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Shy Cohen

Science and Technology Writer

Shy Cohen
Writer

Shy Cohen is a Washington-based science and technology writer covering advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer science. Having published articles on MSN, AOL News, and Yahoo News, Shy reports news and writes clear, plain-language explainers that examine how emerging technologies shape society. Drawing on decades of experience, including long tenures at Microsoft and work as an independent consultant, he brings an engineering-informed perspective to his reporting. His work focuses on translating complex research and fast-moving developments into accurate, engaging stories, with a methodical, reader-first approach to research, interviews, and verification.

Recent Stories from Shy Cohen

KEPT helps self-driving cars recall similar past scenes to predict safer short-term paths in traffic.
Breakthrough AI system helps self-driving cars remember the road
AI-driven pricing may not raise all prices, but it can still feel unfair and erode trust in digital markets.
The hidden logic behind AI pricing and why it may be unfair
Drexel study finds some teens may form unhealthy dependence on AI companion chatbots like Character.AI.
Rising dependence on AI chatbots sparks concern among teens
New holographic storage packs data into amplitude, phase and polarization, raising density and simplifying readout.
New holographic storage method uses light to pack more data in less space
SuperCDMS reaches base temperature deep underground, opening a new search for ultralight dark matter particles.
The coldest ever hunt for dark matter has begun deep underground
ANU physicists observed entanglement in moving helium atoms, a step toward testing quantum physics with massive particles.
Historic discovery shows atoms can exist in two places at once
Scientists at Binghamton University have developed a robot guide dog system that communicates with the visually impaired and provides real-time feedback during travel.
Talking robot guide dog uses AI to describe the world as it leads
USC researchers built a memristor memory chip that worked at 700°C, far beyond standard electronics’ heat limits.
Groundbreaking memory chip withstands temperatures hotter than lava
A new study used AI to map hidden links inside Oman’s Labor Law, exposing articles with outsized legal influence.
The debate over how AI should guide legal reform
A new study reveals friction can arise without contact, driven by magnetic dynamics that challenge a centuries-old physics law.
New form of friction arises purely from magnetic interactions – no contact required
AI models trained on blood metabolites can estimate time since death with a precision of about one day, aiding forensic investigations.
How AI is revolutionizing time of death estimations
Two of the researchers behind the AI model, Jacob Vogel and Lijun An, show the results of their study.
New AI blood test can help detect several brain diseases at once
A visual illustration of a bright squeezed vacuum—a quantum state of light characterized by an exceptionally high level of noise—as it interferes with a regular laser pulse at a beam splitter. By recording the resulting interference patterns, the real-time characteristics of the laser pulse can be reconstructed.
Technion scientists measure ultrafast quantum light pulses for the first time
Professor José Azaña and Benjamin Crockett.
New optical trick pulls hidden quantum signals out of background noise
MIT-led researchers propose BODHI, an AI framework that makes medical systems ask questions and admit uncertainty.
MIT researchers look to create a more ‘humble’ AI
Aerial photo of Rujm el-Hiri, view to east.
Satellites solved a 50-year mystery about Israel’s ‘Stonehenge’
Professor Andrea Blanco-Redondo while performing the photonic quantum experiments at her lab at CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics at UCF.
Scientists unlock scalable entanglement for next-generation quantum computing
A new study finds AI struggles with true creativity, especially in visual imagination tasks compared to humans.
AI struggles with true creativity compared to humans, study finds
An AI system produced a paper that passed workshop peer review, raising new questions about science, trust and research norms.
The AI Scientist takes a big step toward end-to-end automation of scientific research
AI is transforming pediatric surgery, but ethical risks around bias, consent, and trust remain unresolved.
AI is transforming pediatric surgery, but with strong ethical concerns