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Kristin Houser

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Kristin Houser is a staff writer at Freethink, where she covers science and tech. Her written work has appeared in Business Insider, NBC News, 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.

Prior to joining Freethink, Kristin was a staff writer for Futurism and wrote several animated and live action web series.

Aerospace

Scientists grow plants in real lunar soil for the first time

Lunar soil was used to grow plants for the first time, suggesting that we may be able to produce food for astronauts off-world.

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Aerospace

A 20-seat hypersonic plane is being built in Atlanta

Atlanta-based startup Hermeus is developing a hypersonic plane to ferry passengers around the globe at incredible speeds.

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Aerospace

Watch: SpinLaunch just flung a camera toward space at 1,000+ mph

California startup SpinLaunch sent a camera flying toward space at more than 1,000 mph and then released the video online.

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Medicine

New vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus enters human trials

A Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) vaccine entering human trials could potentially protect against everything from mono to multiple sclerosis.

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Aerospace

New private astronaut training will be open to the public

Colorado startup Star Harbor is building a first-of-its-kind center for private astronaut training and space research.

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Music

Kendrick Lamar deepfakes made by South Park creators’ studio

Rapper Kendrick Lamar harnesses the artistic power of deepfake technology in the new music video for his song “The Heart Part 5.”

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Astronomy

First of its kind “black widow” pulsar discovered

A new black widow pulsar has been discovered eating its companion star while a third star circles the binary system.

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Coronavirus

Moderna expects to have Omicron booster ready by Fall 2022

Moderna expects to have an Omicron booster that combines its original COVID-19 vaccine with one targeting the variant ready by Fall 2022.

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Urban Living

See the world’s first floating city: OCEANIX Busan

If the world's first floating city is a success, other coastal metropolises could use it as a blueprint for adapting to rising sea levels.

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Computer Science

Should we build high-speed public WiFi into street lights?

Better public WiFi networks could be created by broadcasting signals over the 60 GHz frequency band from transmitters attached to light poles.

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