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.

Handwriting goes high-tech with Rocketbook’s Everlast reusable notebook

My love of writing goes well beyond composing stories and writing tech news – I actually love the action of writing words and literally...

MIT scientists create new deep learning model that aims to identify fake news

Ever wonder how those fake news-detecting algorithms actually work? What, exactly, do they look for and how do they determine the context of a...

Superbug genes found in the (formerly) last pristine place on Earth

Well, so much for the idea of a place on Earth untouched by bad human decisions. Antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs), the result of overzealous prescription of antibiotics...

WeDo Technologies shows us why we should care about telecom fraud

TechEngage was a guest at WeDo Technologies' WeMeet Asia event last week, where we had the opportunity to learn about the challenges posed by...

Zuckerberg’s plan to combine messaging apps is a spectacularly bad idea

Ok, so here's what we know: 4 Facebook employees, described only as "people involved in the effort, who spoke on the condition of anonymity...

Totally non-creepy robot can wrap itself around things

Try to put Little Shop of Horrors out of your mind for a minute. Italian researchers have developed a soft robot that can curl, climb,...

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

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

Confronting future challenges for telecom companies at WeMeet Asia 2019

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

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