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 Onion founding editor Scott Dikkers says every joke can be categorized in one of 11 "funny filters."
Australia could soon ban unvaccinated children from attending preschools nationwide. 
A new study suggests always-improving video games are keeping young men without college educations unemployed or out of the workforce entirely.
How can we stop extinction? One solution scientists have been developing for decades is de-extinction — the process of resurrecting extinct species through genetic engineering.  
Studies show that participants who had more travel experience were more likely to cheat on tests, and believe in moral relativity.