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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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A new study echoes a key finding in a growing body of research on self-estimated intelligence: men tend to overestimate how smart they are.
Saudi Arabia began closing its cinemas in 1979. Now, the government is reopening theaters in an effort to diversify and modernize its economy.
Facebook announced Tuesday that it had removed more than 200 pages and accounts tied to the Russia-based Internet Research Agency, which has been accused of meddling in the U.S. presidential election.
Astronomers were using images taken by Hubble Space Telescope to study a supernova when they detected an unusually strong source of light later determined to be a star.
In recent months, Russian ships have been spotted near the underwater cables that enable telecommunications service between North America and overseas nations.
A new article published in Mother Jones shows how Cambridge Analytica positioned itself to potential clients after the election of Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump attacked Amazon on Twitter Thursday morning, arguing that the online retailer doesn’t pay enough taxes and the USPS is its “delivery boy.”