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.

From cryonics to time travel, here are some of the (highly speculative) methods that might someday be used to bring people back to life.
People remember when governments lie to them and it lowers their satisfaction in government officials.
Welcome to the world's newest motorsport: manned multicopter races that exceed speeds of 100 mph.
"The results change the perception of who a Viking actually was," said project leader Professor Eske Willerslev.
The 'Charleston Loophole' has likely allowed thousands of guns to end up in the hands of people who would have failed a federal background check.
Stewart is supporting a new bill that aims to extend health care and disability benefits to veterans who served alongside burn pits.
Scientists have detected within the Venusian atmosphere a chemical known to be a byproduct of life.