Journalism. Tech & Science writer. Special features.

  • Den of Geek, Future, Culture

    Tech in the Year 2050: What AI Means for Work, Art, and the Environment

    Special Feature: Den of Geek, print + online, March 2026

  • Jon Favreau’s Natural History Film LION Lets Nature Tell The Story

    A new four-part natural-history series, "LION," directed by Jon Favreau and executive produced by Mike Gunton, follows Kio, a lion born in Kenya's Maasai Mara, over four years from cub to adult male. Read on Forbes.

    Image: Cinematographer Domenico Pontillo films Kio's brotherhood as one of the young males stands on a mound next to the film vehicle. (National Geographic/Georgie Ward)

    National Geographic/Georgie Ward

  • Group of diverse people in an elevator, woman in the center smiling at the camera, others engaged with their phones or looking away.

    The rise of a first-gen graduate at Intel

    How Cindy Rogel Bahena blazed a trail with help from her mentors.

    Read the full article in ASU Thrive here.

  • Two black books with white text on the covers, one standing upright and the other leaning. The book with white text reads, "Faster than the future. Facing the digital age." and has the logo of Digital Future Society.

    The New Surveillance Society: Your Data

    Faster than the Future. Ten chapters exploring the future of tech and its impact on society. Download and read the book for free here.

  • A man wearing a virtual reality headset interacts with a digital environment featuring a dinosaur, large trees, and other prehistoric elements in a futuristic setting.

    Exploring new worlds in virtual reality

    How students will learn biology in 2021 and beyond with Dreamscape Learn.

    Read the full article in ASU Thrive here.

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Jennifer is a seasoned technology and science journalist.

Since 2012, she has been a Forbes senior tech contributor covering consumer tech and innovation. Jennifer turns complex science and technology innovation into relatable stories that help readers think about how science and technology impact the world.

Jennifer has selected several of her favorite works over the past 14 years. Jennifer is also a regular feature writer for Den of Geek and Arizona State University’s ASU Thrive magazine.

If you would like to hire Jennifer to write technical or science feature stories, please email dantessoma [at] gmail [dot] com. No pitches, please.