Stephen Johnson
Managing Editor, Big Think
Stephen Johnson is the Managing Editor of Big Think. Formerly a long-time contributor to Big Think, he is a St. Louis-based writer and editor whose work has been featured in U.S. News & World Report, PBS Digital Studios, Eleven Magazine, and The Missourian.
It’s not about what guns people have. It’s who has them.
Do scientists know enough about gene editing to move forward with human trials?
Measles cases in the U.S. have hit a record high — 1,172 cases so far.
The solar farm is expected to save the airport millions over the following decades.
2019 could prove to be the second-hottest year on record.
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” — Toni Morrison
Tardigrades – commonly called “water bears” – were among the payload of an Israeli lunar lander that crashed into the moon in April.
The claim comes after two mass shootings over the weekend that killed, in total, 31 people.
The accounts spread hashtags like #DemDebateSoWhite and #KamalaHarrisDestroyed.
A former employee says the company was trying to rebrand itself as “cool” and “trendy” in order to attract younger workers.
They’re made from stretchy, electroactive polymer films.
Have you ever noticed how almost all robots are racialized as white?
Fionn Ferreira will receive $50,000 for winning Google’s annual student competition.
The ultimate goal is to grow organs inside animals that could be transplanted into humans.
Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom denies the allegations.
It’s part of the nation’s massive reforestation campaign that aims to plant 4 billion trees in 2019.
In March, Kentucky passed a law requiring all public schools to display the national motto.
It can supposedly cool you down by 23 degrees Fahrenheit.
The company must also appoint an independent privacy committee to its board of its directors.
It could be the largest data leak of a Russian intelligence agency.
Are these two words interchangeable?
Lake Turkana Wind Power is expected to produce enough electricity to power 330,000 local homes.
It’s only the second pocket shark specimen ever discovered.
The new YouGov survey also indicates that Barack and Michelle Obama are the most admired couple in the world.
The study — which involved more than 2 million children — is the largest of its kind.
The FBI has been called to investigate it.
“A monkey has been able to control a computer with its brain,” Musk said, referring to tests of the device.
Why doesn’t the U.S. generate more electricity from wind?
The results contradict the popular assumption that men react far more strongly to pornography.
July 16, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the mission that first landed a man on the Moon.