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 space agency describes the process of landing rovers on Mars as "seven minutes of terror."
Clinical trials at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research focus on stabilizing cognitive loss and alleviating the psychotic symptoms that change our loved ones.
Northwell Health
A recent study showed that monkeys can make logical choices when given an A or B scenario.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently issued $8 million in follow-up funding to a team of neuroengineers developing brain-to-brain and brain-to-machine technology.
A new study casts doubt on previous research showing that emotional well-being plateaus at an income of $75,000 per year.
The main bioactive compound in catnip seems to protect cats from mosquitoes. It might protect humans, too.
NASA is scrapping its Apollo-era launcher platform to make room for new infrastructure that will support upcoming Artemis missions.