MEDIA
The More We Know, the More Mystery There Is
Marcelo muses over the paradoxes of scientific progress in an interview with John Horgan. Scientific American, February 26, 2018
Transhumanism, Human Uploads, and Homo Deus
Gabriel Borrud interviews Marcelo about our connection to machines and the transhumanist movement. Spectrum, April 10, 2017
Is There a "Real" Reality? Can Science Tell Us Right & Wrong?
Marcelo joins David Pakman to discuss a history of the scientific method, how reality can be established objectively, and whether right and wrong can be measured scientifically. The David Pakman Show, March 6-7, 2017.
Why Are We Here?
A four-part documentary in which Oxford physicist Ard Louis and filmmaker David Malone meet scientists, philosophers, and writers to discuss questions about meaning and the nature of the universe. - Why Are We Here? October 2016
Virtual Think Tanks: Physicists Who Blog
Marcelo and his compelling posts at NPR's 13.7 Cosmos & Culture are featured in an APS profile about scientists using the Internet to engage with the public. Written by Rachel Gaal. American Physical Society, October 2016
The Multiverse
Dan Schneider interviews Marcelo about the existence of the multiverse. Cosmoetica, September 9, 2016.
A Leap of Faith
A discussion with Marcelo Gleiser; Rolf-Dieter Heuer, director general of CERN; Kusum Jain, director of the Centre of Advanced Study in Philosophy at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur; and Monsignor Tomasz Trafny, Head of Science and Faith, Vatican City State—recorded in front of an audience at CERN. The Forum, BBC World Service, December 8, 2015
Oprah Winfrey's Original TV Series “Belief”
Marcelo appears in the 7-part documentary series exploring how people search for meaning and connection. Oprah Winfrey Network, Marcelo's episode: October 21, 8 p.m.
A Hero of the Human Condition
Marcelo pays tribute to late British neurologist Oliver Sacks, BBC World Service, August 30, 2015
Questions and Answers With Marcelo Gleiser
Interview with Marcelo Gleiser, written by Jermey N. A. Matthews, Physics Today, February, 2015
The Island of Knowledge: How to Live with Mystery in a Culture Obsessed with Certainty and Definitive Answers
The Island of Knowledge book review by Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, February 2, 2015
Talks at Google: The Island of Knowlegde
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