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.
In a paper published Monday, security experts outline two attacks that malicious parties could use to gain access to a target’s entire inbox.
Steam-driven explosions at the summit of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii could pose new threats to residents on the island.
An analysis of 32 randomized control studies showed that pasta, as part of a low-glycemic diet, didn’t contribute to weight gain in participants.
While observing a young star system, astronomers noticed the star had a small, mysterious companion in its orbit.
The survey asked respondents to rate their anxiety levels in five areas: safety, health, finances, relationships and politics.
The reanimation of decapitated pigs raises complex ethical questions about the future of life-extension research.
The flying drone attack marks one of the latest cases in which criminals have been using consumer models to facilitate illegal activity.
The Dead Sea Scrolls were first discovered in the West Bank in 1946, but now a specialized camera is helping researchers read bits of the manuscripts for the first time.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just announced plans to add a dating feature to Facebook, a move that threatens established companies in the online dating industry.
The Flat Earth community revealed some of its newest theories and breakthroughs at its first convention in Birmingham, England last weekend.
NASA just cancelled its only lunar rover in development, despite President Donald Trump’s orders to expand lunar expeditions.
The leaders of North and South Korea vowed to bring peace to the region, setting an optimistic tone ahead of President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Kim Jong Un.
An ongoing feud between two non-human Instagram “influencers” took a strange turn last week when one account claimed to reveal the company controlling the drama.
By 2020, China plans to assign each of its 1.4 billion citizens a “social credit score” that could determine what certain people are allowed to do.
Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital have completed the most complex penis transplant to date, marking the third-ever successful operation of its kind.
Scientists have identified an alternative DNA structure described as a “twisted knot” inside living human cells. They’re calling it the i-motif.
What is the Scully Effect? It’s no coincidence that female fans of ‘The X-Files’ are inspired to choose careers in STEM fields.
On April 20, Nintendo will release Labo, a new gaming system that tasks kids with creating interactive games with cardboard cutouts and the Nintendo Switch.
In the wake of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, another data firm was discovered to have amassed similar user profiles of millions of people.
A new paper explores why women gossip about each other, and identifies some key factors that influence how women choose gossiping targets.
SpaceX recently secured about $507 million in new funding. Based on recent statements, SpaceX will put that cash toward three ambitious projects.
In the wake of several public setbacks since the start of 2018, Musk said Tesla is currently going through a “production hell.”
The survey asked whether people had deleted Facebook, whether they’d pay for service, and whether they’d been using it less since the scandal broke.rn
The study examines students at a secondary school in Singapore, which leads the world in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) rankings.
Apple reports that it has completed an aggressive, years-long effort to reduce its environmental footprint.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is one of the latest public figures to join the #DeleteFacebook movement over concerns on how the social media platform handles user data.
A new study echoes a key finding in a growing body of research on self-estimated intelligence: men tend to overestimate how smart they are.
Saudi Arabia began closing its cinemas in 1979. Now, the government is reopening theaters in an effort to diversify and modernize its economy.
Facebook announced Tuesday that it had removed more than 200 pages and accounts tied to the Russia-based Internet Research Agency, which has been accused of meddling in the U.S. presidential election.
Astronomers were using images taken by Hubble Space Telescope to study a supernova when they detected an unusually strong source of light later determined to be a star.