Jennifer Billock

Jennifer Billock is an award-winning writer, bestselling author, and editor. She has worked with businesses and publishers including Yahoo Travel, Conde Nast Traveler, National Geographic Traveler, Disney Books, Porthole Cruiser, Kraft Foods, Midwest Living, Arcadia Publishing, the MSU Press, and Taste of Home Magazine. She is currently dreaming of an around-the-world trip with her Boston terrier.

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Jennifer Billock

Making Impossible Cheese In Belize

A little science and a lot of love goes into making cheese in one of the most humid places on Earth

How Much Does Energy Really Cost?

U.S. consumers spend about 7.3 percent of their annual incomes on energy. But that’s not the whole story.

Science Says Crying is Good for You, But Terrible for Romance

You can rent luxury rooms made for crying. Just keep the tears out of the bedroom.

How Modern Science is Trying to Remove the Guesswork from Dating

When love proves to be too mysterious, daters turn to algorithms and facial recognition technology. Is it working?

Friend or Foe? Dissecting Facebook’s Fakers

Impostors are cluttering our friends lists. But are all faux profiles nefarious?

Ask the Dodo: The Blurry Line Between Endangered and Extinct Species

More than 33 percent of species once feared extinct have since been spotted in the wild.

5 Shocking Ways Listicles Are Destroying Civilization

Fighting clickbait with clickbait.

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Jennifer Billock

A little science and a lot of love goes into making cheese in one of the most humid places on Earth

U.S. consumers spend about 7.3 percent of their annual incomes on energy. But that’s not the whole story.

You can rent luxury rooms made for crying. Just keep the tears out of the bedroom.

When love proves to be too mysterious, daters turn to algorithms and facial recognition technology. Is it working?

Impostors are cluttering our friends lists. But are all faux profiles nefarious?

More than 33 percent of species once feared extinct have since been spotted in the wild.

The cloud is a real thing, and it’s not as secure as you think.

Fighting clickbait with clickbait.