Karlin Lillington is a columnist with the Irish Times focusing on technology, with a special interest in its political, social, business and cultural aspects. She also has written for a number of other publications including The Guardian, New Scientist, Wired.com, and Salon.com, and is a regular speaker at conferences, and on Irish radio and the BBC. She has served as a non-executive director of RTE and is on the advisory board of the Science Gallery. She has a PhD from TCD.