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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.
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Researchers find out why some people believe utter BS.
The Nazis actively searched for Atlantis, seeing it as important to their mythology.
The famous astrophysicist argues why Elon Musk is more important than Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.
Swiss researchers identify new dangers of modern cocaine.
The controversy around the Torah codes gets a new life.
New research links urban planning and political polarization.
Researchers discover a link between nonverbal synchronization and relationship success.
The incredible story of a scientist who survived gulags, fighting to change his country and physics.
Famously unusual case studies that perplexed psychologists.