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.

Deceased donations could greatly improve fertility treatments for women with uterine problems.
Drug use and arrests are rising overall, but those changes vary depending on the state.
The controversial scientist He Jiankui is currently missing after causing major controversy in late November.
Mothers who tested positive for chemicals found in common cosmetic products were more likely to have girls who hit puberty early.
It was "one of the most complex and intricate endeavors" SpaceX has ever undertaken.
Attenborough told the audience at COP24 that climate change is "our greatest threat in thousands of years."
Anchorage was rocked by back-to-back earthquakes on Friday morning, prompting a tsunami warning.