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Kristin Houser

Managing Editor

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Kristin Houser is the Managing Editor of Freethink. Her articles on science and technology have been featured in NBC News, RealClearDefense, and the World Economic Forum’s Agenda, among other publications, and Stephen Colbert once talked about a piece on “The Late Show,” to her delight.

Kristin is currently based in Pittsburgh, and prior to joining Freethink, she was a staff writer for Futurism, launched an LA-based music blog, and wrote several animated and live action web series.

Clean Energy

Fuel tests to begin for world’s largest fusion reactor

At the JET nuclear fusion reactor, scientists are testing a fuel that could power a $25 billion nuclear fusion device.

Kristin Houser

Virology

A new bird flu is infecting people. Here’s what we know.

The H5N8 bird flu virus has reportedly infected seven poultry farm workers in Russia. Here’s what we know about the new avian flu threat.

Kristin Houser

Urban Living

Futuristic city will be a testbed for robots & autonomous cars

Toyota has broken ground on Woven City, a futuristic city prototype where the technologies of tomorrow can be tested en masse.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Cancer survivor joins first all-citizen private spaceflight

The crew aboard the first all-citizen private spaceflight, Inspiration4, includes a billionaire, a childhood cancer survivor, and maybe you.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

FDA: One-shot COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective

FDA experts confirm that Johnson and Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, putting it a step closer to authorization.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

NASA’s Mars helicopter phoned home. Here’s what’s next.

NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity has survived the journey to the Red Planet. Here’s what’s next for the first-of-its-kind aircraft.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

World’s first COVID-19 human challenge study is a go

Researchers have gotten the green light to deliberately infect people with the coronavirus as part of the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge study.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

Diabetes drug shows promise as obesity treatment

The diabetes drug semaglutide shows promise as an obesity treatment, helping people lose an average of 34 pounds in a recent trial.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Light-driven levitation could lift probes to the edge of space

A new light-driven levitation technique can lift objects large enough to carry sensors to the understudied mesosphere near the edge of space.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

The hunt for a universal coronavirus vaccine

A universal coronavirus vaccine that protects against multiple coronaviruses could stop the next potential pandemic from ever starting.

Kristin Houser