Kecia Lynn

Kecia Lynn

Kecia Lynn has worked as a technical writer, editor, software developer, arts administrator, summer camp director, and television host. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she is currently living in Iowa City and working on her first novel.

More than 60 years after her death, Lacks' genetic material can no longer be used by researchers without family consent. Is the same true for the rest of us? Not exactly.
For those of us who think there's something not quite right about playing "Pac Man" on a PC, there's San Francisco's All You Can Arcade subscription service, which delivers machines to homes and businesses for a monthly $75 fee.
A Quebec designer set up an installation that combines a standard "For Rent" sign with a surveillance camera, computer software, and a motorized track.
Under a new law passed earlier this year, 16,000 residents who owe more than $10,000 in state taxes began receiving notices this week that their driver's licenses will be suspended if they don't pay up.
A Pew Research Center survey released this week revealed that despite Americans' optimism about advances in medical technology, a slight majority said they wouldn't want to have their lifespans extended past 120 with such technology.
It's not climate change, or the fact that they spend more time online: According to a new survey, it's because they're just too busy to be bothered.
Despite an uptick in tourism and a shortage of hotel rooms, the government has clamped down on citizens offering private rooms to foreign visitors, mainly because those visitors lack basic home training.