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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.

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.”

Kristin Houser

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.

Kristin Houser

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.

Kristin Houser

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.

Kristin Houser

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.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Space Force backs 125 teams to take down orbital debris

The US Space Force is giving 125 teams up to $250,000 each to develop tech to deal with the orbital debris circling our planet.

Kristin Houser

Surgery

Docs discover likely cause of pig heart transplant failure

A pig virus — and not organ rejection — appears to be the reason a man who lived for two months after a pig heart transplant ultimately died.

Kristin Houser

Education

Google Career Certificate programs are now free for US businesses

Google has announced a new Career Certificate program and a plan to give any US business $100,000 in free tech training.

Kristin Houser

Asteroids

China is going to try to move an asteroid

As part of its new planetary defense strategy, the China National Space Administration is going to launch a mission to redirect an asteroid.

Kristin Houser

Neuroscience

World’s smallest DBS device reverses Parkinson’s symptoms

An ultra-small deep brain stimulation (DBS) device could increase the number of Parkinson’s patients to receive the powerful treatment.

Kristin Houser