Amanda Winkler
Amanda is the managing editor at Freethink. Prior to joining Freethink, she was a freelance filmmaker focused on issues related to foreign policy and the U.S. military. Her work has been featured on PBS and in film festivals. Before that, she was a video producer for Reason Magazine.
Dream hacking to improve your waking life
Scientists want to use dream hacking devices to improve your creativity and memory.
Wireless charging: one day an entire room may power up all your devices
Wireless charging isn't just for phones and laptops. It could also power medical devices like heart implants.
These AR contact lenses could help us enter the metaverse
Augmented reality (AR) contact lenses will project the digital world into our retinas, perhaps helping us navigate the metaverse.
How to solve the supply chain backlog clogging up our ports
Solving the supply chain crisis before the global economy tanks is going to require many creative approaches. Flexport’s Ryan Petersen has one that just might work.
MIT’s robotic nose can detect first sign of disease
One day, this powerful tool could be in millions of smartphones.
Geothermal energy is on the verge of a big breakthrough
By digging deep, we could harness enough energy to power generations to come. But it involves fracking.
Meet Dr. Jennifer Doudna: she’s leading the biotech revolution
She helped create CRISPR, a gene-editing technology that is changing the way we treat genetic diseases and even how we produce food.