Leah Berenson

Leah Berenson

Science & Technology Journalist

Leah is driven by learning and adventure. She has studied Journalism, Early Human Development, and Culinary Arts. When she’s not writing she can be found reading or hiking the Southwest.

For years, women have been given endless and conflicting messages regarding the standard of beauty. However, in recent years, women and society, as a whole, have shifted priorities, creating new standards. For example, a 26-year-old dental nurse recently won the first-ever makeup-free beauty pageant. Beauty pageants have been around for almost 100 years. They’re known...

Like many things in life, things change, including how we do laundry; people once washed their clothes in the river and then draped them over a line to dry. Then, machines like washboards laid the foundation for the washing and drying machines we use today. An important part of the laundry process before machines included...

Although cooking traditions have been passed down from generation to generation, some things have changed. New kitchen utensils and appliances make their way onto the market, promising to enhance the time-old traditions of our ancestors. One simple yet invaluable invention is the strainer. While handy and versatile, using them can have downsides. Alternatively, a TikTok...