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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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A new study proposes mysterious axions may be found in X-rays coming from a cluster of neutron stars.
Archaeologists discover a cave painting of a wild pig that is now the world's oldest dated work of representational art.
Researchers discover that cancer cells go into hibernation to avoid chemotherapy effects.
How close are we to human teleportation? Successes in quantum teleportation experiments abound.
Scientists find that an RNA-DNA mix may have created the first life on our planet.
Scientists find a new species of flower in a remote part of Hawaii.
New research shows that experiencing an opposite-sex body in virtual reality impacted the subject's gender identity.
Researchers from Harvard receive permission for a test that may help cool Earth and fight global warming.
Researchers from MIT invent a highly accurate clock using quantum entanglement that can lead to new physics.
A large study shows changes in the brain scans of lonely people in the area involved in imagination, memory, and daydreaming.
The 2020 election cycle is not yet as wild as the 1876 election that made Rutherford B. Hayes president.
Scientists find an exoplanet whose strange behavior may lead to the Solar's System hidden ninth planet.
Scientists find routes using arches of chaos that can lead to much faster space travel.
How a controversial study on psychic powers caused a revolution in psychology research.
Researchers dramatically improve the accuracy of a number that connects fundamental forces.
A new study shows our planet is much closer to the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center than previously estimated.
A new MIT report proposes how humans should prepare for the age of automation and artificial intelligence.
A strange object found in the desert has prompted worldwide speculation.
Scientists discover that under certain conditions two kinds of water exist.
Researchers from Israel reversed two key processes involved in aging.