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Professor of Physics and Astronomy | Dartmouth College
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Can We Change the Past?

Putting humans and consciousness aside, at the level of quantum particles Wheeler's Delayed-Choice experiments show that actions in the present can influence the past.
February 28, 2018

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PostedFebruary 27, 2018
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Tagstime travel, john wheeler, photons, quantum physics, quantum particles

Seeing the Reality of Atoms and Molecules

In the early 20th century, we weren't able to visualize reactions of tiny matter. We didn't doubt they were there, but we weren't sure of the details. Now we are.
November 1, 2016

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PostedOctober 31, 2016
AuthorScienceSites
Tagswave function, quantum physics, atoms, molecules, matter

A New Culture of Cooperation in Academia Is Emerging

A liberal arts education was supposed to expose students to the sciences and the humanities without exploring their affinities or overlaps — but this era is coming to an end.
October 4, 2016

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PostedOctober 6, 2016
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Tagsacademics, humanities, physics, particle physics, quantum physics, science, physical reality, liberal arts, cooperation

It's a Hot Year for Science Books

From topics like how science may illuminate our search for meaning to the search for, and discovery of, gravitational waves, there is much to look forward to on the printed page.
March 7, 2016

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PostedMarch 7, 2016
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Tagsgravitational waves, quantum physics

Space, Time, Love and Stephen Hawking

The Theory of Everything celebrates the spirit of a man who has fought for all of his adult life to uncover the mystery of time.
December 23, 2014

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PostedJanuary 5, 2015
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Categoriesblog
Tagsbig bang, quantum physics, black holes, theory of everything, stephen hawking

The Void Is a Busy Place

Is there such a thing as complete emptiness or nothingness? Not according to modern physics, where empty space gets more active all the time.
November 5, 2014

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PostedNovember 5, 2014
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Tagsquantum physics, void, gravitational fields, magnetic fields, higgs boson, energy, space
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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!
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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

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.


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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.
Listen to the program ➞

 
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