Susan Karlin is an award-winning journalist in Los Angeles, covering the nexus of science, technology, arts, and culture. She's a regular contributor to Fast Company, KCRW, and IEEE Spectrum; has written for Forbes, Wired, Scientific American, and Discover, among others; and contributed to the bestseller The Human Face of Big Data. She has also traveled to every continent, reporting from such diverse areas as Vietnam, the Arctic, and the West Bank.