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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.

Agriculture

Inside Europe’s largest vertical farm

At a massive vertical farm in Denmark, food tech startup Nordic Harvest is demonstrating the benefits of moving agriculture indoors.

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Transportation

New EV charging station quickly powers four vehicles at once

Swiss tech company ABB has unveiled a new EV charging station that can quickly power four vehicles at once.

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Inventions

New cardiac patch can be implanted with a syringe

A new cardiac patch developed by Canadian scientists could help repair heart damage by supporting tissue without blocking electrical activity.

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Mental Health

Brain implant relieves woman’s treatment-resistant depression

A woman with severe treatment-resistant depression has found relief, thanks to “pacemaker” implanted in her brain by UCSF researchers.

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Entertainment

Science fiction doesn’t predict the future. It inspires it.

Jeff Bezos’ love of Star Trek inspired him to go to space. Here are a few other innovators to draw inspiration from science fiction.

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Psychology

Therapy can relieve chronic back pain by rewiring the brain

A psychological treatment for chronic back pain left two-thirds of study participants with little-to-no pain after just one month.

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Public Health

WHO recommends its first malaria vaccine

A malaria vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline, Mosquirix, has been recommended for use by the World Health Organization.

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Robotics

Robot avatar safely trims trees around active power lines

A robot avatar that mimics the motions of a human controller could take the place of workers in dangerous jobs by the end of 2022.

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Healthcare

Wearable health monitors help predict flu before symptoms start

A human challenge trial suggests that wearable health monitors could help predict flu and cold infections before symptoms appear.

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Sustainability

Lab-grown milk proteins prove more environmentally friendly

It’s less environmentally costly to produce milk proteins in the lab than to source them from cows, according to a new report.

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