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Kristin Houser
Kristin Houser is the Managing Editor of Big Think. 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 Big Think, she was a staff writer for Futurism, launched an LA-based music blog, and wrote several animated and live action web series.
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In a major advance, scientists have found a new and groundbreaking way to force electrons to flow only in one direction in a superconductor.
Data from the Zhurong rover suggests the Red Planet was wet more recently than we thought.
Disulfiram is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of chronic alcoholism. It might also serve as anti-anxiety medication.
Spin, spin, spin — fire! The startup’s radical system could make satellite launches cheaper and cleaner.
A community in Austin, Texas is using geothermal energy to keep homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
The light from Earendel took 12.9 billion years to reach Hubble. The star is millions of times brighter than our Sun and 50 times as massive.
A radical redesign of commercial aircraft, called the flying-V plane, could increase fuel efficiency by 20%, greatly reducing emissions.