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Marcelo Gleiser, "The Island of Knowledge" (video)
In "The Island of Knowledge," Marcelo traces our search for answers to some of the most fundamental questions of existence and reaches a provocative conclusion: the main tool we use to find answers – science – is fundamentally limited.
- Talks at Google
October 15, 2014
The Great Unknown: Marcelo Gleiser and the Limits of Science
Charles Arrowsmith reviews Marcelo's most recent book, The Island of Knowledge.
- House of Speakeasy
September 15, 2014
Science as Salvation?
Marcelo wants to heal the rift between humanists and scientists by deflating scientific dreams of establishing final truths.
- The Nation
August 27, 2014
The Known Unknowns: Marcelo Gleiser Explains The Limits of Understanding (audio)
Marcelo discusses the history of the scientific quest for understanding and his new book The Island of Knowledge.
- Vermont Public Radio
June 19, 2014
Skeptic Check: Check the Skeptics (audio)
Marcelo points to reasons why science can never give us all the answers. His appearance begins at the 23-minute mark.
- Big Picture Science
June 16, 2014
Marcelo Gleiser on the Never-Ending Pursuit of Knowledge
Professor Gleiser talks with Dartmouth Now about the nature of the universe, fly fishing in Iceland, and what he’d be doing if he weren’t a professor.
- Dartmouth Now
May 21, 2014