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.
Is focusing solely on body mass index the best way for doctor to frame obesity?
In a recent study, researchers examined how Christian nationalism is affecting the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A recent analysis of a 76-million-year-old Centrosaurus apertus fibula confirmed that dinosaurs suffered from cancer, too.
A recent study tested how well the fungi species Cladosporium sphaerospermum blocked cosmic radiation aboard the International Space Station.
Big brains come at a big cost, however.
The Earth Return Orbiter is part of a long-term mission to search for ancient alien life on Mars.
A new study explores how wearing a face mask affects the error rates of popular facial recognition algorithms.
A new report from The New York Times describes a Pentagon task force’s long-standing project to collect data on unidentified aerial phenomena and a Pentagon consultant who says the U.S. has collected crashed “off-world vehicles.”
The impact might have triggered the Ice Age.
Proteus could someday be used to create extremely strong and lightweight armor and locks.
These alien-like creatures are virtually invisible in the deep sea.
How exactly is COVID-19 affecting the opioid crisis?
The renowned magician recently joined Big Think CEO and cofounder Victoria Brown for a wide-ranging discussion.
A new study explores how the brain encodes different scents — a topic which scientists know relatively little about, compared to our other senses.
A growing body of research suggests COVID-19 can cause serious neurological problems.
Health officials in China reported that a man was infected with bubonic plague, the infectious disease that caused the Black Death.
The proposal calls for the American public to draft two candidates to lead the executive branch: one from the center-left, the other from the center-right.
Watch as the small mirror joins millions of other pieces of space junk currently orbiting the planet.
What would happen if the U.S. guaranteed every citizen a job with a living wage and benefits?
The European Union is debating over two lists of nations from which it will accept travelers starting July 1.
On other planets, blue skies and red sunsets aren’t the norm.
It could be the most spectacular annular eclipse of the decade.
Can researchers use data science to accurately predict the future?
Researchers are making progress in the effort to develop safe and practical supernumerary robotic limbs.
The study also estimated that international lockdown efforts prevented more than 500 million infections worldwide.
The videos raise serious legal and moral questions about police crowd-control tactics.
It’s one of the nation’s worst oil spills on record.
On Friday, the moon will pass through the Earth’s outer shadow, known as the penumbra.
Got any embarrassing old posts collecting dust on your profile? Facebook wants to help you delete them.
The program aims to notify people after they’ve come in close contact with someone who tested positive.