Stories by Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry is science communicator at JILA (a joint physics research institute between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado Boulder) and a freelance science journalist. Her main writing focuses are quantum physics, quantum technology, deep technology, social media and the diversity of people in these fields, particularly women and people from minority ethnic and racial groups. Follow her on LinkedIn or visit her website.

Arts

AI Can’t Solve this Famous Murder Mystery Puzzle

The 1934 puzzle book Cain’s Jawbone stumped all but a handful of humans. Then AI took the case

April 21, 2023 — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry | Opinion

Astrophysics

Astronomers Spy a Giant Runaway Black Hole’s Starry Wake

A candidate “rogue” supermassive black hole may weigh as much as 20 million suns and has sparked a trail of star formation that is 200,000 light-years long

April 10, 2023 — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

Sociology

New Apps Aim to Douse the Social Media Dumpster Fire

Social media makes us miserable, but can “positive apps,” such as Gas and BeReal, make a difference?

January 30, 2023 — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry