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.
Cancer cells hibernate to survive chemotherapy, finds study
Researchers discover that cancer cells go into hibernation to avoid chemotherapy effects.
Beam me up? The paradoxes and potential of human teleportation
How close are we to human teleportation? Successes in quantum teleportation experiments abound.
Chemists discover the mix that likely originated life on Earth
Scientists find that an RNA-DNA mix may have created the first life on our planet.
Newly-discovered flower is so rare, there is only one plant of its species
Scientists find a new species of flower in a remote part of Hawaii.
Experiencing opposite-sex body in VR causes gender identity shifts
New research shows that experiencing an opposite-sex body in virtual reality impacted the subject's gender identity.
Harvard scientists advance controversial plan to dim sunlight
Researchers from Harvard receive permission for a test that may help cool Earth and fight global warming.
MIT’s extremely precise new atomic clock can help detect dark matter
Researchers from MIT invent a highly accurate clock using quantum entanglement that can lead to new physics.
Loneliness is wired into the human brain. Here’s what it looks like.
A large study shows changes in the brain scans of lonely people in the area involved in imagination, memory, and daydreaming.
The most contentious election in American history happened in 1876
The 2020 election cycle is not yet as wild as the 1876 election that made Rutherford B. Hayes president.
Hubble finds cosmic twin of Solar System’s mysterious Planet Nine
Scientists find an exoplanet whose strange behavior may lead to the Solar's System hidden ninth planet.
Fast superhighway through the Solar System discovered
Scientists find routes using arches of chaos that can lead to much faster space travel.
Are psi phenomena real? A study on precognition once exploded science
How a controversial study on psychic powers caused a revolution in psychology research.
Scientists find the “magic number” that links forces of the universe
Researchers dramatically improve the accuracy of a number that connects fundamental forces.
New data reveals Earth closer to a black hole and is moving 16,000 mph faster
A new study shows our planet is much closer to the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center than previously estimated.
10 ways to prepare for the rise of intelligent machines – MIT study
A new MIT report proposes how humans should prepare for the age of automation and artificial intelligence.
Top 5 theories on the enigmatic monolith found in Utah desert
A strange object found in the desert has prompted worldwide speculation.
Water can become two different liquids, prove researchers
Scientists discover that under certain conditions two kinds of water exist.
Hyperbaric chambers used to reverse aging in “Holy Grail” study
Researchers from Israel reversed two key processes involved in aging.
Newly discovered mineral petrovite could revolutionize batteries
A mineral made in a Kamchatka volcano may hold the answer to cheaper batteries, find scientists.
How the Universe resembles a human brain
A new study found similarities between the human brain and the cosmic network of galaxies.
What ended the Black Death, history’s worst pandemic
The bubonic plague ravaged the world for centuries, killing up to 200 million people.
Astrophysicists reconstruct the Milky Way’s family tree
A team of astrophysicists used AI to figure out which clusters of stars merged to become our galaxy.
Our brains have different ‘beauty centers’ for art and faces
Psychologists discover that the way the brain perceives beauty differs between art or faces.
Last five American presidents seen as illegitimate in dangerous trend
Recent American presidents have all faced a crisis of legitimacy in a trend that threatens the health of our democracy.
Tiny parasite-like robots are the future of pain relief
Researchers design microdevices that can gradually deliver medicine by latching on to intestines.
Disturbing images reveal bacteria flying out of the toilet when you flush
A new study shows you should put down the toilet lid when flushing to avoid coronavirus and other illnesses.
3 reasons why American politics have become so divisive – study
Partisan division has reached its peak, shows an alarming new study that identifies three crucial components.
Average human body temperature mysteriously declined, finds study
A new study seeks to understand why the average body temperature is no longer 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
Fireball meteorite offers clues to origins of life
A meteorite that smashed into a frozen lake in Michigan may explain the origins of life on Earth, finds study.
Scientists discover why fish evolved limbs and left water
Researchers find a key clue to the evolution of bony fish and tetrapods.