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Jessica Baron, PhD

Science & Health Tech Correspondent

Dr. Jessica Baron is a Science and Health Tech Correspondent at TechEngage. She holds a PhD in History and Philosophy of Science and writes about health technology, cybersecurity, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Her work has appeared in international news and trade outlets, and she brings academic rigor and ethical perspective to every piece she publishes.

Joined December 2018
chineses gene editing scientist

China acknowledges He Jiankui’s misdeeds. What’s next for the disgraced scientist?

Jessica Baron, PhDJanuary 24, 2019

The world has been wondering what will become of disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui since he proudly announced last November that he had used CRISPR ...

we meet asia 2019 - day 1

Confronting future challenges for telecom companies at WeMeet Asia 2019

Jessica Baron, PhDOctober 1, 2020

In an increasingly interconnected world, how can companies keep up with the expectations of their customers while protecting themselves from revenue loss due to ...

Judge unseals documents showing that Facebook took advantage of children

Jessica Baron, PhDJanuary 20, 2019

The Center for Investigative Reporting made a request last year to unseal documents related to a 2012 class action lawsuit against Facebook involving charges ...

Sad news: The moon plants are dead

Jessica Baron, PhDJanuary 18, 2020

Well, they might have represented everything the Chinese were able to do before the rest of us in space just yesterday, but now the plants that just sprouted on ...

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World’s first robot hotel getting rid of over half of its useless robots

Jessica Baron, PhDMarch 10, 2021

It seemed like a good idea (or at least a good publicity stunt) back in 2015. But now, after a few years of putting up with inefficient and otherwise ...

a plant sprouted on moon lander

A plant has sprouted on the moon!

Jessica Baron, PhDJanuary 16, 2019

China made history earlier this month by being the first Earthlings to land on the so-called dark side of the moon (the side that never faces Earth). Now they ...

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Reduce digital eye strain with these blue-blocking glasses

Jessica Baron, PhDJuly 1, 2020

If you're anything like me, you spend the majority of your day staring at a screen. In fact, with each passing year, the average amount of time a person spends ...

med tech compromises privacy

Will all this new med tech compromise our privacy?

Jessica Baron, PhDOctober 1, 2020

CES 2019 gave us a peek into the future of medicine as vendors showcasing everything from new phone apps designed to help diagnose disease to digital in-home ...

cool and creepy ces 2019 products

Cool and creepy new medical and health devices from Day 1 of CES 2019

Jessica Baron, PhDMarch 22, 2020

While people are gasping audibly at the unveiling of roll-up televisions and being duped into thinking that they can go home and hook up to 5G, some of the most ...

Ethereum cryptocurrency

Ethereum aims to cut its enormous energy consumption

Jessica Baron, PhDJanuary 11, 2020

We've long known that cryptocurrency is an energy hog. Currencies like Bitcoin, the worst offender, have to be "mined," meaning that it takes long, intense ...

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The Dark Overlord begins to release hacked 9/11 documents

Jessica Baron, PhDJanuary 11, 2020

The Dark Overlord is at it again. The mysterious hacking syndicate has now published decryption keys for over 650 confidential and highly sensitive documents ...

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Telemedicine can increase patient satisfaction

Jessica Baron, PhDJuly 25, 2020

Telemedicine will play an integral role in the future of medical care, especially for non-life-threatening conditions. Talking to a medical practitioner via ...

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Should you wait to buy a 5G phone?

Jessica Baron, PhDJune 16, 2019

There's been a great deal of confusion over the rollout of 5G all over the world. Communications companies such as AT&T are partly to blame for this since ...

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Hijackers are spreading IS propaganda using dormant Twitter accounts

Jessica Baron, PhDJanuary 4, 2019

Hackers are exploiting a decade-old loophole in Twitter accounts. Before July, Twitter did not require e-mail verification of their accounts. This meant anyone ...

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New exoskeletons will give factory workers super strength

Jessica Baron, PhDMarch 17, 2020

Sarcos Robotics has unveiled a new robotic exoskeleton for use on factory floors. These machines, which will give workers superhuman strength, will be ready to ...

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