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.

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Katie Kermode — a memory athlete with four world records — tells Big Think about her unique spin on an ancient technique to memorize unfathomably long lists of information.
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The benefits of the psychedelic seem to last long after the trip wears off.
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Jung thought these autonomous entities live in your unconscious mind — often at a cost.
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Big Think covered the 2012 study shortly after it was published. We are now correcting the record.
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Why does the DMT experience feel so familiar to some people — even those who are trying the psychedelic for the first time?