Marcelo Gleiser

Marcelo Gleiser

Theoretical Physicist

Marcelo Gleiser

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.

synthetic biology
Synthetic biology has the power to cure and kill. Have we learned from our past mistakes?
theory
Even the dictionary doesn't get the definition right.
belief
Belief is not just about God or ghosts.
multiverse
The false assumption the Multiverse relies on is that something which exists requires an explanation.
Blissful ignorance can be a rational choice.
The answer is both disappointing and exciting.
enlightenment
A second Enlightenment would have a far bigger task: Saving civilization itself.