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 ultra-realistic graphics to more intelligent A.I. characters, the 2020s will bring some mind-bending video games.
A new study shows that altering the ISS and TOR pathways in roundworms can extend lifespan by 500 percent.
If you're always succeeding, you're probably not learning much.
When facing a tough decision, it pays to trust your gut.
Attractive women are especially likely to dress modestly, but only in certain scenarios.
An ongoing experiment aboard the International Space Station aims to find out more about the fundamentals of combustion.
The idea of 'absolute time' is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.