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Stephen Johnson
Executive Editor, Big Think
Stephen Johnson is Executive Editor at Big Think. His writing has appeared in PBS, U.S. News & World Report, and newspapers and magazines across the Midwest. He lives in St. Louis.
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The new method appears to be more efficient and cheaper than current carbon capture technologies.
The Response Act calls on schools to increase monitoring of students' online activity.
The achievement is an important milestone in quantum computing, Google's scientists said.
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The team seems to have found a way to extend animal lifespan without genetic modification.
The results have startling implications about the evolution of psychopathy in humans.
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But the U.S. remains an "innovation powerhouse," according to the annual report from the World Economic Forum.
"We made America great," one Russian operative joked as Trump's victory became clear.
From literature to physics, the annual Nobel Prizes aim to highlight the most groundbreaking achievements in every field.
It marks the first time a plant has been grown on the moon.
The safest bet is to listen to health officials and avoid vaping products.
What image of femininity is subtly imposed on us in the war against toxic masculinity?