About Me

I am a tech culture journalist at The San Francisco Standard and the author of Killer Looks: The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery In Prisons.

I report on the intersection of business, AI, longevity, and technology —and the impact these forces have on everyday life. My stories includes profiling the creator of the AI Friend, a deep dive into why everyone has a Chinese peptide dealer now, the rise of taser knife fight clubs, and a multifamily dream friend compound turned eviction nightmare.

I began my career in technology journalism, working at Shiny Media and Stuff magazine in London, UK, before completing a master’s in journalism at Columbia University, New York. My master project, “The K-Pop Plastic Surgery Obsession,” was published by The Atlantic.

My work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fortune, Fast Company, Forbes, VICE, Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, The Information, and more. I’ve been booked by the BBC, Sky News, and ABC News to discuss my reporting.

I have written two books, Killer Looks: The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery In Prisons, a narrative nonfiction that explores prison reform through the lens of beauty via the free plastic surgeries offered to the incarcerated (more on this here) and The Future of Science is Female: The Brilliant Minds Shaping The 21st Century, a young adult book spotlighting the women inventing what’s next—from saving oceans to reinventing food.