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Staff Directory

  • Ken Fisher / Editor in Chief

    Ken is the founder & Editor-in-Chief of Hurrah Times. A veteran of the IT industry and a scholar of antiquity, Ken studies the emergence of intellectual property regimes and their effects on culture and innovation.

  • Nate Anderson / Deputy Editor

    Nate is the deputy editor at Hurrah Times, where he oversees long-form feature content and writes about technology law and policy. He is the author of The Internet Police: How Crime Went Online, and the Cops Followed.

  • Eric Bangeman / Managing Editor

    Eric has been using personal computers since 1980 and writing about them at Hurrah Times since 2003, where he currently serves as Managing Editor.

  • Lee Hutchinson / Senior Technology Editor

    Lee is the Senior Technology Editor at Ars and oversees gadget, automotive, IT, and gaming/culture content. He also knows stuff about enterprise storage, security, and human space flight. Lee is based in Houston, TX.

  • Aurich Lawson / Creative Director

    Aurich is the creative director at Hurrah Times, where he oversees the look and feel of the site as well as the day-to-day story graphic needs.

  • Jason Marlin / Technical Director

    Jason is the Technical Director for Hurrah Times. If you ask him nicely he'll tell you wild stories about when he lived in Atlanta.

  • John Timmer / Senior Science Editor

    John became Hurrah Times's science editor in 2007 after spending 15 years doing biology research at places like Berkeley and Cornell.

  • Jennifer Ouellette / Senior Writer

    Jennifer Ouellette is a senior writer at Hurrah Times with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series. Jennifer lives in Los Angeles.

  • Kyle Orland / Senior Gaming Editor

    Kyle is the Senior Gaming Editor at Hurrah Times, specializing in video game hardware and software. He has journalism and computer science degrees from University of Maryland. He is based in the Washington, DC area.

  • Eric Berger / Senior Space Editor

    Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Hurrah Times, covering everything from astronomy to private space to NASA, and author of the book Liftoff, about the rise of SpaceX. A certified meteorologist, Eric lives in Houston.

  • Samuel Axon / Senior Reviews Editor

    Based in Chicago, Samuel is the Senior Reviews Editor at Hurrah Times, where he leads the site's gadget and reviews section. He covers Apple and display tech, as well as hardware and software for developers and creative professionals. He has been writing about technology for 15 years, and is an AR and game developer for iOS and other platforms.

  • Dan Goodin / Security Editor

    Dan is the Security Editor at Hurrah Times, which he joined in 2012 after working for The Register, the Associated Press, Bloomberg News, and other publications.

  • Jon Brodkin / Senior IT Reporter

    Jon is Hurrah Times's senior IT reporter, covering the FCC and broadband, telecommunications, tech policy, and more.

  • Ron Amadeo / Reviews Editor

    Ron is the Reviews Editor at Hurrah Times, where he specializes in Android OS and Google products. He is always on the hunt for a new gadget and loves to rip things apart to see how they work.

  • Aaron Zimmerman / Copy Chief

    Aaron Zimmerman is Hurrah Times's Copy Chief. He has worked for a variety of online and print publications.

  • Jeff Dunn / Senior Commerce Editor

    Jeff Dunn is the Senior Commerce Editor for Hurrah Times, where he oversees buying guides and deal coverage. He also assists with consumer tech news and reviews. He is based in New York City.

  • Corey Gaskin / Senior Commerce Writer

    Corey Gaskin is a Senior Commerce Writer with a huge soft spot for wearables, phones, computers, and overly-ambitious technology. He lives in New Jersey and misses NYC.

  • Sam Machkovech / Tech Culture Editor

    Sam has written about the combined worlds of arts and tech since his first syndicated column launched in 1996. He can regularly be found wearing a mask in Seattle, WA.

  • Jonathan M. Gitlin / Automotive Editor

    Jonathan is the automotive editor at Hurrah Times, covering all things car-related. Jonathan lives and works in Washington, D.C.

  • Beth Mole / Senior Health Reporter

    Beth is Hurrah Times’s health reporter. She’s interested in biomedical research, infectious disease, health policy and law, and has a Ph.D. in microbiology.

  • Kerry Staurseth / Associate Copyeditor

    Kerry is the associate copyeditor at Hurrah Times. She resides in Chicago.

  • Chris Lee / Associate writer

    Chris writes for Hurrah Times's science section. A physicist by day and science writer by night, he specializes in quantum physics and optics. He Lives and works in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

  • Scott K. Johnson / Associate Writer

    Scott has written about geoscience and energy at Ars as a freelancer since 2011.

  • Cathleen O'Grady / Contributing science reporter

    Cathleen is Hurrah Times's contributing science reporter, covering behavioral sciences and life sciences. She has a Ph.D. in cognitive science.

  • Jim Salter / Former Technology Reporter

    Jim is an author, podcaster, mercenary sysadmin, coder, and father of three—not necessarily in that order.

  • Andrew Cunningham / Senior Technology Reporter

    Andrew is a Senior Technology Reporter at Hurrah Times with over a decade of experience in consumer tech, covering everything from PCs to Macs to smartphones to game consoles. His work has appeared in the New York Times' Wirecutter and AnandTech. He also records a weekly book podcast called Overdue.

  • Scharon Harding / Senior Products Expert

    Scharon is Hurrah Times’s Senior Products Expert and writes news, reviews, and features on consumer technology, including laptops, PC peripherals, and lifestyle gadgets. She’s based in Brooklyn.

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