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Marcelo Gleiser

Professor of Physics and Astronomy | Dartmouth College
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The Universe According to Albert Einstein: Relativity

When Einstein, born 139 years ago last Wednesday, came onto the science scene, physics was in crisis. New ideas were badly needed — it was the perfect moment for a trailblazer.
March 20, 2018

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PostedMarch 19, 2018
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Tagsalbert einstein, black holes, relativity, stephen hawking, big bang, Ockham's Razor, space, time, physics

Einstein's Universe Turns 100

Einstein's greatest lesson may be that reality is not what it seems; what we perceive as real is a distortion due to how our brains take in the world around, and within, us.
April 29, 2015

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PostedApril 27, 2015
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Tagsrelativity, gravity, albert einstein, Sir Isaac Newton, science, space, universe

Do Black Holes Exist?

Stephen Hawking wants to do away with black holes (as we know them) so he can save the two pillars of modern physics: general relativity and quantum mechanics. At stake is our understanding of the nature of space and time, and how matter affects, and is affected by, both.

February 22, 2014

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PostedFebruary 22, 2014
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Tagsstephen hawking, physics, quantum mechanics, relativity, albert einstein, black holes, john polchinski
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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) — 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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