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.

Two pictures of a drone flying in the sky with a laser.
The futuristic weapon could be ready for the battlefield in 5 years.
Two women in lab coats working with a beaker.
The new electrically conductive substrate could be the future of hydroponic farming.
A man's back with a man's head in front of a colorful background.
One dose of ibogaine was shown to dramatically reduce depression and PTSD.
A cat is sitting on a couch in front of a computer screen.
The record-breaking transmission could revolutionize deep space communication.
An image of a person's ear and brain.
It could perform a speech recognition task with 78% accuracy.
Fingers forming in the womb
The first-of-its-kind map, which goes all the way down to the level of a single cell, could help prevent common birth defects.
An image of a blue, yellow, and green cell.
The bots started as windpipe cells, yet they helped nerve cells repair and grow.