Marcelo Gleiser

Professor of Physics and Astronomy | Dartmouth College

Science and the Search for Meaning

Sunday, March 6, 2016
6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00

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Marcelo Gleiser, the Appleton Professor of Natural Philosophy at Dartmouth College and professor of physics and astronomy, will deliver the Thomas E. Golden, Jr. Fellowship Lecture at the Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale (STM), Lecture Hall
268 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Sunday, March 6, 2016 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location is wheelchair accessible
Admission is free and the event is open to the general public

Contact Information:
Sr. Jenn Schaaf
jenn.schaaf@yale.edu

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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.

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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

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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