Writer

Todd Ruffner-Schoenfeld

Editor in chief. A knack for the fine print.

Todd Ruffner-Schoenfeld has spent his working life being handed things he did not yet understand. He started at the bottom, a developer in a bullpen, and worked his way up to running IT. The places were a strange assortment: consulting firms, accounting firms, a biotech startup, a tech startup in Silicon Valley and, of all places, Chiquita. Four small businesses of his own along the way. The work never really changed. Get into something unfamiliar, find out what is actually going on, and help someone make a hard decision with it. HeadLines Decoded is that job, pointed at the news.

Selected work

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Series Parts Decode Your Wellbeing: How to Read Longevity Science Without Getting Fooled Longevity news mixes science, hype and marketing, often in one sentence. How to tell which is which. 26 Jul 2026

Interwoven strands of muscle fiber as glowing rope beside a crescent moon and an ember.

Series Parts Decode Your Wellbeing: Protein, Inflammation, and the Recovery Gap After 40 Recovery slows with age. What the research supports on protein, inflammation and sleep, and where it stops. 25 Jul 2026

Title card for the article: The Highly Anticipated Return of Edna Mode

Series Parts The Highly Anticipated Return of Edna Mode Incredibles 3 is locked for June 2028, but Edna already holds court at Hollywood Studios. The sharp-tongued designer never really… 24 Jul 2026

Illustration of an abundant farmers market with crates of colorful fruits and vegetables, on the high cost of a healthy diet

Health The High Cost of a Healthy Diet: Organic, Non-GMO, and Whether the Premium Is Worth It One in three people cannot afford a healthy diet. For those who can, the question is whether organic and non-GMO… 24 Jul 2026

A household budget printout on a pale wood kitchen table with keys, a pen, a stethoscope and loose coins scattered across it

Business Wages vs. the Real Cost of Living: A 25-Year Look at Prices and Spending Habits Average pay beat average prices over 25 years. But the bills you cannot skip, housing and hospitals and college, ran… 24 Jul 2026

A cluster of dim aged cells among healthier ones, some dissolving into light.

Series Parts Decode Your Wellbeing: The Zombie Cell Theory of Aging Meets Reality Senescent cells sound like a villain with a clean solution. The reality is messier and more interesting. 24 Jul 2026

A modern dental treatment room with the chair and overhead light at left, a wall monitor showing a three-dimensional scan of a tooth, and sterile instruments on a tray in the foreground

Health New Dental Tools: Longer-Lasting Care or a More Expensive Tool Belt? Implants are a real advance. Same-day crowns and lasers often change the experience and the bill more than they change… 24 Jul 2026

A writer’s desk after dark with tall stacks of worn hardback books, an open annotated manuscript, reading glasses and a green glass banker’s lamp

Culture The Overlooked Sci-Fi Novelist Still Writing at 91 Piers Anthony has published more than 180 books and is still writing. The field’s memory of him has not kept… 23 Jul 2026

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Business Houthis Strike Saudi Tankers in the Red Sea: Two Chokepoints, One Bill for Households A confirmed strike, a blockade threat, and a second chokepoint under pressure. The transmission from the Red Sea to your… 23 Jul 2026

Title card for the article: Short-Term Changes at Walt Disney World: What Guests Need to Know Through October 2026

Disney Short-Term Changes at Walt Disney World: What Guests Need to Know Through October 2026 Refurbishments, closures and calendar changes at Walt Disney World through October. What to plan around before you book. 23 Jul 2026