Stephen Johnson

Stephen Johnson

Executive Editor, Big Think

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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.

The writing is on the wall for the oil industry, according to a new report from BNP Paribas.
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.
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.