Marcelo Gleiser
Theoretical Physicist
Marcelo Gleiser is a professor of natural philosophy, physics, and astronomy at Dartmouth College. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a recipient of the Presidential Faculty Fellows Award from the White House and NSF, and was awarded the 2019 Templeton Prize. Gleiser has authored five books and is the co-founder of 13.8, where he writes about science and culture with physicist Adam Frank.
On the eve of receiving the Templeton Prize, Marcelo Gleiser reflects on his life.
The present? Blink and you’ll miss it. And other musings on time.
Scientists are highly skeptical, but such “cosmic wanderlust” isn’t a bad thing.
Some experts say there’s no such thing. I choose to believe there likely is.
Digging deeper into the mystery of the brain, soul, and consciousness.
Your new year’s resolutions should benefit not just yourself, but the whole planet.
Was it a real thing? And the Wise Men? Or are they just myths?
The NASA probe has ventured beyond our solar system.
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The Mars landing is a reminder that we never know what—or whom—we might discover out there.
A new book tells the very old story in a fun way for a younger generation.
To explain the origin of everything, science needs to explain itself.
Are we standing on the brink of Mutually Assured Destruction?
Some things in life just can’t be explained. And that’s okay.
Multi-messenger astronomy further widens our window to the universe.
Fundamental physics must reconsider its current path and value system.
Sabine Hossenfeder has some problems with how it’s practiced today.
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Thanks to genetic engineering, a child can now have three parents. But is it a good idea?
Most of us show humility in the face of Nature as we flirt with the unknown.