Kristin Houser

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.

Transparent perfume bottle surrounded by floating pink spheres with intricate patterns on a dark background.
Vaccines targeting some of our deadliest cancers are showing promise in early trials.
A person holding a complex metallic lattice structure in focus, with a blurred individual in the background.
It’s 50% stronger than comparable materials used in aerospace.
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"Stargate" could be used to train the world’s most powerful AIs.
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We may be on the brink of finally seeing human-level intelligence in an AI — thanks to robots.
A tick clinging to a blade of grass against a green background.
More than 90% of ticks that bit treated volunteers were dead within 24 hours.
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If you guessed “staying up all night to play video games,” you’d be right.
A tailless human from a rope.
CRISPR study helps answer a question that has long puzzled scientists.