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.

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.