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.

2019 could prove to be the second-hottest year on record.
"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." — Toni Morrison
Tardigrades – commonly called "water bears" – were among the payload of an Israeli lunar lander that crashed into the moon in April.
The claim comes after two mass shootings over the weekend that killed, in total, 31 people.
The accounts spread hashtags like #DemDebateSoWhite and #KamalaHarrisDestroyed.
A former employee says the company was trying to rebrand itself as "cool" and "trendy" in order to attract younger workers.
They're made from stretchy, electroactive polymer films.