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.
An Australian dog was accepted to the editorial board of numerous scientific journals and asked to peer review papers.
Giant fans start capturing CO2 from the air as the world’s first commercial carbon capture plant goes live.
An MIT study predicts when artificial intelligence will take over for humans in different occupations.
Elon Musk and many top CEOs condemned President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
NASA announces the details of its mission to the sun, set to launch in 2018.
NASA space probes discovered a protective barrier created by human communication technology.
A new study discovers why whales grew to be the largest animals on our planet.
Researchers find the drug least likely to send you to emergency room.
A new study by planetary scientists proposes a giant new space object which could have formed the Earth and the moon.
Studying philosophy has had a major impact on the power players of Silicon Valley.
Clashes between “antifa” on the far left and the alt-right have intensified.
A study on the strange Cold Spot in space may prove that we live in a multiverse.
Studies reveal the impact of strategic thinking on studying and other areas of life.
A new study questions why some people support “free speech”.
A new study shows how talking to yourself may help your brain perform better.
A study finds an increasing number of Americans live with serious mental issues and their access to healthcare is getting worse.
A company plans to transform the world’s most arid region by bringing icebergs from Antarctica.
A new study finds a connection between brain lesions and the ability of a person to consider other beliefs.
Scientists create a superfluid with negative mass that accelerates backwards.
Scientists successfully test an ingenious system for growing premature fetuses.
Scientists find a surprising way to biodegrade plastic at an impressively fast rate.
A Silicon Valley investor is spending millions on a publicity campaign aimed specifically at Elon Musk.
Philosophers David Chalmers and Daniel Dennett argue over “philosophical zombies,” created to question the nature of human consciousness.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson releases an emotional video on the state of science in America.
The thoughts on ruthless leadership by Italian politician and writer Niccolò Machiavelli resonate today.
NASA scientists discover what two places in the solar system might have favorable conditions for alien life.
A classic law of Internet debate explains why bringing up Hitler is a terrible idea as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer found out in a disastrous press conference.
Video of a man being dragged off a United Airlines flight sparks widespread outrage.
The times in history when science was deadly and dangerous.
Research shows the groups have different tastes when buying science books. For the most part.