Home
About
Research
Books
Essays
Blog
Media
Corporate Lectures
Events
Contact

Marcelo Gleiser

Professor of Physics and Astronomy | Dartmouth College
Home
About
Research
Books
Essays
Blog
Media
Corporate Lectures
Events
Contact

After Long Slumber, Philae Says Hello to the World

The probe found enough energy to send a signal — which hadn't been guaranteed. If all goes well, we may know fairly soon whether the comet it's on carries the stuff of life.
June 30, 2015

Read more …
PostedJune 30, 2015
AuthorScienceSites
Tagsprobe, comet, sun, european space agency, philae lander

When Science Beats Fiction

The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is on track to rendezvous with a far-away comet and land a probe, a first. It will be a major turning point in our history and one that promises to address key questions such as the origin of water and life on Earth.

February 14, 2014

Read more …
PostedFebruary 14, 2014
AuthorScienceSites
Tagssolar system, european space agency, philae lander, comet 67p/churyamov-gerasimenko
  • Home
  • About
  • Research
  • Books
  • Essays
  • Blog
  • Media
  • Corporate Lectures
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Search

Connect With Marcelo

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) — 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.


RecenT BOOK

Available now »

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.
Listen to the program ➞

 
  • Home
  • About
  • Research
  • Books
  • Essays
  • Blog
  • Media
  • Corporate Lectures
  • Personal
  • Contact

Content © 2013-2024 Marcelo Gleiser
Website designed and developed by  ScienceSites: websites for scientists
Homepage photo of Marcelo by: Eli Burakian