec. 3 to name its eighth editor in chief and the first female top editor in its 164-year history.
 
Longtime science journalist Mariette DiChristina had been acting editor in chief since June, when John Rennie left the magazine. Prior to that, she was executive editor there, and before that, spent about 14 years at Popular Science. She also is the current president of the National Association of Science Writers.
 
Her appointment is unusual in that magazines read by men tend to be edited by men and vice versa.