Jessica Baron, PhD

I am a technology writer and tech ethics consultant whose work has appeared in international news and trade outlets. I have a PhD in History and Philosophy of Science and write about everything from future military weapons to advances in medicine.

Can telehealth be convenient and compassionate?

By now we all know that earlier this month a man in California was informed he was dying via a robot. Early headlines had...

NASA confirms first all-female spacewalk later this month

NASA has confirmed to CNN that if all goes as planned, the first all-female spacewalk in history will take place on March 29th from...

Is the new “ketamine nasal spray” for depression worth the headline hype?

First of all, let's get something straight: patients are not getting a prescription to spray ketamine up their noses. Ketamine is a controlled substance used...

Creating a global plan to manage space traffic

Jamie Morin, the executive director of the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation, has laid out guidelines for managing space...

Is the NIH trying to discourage collaboration between U.S. and Chinese researchers?

According to a report in the journal Science, Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, sent a letter to 10,000 U.S.-based...

First commercially built and operated American spacecraft docks at ISS

After months of delays, the SpaceX Crew Dragon launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 2nd at 2:49 a.m. EST. This...

You can’t catch up on lost sleep, new study says

Many of us look to the weekends or vacations days to catch up on lost sleep. And while it may feel nice to get...

Chronic pain patients using Pinterest to cope with symptoms

When it comes to using the Internet or social media to cope with medical conditions, Pinterest isn't the first platform that comes to mind....

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