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.
Attractive women are especially likely to dress modestly, but only in certain scenarios.
An ongoing experiment aboard the International Space Station aims to find out more about the fundamentals of combustion.
The idea of ‘absolute time’ is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.
A photo showing two Alabama police officers bragging about a “homeless quilt” made from confiscated panhandling signs raises questions about the constitutionality of panhandling.
From “if-by-whiskey” to the McNamara fallacy, being able to spot logical missteps is an invaluable skill.
For the third time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives voted to impeach a sitting U.S. president.
It’s a victory for homeless advocates on the West Coast, who say criminalizing homelessness is cruel and ineffective.
A growing body of research suggests that the “clinical pessimism” over treating psychopathy is unwarranted.
People who score high in “dark triad” personality traits are able to empathize. They’d just rather not.
The Jerezo crater — where Mars 2020 is set to land — could be a good place to find signs of past life on Mars.
A recent study challenges the conventional thinking that says only young people can dream up successful new businesses.
The statistics for American adults aren’t that much better.
The academic performance of American schoolchildren hasn’t budged in two decades, despite billions of dollars in increased funding.
The encyclopedia offers more “reliable” information than Wikipedia, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
How will Harris’ departure affect the remaining 15 candidates in the Democratic field?
The semiautonomous could help to protect officers, but some are concerned about how exactly police plan to use it.
“For decades, a national anti-cruelty law was a dream for animal protectionists. Today, it is a reality.”
The move reflects a broader nationwide effort to lower prices of the life-saving drug.
The bill would effectively legalize marijuana at the federal level, while allowing states to draft their own laws.
A new paper suggests that the mysterious X17 subatomic particle is indicative of a fifth force of nature.
Entomologist William Romoser of Ohio University says NASA images depict insect- and reptile-like creatures on Mars.
The campaign promise could only become law if the Labour Party wins the general election in December.
Researchers say further research is needed, though.
WT.Social promises never to sell your data or run advertisements.
A new survey highlights the side effects of using Google to self-diagnose.
The vaccine is 97.5% effective in protecting against the Zaire species of Ebola, according to the World Health Organization.
Venice’s mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, said the city was “on its knees.”
Dinosaurs never left Earth, but they still traveled millions of miles through the Milky Way galaxy.
Should other nations start requiring schools to teach climate science, too?
Can neural networks help scientists discover laws about more complex phenomena, like quantum mechanics?