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.

UCLA researchers successfully use a new technique to "wake up" a patient after coma.
An expansive new study shows that marijuana use by Americans has increased significantly since 2002.
The increased use of smart drugs to boost brain performance is raising many ethical and practical questions.
Astronomers find a galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter.
A team of Harvard researchers 3D prints a fully autonomous octopus-like robot that runs on a chemical reaction.
One of the fathers of string theory proposes a new equation that may reconcile general relativity and quantum mechanics.
A new pipeline could ruin their water supply and sacred sites, say the Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes.