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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.
The case for expanding the definition of intelligence
A fresh view of intelligence — spanning living systems from bacteria to human civilization — challenges the idea that it’s merely problem-solving.
The “perfect map” paradox: Why scientific models can never be complete
A perfect map is as useless as it is impossible to create.
Humanity needs an ethical upgrade to keep up with new technologies
The preservation and celebration of life, and not greed, should be our primary decision-making value.
Alien Earths: How to find habitable worlds in our galaxy
An interview with Lisa Kaltenegger, the founding director of the Carl Sagan Institute, about the modern quest to answer an age-old question: "Are we alone in the cosmos?"
A cosmic coincidence: What eclipses tell us about Earth
Total eclipses are a product of a strange and almost eerie cosmic coincidence — one that makes Earth an even rarer world in the galaxy and, by proxy, in the Universe.
The Big Bang’s mysteries and unsolvable “first cause” problem
The "first cause" problem may forever remain unsolved, as it doesn’t fit with the way we do science.
The “blind spot” in science that’s fueling a crisis of meaning
Here's the case for why science can't keep ignoring human experience.