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.

Anyone can develop a great eye for design, according to the designer who led the team that created the iPod.
Researchers at Human Longevity have developed technology that can generate images of individuals face using only their genetic information. But not all are convinced.
A recent DNA analysis shows that a skeleton found in a famous Viking grace belonged to a female warrior.
A new study shows that most people are surprisingly ambivalent about their decision to break up with their partner — even right before they do it.
We compiled a list of seven of the greatest public speakers of all time, people who forever changed the course of history with their words.
Hans Monderman believed that societies could make roads safer by making drivers more uncertain, and therefore alert.