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.

Sobering accounts from one of the most pivotal battles in world history.
Walmart is selling "snake oil," said the general counsel of the organization bringing the lawsuit.
A new first-of-its-kind study puts a number on how political lobbyists can change the course of climate policy.
New research on the devastating health effects of ultra-processed foods has some saying yes.
The results show how diets high in saturated fat can cause fatty acids to build up in the hypothalamus, disrupting its normal functioning.
The Hermeus Corporation recently received seed funding to begin building a hypersonic jet that would travel twice the speed of the now-retired Concorde.