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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.

AI is able to spot diseases before symptoms appear

New AI tools are helping doctors screen healthy patients for diseases early, when treatments are most effective.

Kristin Houser

Engineering

Startup builds “inflatable” concrete houses in just hours

Automatic Construction can erect a concrete house in less than two hours thanks to a new technique involving inflatable fabric molds.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

First-of-its-kind rocket engine nears first flight test

To build the world’s first fully reusable rocket, startup Stoke Space is completely reimagining what a rocket engine should look like.

Kristin Houser

Sustainability

New process could make plastic recycling more profitable

A new process that combines chemical recycling with engineered bacteria could make plastic recycling more profitable.

Kristin Houser

Metaverse

Meta unveils new VR headset for work in the metaverse

Connect 2022 brought Meta’s vision of the future of work into sharper focus, with the reveal of a new headset, a major partnership, and more.

Kristin Houser

Asteroids

NASA’s mission proves it can redirect an asteroid — and potentially save Earth

NASA has confirmed that its DART spacecraft altered the orbit of the Dimorphos asteroid — a huge win for planetary defense efforts.

Kristin Houser

Surgery

First-of-its-kind surgery may have helped reverse baby’s paralysis

The first recipient of a groundbreaking spina bifida treatment is now one year old and showing no signs of leg paralysis.

Kristin Houser

Climate Crisis

World’s whitest paint is now thin enough for cars, planes

A new, thinner version of the world’s whitest paint could slash the need for climate-harming air conditioning in cars, airplanes, and more.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

It may be possible to treat inherited blindness, even in adults

A new mouse study suggests that synthetic retinoids may be able to help restore vision in adults with Leber congenital amaurosis.

Kristin Houser

Asteroids

How NASA plans to stop killer asteroids

NASA's planetary defense researchers are tracking potentially hazardous objects in space and developing tech to destroy or deflect them.

Kristin Houser