Zara Stone is a culture reporter at The Standard, where she explores the intersection of startups, longevity, technology, relationships, and the personalities that shape life in the Bay Area. Prior to her role at The Standard, she spent many years as a technology, business, and culture reporter, with her work appearing in prestigious publications such as The Atlantic, Fortune, The New York Times, Fast Company, Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, The Information, and OneZero, among others. Zara is also the author of Killer Looks: The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery In Prisons and the middle-grade book The Future of Science Is Female: The Brilliant Minds Shaping the 21st Century.