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.

A new study of 20 health-related sites demonstrated that many contain tracking elements and/or leak search terms to third-party companies, providing data that "could [help] build up a very powerful document with all of your medical conditions."
That's the claim being made by documentary filmmaker Chris Barrett, who is responsible for what may be the first-ever arrest captured using the device.
An Australian restaurateur has proposed that the most commonly used word in the English language get a symbol of its very own, one that's borrowed from the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet: Ћ.
The second annual Maker Camp, a free online program targeting kids and teens already bored with summer break, started Monday (July 8). Among other things, it promises to teach campers how to make 30 new things in six weeks.
Taking a clue from the mobile computing industry, major automakers are either designing or thinking about designing customized apps that a driver can download from their car's monitor.
Debuting this week is Stella, the world's first solar-powered car big enough to seat four people. It was created by a team of Dutch university students as their entry in the upcoming World Solar Challenge.
It probably won't be as fun, but you may gamble less, say researchers at the University of Waterloo, who found that slot machines' sound effects help trick players into thinking they've won even when they've lost.