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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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Study reveals that most of us want more rest and would rather rest alone.
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A baby is born from a controversial procedure that combines DNA from 3 people.
Japanese car maker introduces self-driving chairs to eliminate lines.
Researchers create a new theory of time that goes against established physics.
Stanford scientists create technology that could help severely paralyzed people communicate.
New research provides more clues about the age of the world's most popular book.
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ScienceDebate.org sent 20 fine-tuned questions to the presidential candidates. 3 out of 4 of them responded. Here's where they stand on key science issues.
Edward Snowden and his allies are lobbying President Obama to pardon him.
Physicists may be close to creating the theoretical "time crystals".
Rabble-rousing politicians may be uniquely benefitting from the Information Age.
Google's DeepMind creates AI that blows away existing speech synthesizers.
The Kardashev Scale measures the advancement of cosmic societies.
The North Korean government bans sarcastic speech against itself or Kim Jong-un.
The engine that could revolutionize space travel is pursued by scientists around the world.
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.