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.

Targeting a signaling pathway in mice helped them retain muscle and bone mass aboard the International Space Station, according to a new study.
The drive would provide enough thrust for a spacecraft to travel near the speed of light using only electricity, says physicist Jim Woodward.
This medieval-themed meme highlights a shady yet all too common rhetorical move people make in arguments.
"Our data should be ours no matter what platforms and apps we use," Yang said.
In some countries, religiosity and pro-science attitudes are actually positively correlated, according to the results of a recent study.
Otto Aviation says the hourly cost of flying the new Celera 500L is about six times cheaper than conventional aircraft.