Paul Ratner

Paul Ratner

Contributing Writer

Paul is a writer, filmmaker, and educator. He has written for years for Big Think and other outlets on transformative scientific research, history, and current events. His award-winning films like the true-life adventure "Moses on the Mesa" and the science documentary "The Caveman of Atomic City" have played at film festivals around the world. Paul also organizes numerous unique educational events, renowned film festivals, and competitions for thousands of people. He has degrees from Cornell University (BA) and Chapman University (MFA). You can follow Paul's work at paulratnerimagines.com, on Instagram, and Facebook.

When he becomes President in January, Donald Trump will likely have another lawsuit on his hands. This time, from a group of 21 American children.
The history and reasoning behind the much-maligned Electoral College.
Through a series of election-related email dumps, WikiLeaks played a major role in the U.S. elections.
A long-lost interview with the BBC host Ruby Wax shows Donald Trump appear to intimidate her.
History's most powerful female leaders, ranked.
When you see a stranger in some kind of hardship, how do you react? Researchers carried out a rare study in a real-life setting to assess the relationship between empathy and altruism. 
Physicists discover strikingly similar structures in human cells and neutron stars.