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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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Determining if the universe is infinite pushes the limits of our knowledge.
A new AI-generated map of dark matter shows previously undiscovered filamentary structures connecting galaxies.
Scientists successfully trained people to use robotic extra thumbs, suggesting body augmentation could revolutionize future humans.
A thought experiment from 1867 leads scientists to design a groundbreaking information engine.
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New studies stretch the boundaries of physics, achieving quantum entanglement in larger systems.
A new paper reveals that the Voyager 1 spacecraft detected a constant hum coming from outside our Solar System.
Scientists discover what our human ancestors were making inside the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa 1.8 million years ago.
A Harvard professor's study discovers the worst year to be alive.
A study looks at how to use nuclear detonations to prevent asteroids from hitting Earth.
A new study looks at how images of coffee's origins affect the perception of its premiumness and quality.
New studies find the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov is the most "pristine" ever discovered.
Researchers propose a new method that could definitively prove the existence of dark matter.
Biologists use commonly-found insects that engage in cannibalism to prove a key evolutionary concept.
Results from an experiment using the Large Hadron Collider challenges the accepted model of physics.
A 50-year study reveals changing values children learned from pop culture.
Some scientists believe the lightning-produced frequencies may be connected to our brain waves, meditation, and hypnosis.
The controversy over the universe's expansion rate continues with a new, faster estimate.
555-million-year-old oceanic creatures share genes with today's humans, finds a new study.
A reversal in Earth's magnetic field 42,000 years ago triggered climate catastrophes and mass extinctions. Can the field flip again?