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.

astronomy new era
Astronomy's roots rest in the very origins of humanity. We have always looked to the skies for answers. We are starting to get them.
simulation hypothesis
It is little more than a fancy excuse for escapist fantasizing.
time
Modern cosmology conjectures different possible fates for the Universe and thus for the end of time. Details depend on which model is right.
transhumanism
Humans are already so integrated with technology that the dream of transhumanism is a reality. Can we handle what comes next?
google AI
The engineer working on Google's AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
infinity
And if it does, could we ever measure it?
multiverse
There is nothing more important to science than its ability to prove ideas wrong.