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Marcelo Gleiser

Professor of Physics and Astronomy | Dartmouth College
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What the World Needs Now Is a New Enlightenment

New human possibilities materialized with the arrival of the the Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries. Marcelo says its time to pick up the banner and move forward again.
July 30, 2014

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PostedAugust 4, 2014
AuthorScienceSites
Tagsearth, life, cosmology, enlightenment, humancentricism, copernicanism

Cosmic Confusion: It's How Science Gets Done

Recent results cast doubt on claims that a much-hyped experiment has detected signals from the Big Bang itself. Marcelo says that's just another example of science in the making.
July 9, 2014

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PostedJuly 9, 2014
AuthorScienceSites
Tagsbicep, big bang, cosmology, planck satellite

Unruly Children Of Earth: Grow Up

We don't often think about it but we are deeply connected to the universe and deeply indebted to mother Earth. Marcelo thinks its time we treated her with respect.
June 1, 2014

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PostedJune 2, 2014
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Tagsstars, earth, cosmology

The Truth? It's Out There In The Fog

How much can theories tell us about nature? For one thing, they can't tell you the truth. A recent cosmic discovery about the earliest moments of the Big Bang highlights this conundrum.
April 23, 2014 

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PostedApril 23, 2014
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Tagscosmology, bicep, cosmic background microwave radiation

What Universe Is This, Anyway?

Evidence of ultra-fast cosmic expansion forces us to confront the possibility that the multiverse exists. But how will we ever know? It's a problem that could leave us tangled up in knots.
April 16, 2014

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PostedApril 17, 2014
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Tagscosmology, multiverse, big bang

Listening To The Echoes Of Creation

Scientists last week revealed evidence of gravitational waves from the very beginning of the universe. Are we closer to understanding creation itself?
April 9, 2014 

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PostedApril 11, 2014
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Categoriesblog
Tagsbicep, big-bang, cosmology, universe
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Flying low over clouds and myst…
Happy Mother’s Day! For all biological mothers and the mother of us all 🌍
My Twitter post on ChatGPT went viral…I hope fascination means more ethical care on how AI is trained
A trail run for Mother’s Day!
#trailrunning #ourplanetourhome
Flying low over clouds and myst… Happy Mother’s Day! For all biological mothers and the mother of us all 🌍 My Twitter post on ChatGPT went viral…I hope fascination means more ethical care on how AI is trained

Recent Activities

Recent Activities
Why We Are the Only Humans in the Universe and Why It Matters to Our Collective Future

Marcelo was a presenter at Nature, Earth and Humanity: The Evolution of Connection, an international forum on consciousness.

Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement

Marcelo was director of The Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement at Dartmouth (ICE) β€” a nucleus of intellectual and spiritual transformation, a bridge between the sciences and the humanities that people can cross in both directions and, in doing so, enrich themselves and their worldview.

13.8: Science, Culture, Meaning

Marcelo has relaunched the 13.8 blog, where he writes about science and culture with physicist and 13.8 co-founder Adam Frank.

Question Reality! Science, Philosophy, a Search for Meaning

Trace philosophy and science through the ages in Marcelo’s newest MOOC.

How to Ignite Secular Spirituality

In this virtual meeting, convened by Synergos, Marcelo Gleiser discusses how Covid-19 is impacting our worldviews and ways to co-create a new world through our individual and collective actions.

NYAS Panel Discussion: The Enigma of Life

Marcelo analyzes the impact of awe and wonder on his own work and on the mindsets of his colleagues carrying out cutting-edge scientific research.

The Origins of Life

In this TEDxEast talk, Marcelo tells the 13.7-billion-year story of our universe in 18 minutes.

How We Make Sense of the World: Information, Map-Making, and The Scientific Narrative

A new paper by Marcelo and Damian Sowinski on applying information theory to how we make sense of the world.


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Marcelo discusses science and religion with CERN's director general, the Vatican's head of science and faith, and a scholar of Jain philosophy on BBC World Service's The Forum. Listen to the program ➞

Marcelo discusses science and religion with CERN's director general, the Vatican's head of science and faith, and a scholar of Jain philosophy on BBC World Service's The Forum.
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