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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 mineral made in a Kamchatka volcano may hold the answer to cheaper batteries, find scientists.
A new study found similarities between the human brain and the cosmic network of galaxies.
The bubonic plague ravaged the world for centuries, killing up to 200 million people.
A team of astrophysicists used AI to figure out which clusters of stars merged to become our galaxy.
Psychologists discover that the way the brain perceives beauty differs between art or faces.
Recent American presidents have all faced a crisis of legitimacy in a trend that threatens the health of our democracy.
Researchers design microdevices that can gradually deliver medicine by latching on to intestines.
A new study shows you should put down the toilet lid when flushing to avoid coronavirus and other illnesses.
Partisan division has reached its peak, shows an alarming new study that identifies three crucial components.
A new study seeks to understand why the average body temperature is no longer 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
A meteorite that smashed into a frozen lake in Michigan may explain the origins of life on Earth, finds study.
Researchers find a key clue to the evolution of bony fish and tetrapods.
Nazi supporters held huge rallies and summer camps for kids throughout the United States in the 1930s.
Younger Americans support expanding the Supreme Court and serious political reforms, says new poll.
Eastern traditions have complex views on how karma affects your life.
Researchers found a common element in the destruction of even the most powerful empires.
New research explains why the Moon's crust is magnetized by debunking one long-standing theory.
Sir Roger Penrose claims our Universe has been through multiple Big Bangs, with more coming — a claim that is not widely accepted within the cosmology community.
A supernova exploded near Earth about 2.5 million years ago, possibly causing an extinction event.
Physicists create quantum entanglement, making two distant objects behave as one.