Marcelo Gleiser

Loose Ends: String Theory and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

Join leading minds in theoretical physics for a whirlwind ride through the twists and turns of string theory — its past, its future, and what it tells us about the search for the universe’s final theory.

World Science Festival

Humans Are ‘a Species in a Very Rare Planet’: Cosmologist Makes the Case Against Existential Dread

Templeton Prize recipient Marcelo Gleiser says we have a ‘moral imperative’ to protect life on this planet.

Tapestry, CBC Radio

The Blind Spot

Can science potentially reveal everything, giving us a “God’s eye view” of the world? Some hope that the answer is (or will one day be) Yes — other more cautious observers wonder if science can ever overcome its blind spot.

The Philosopher’s Zone, ABC Radio National

Free Will Is Not Going Away

Many neuroscientists and some philosophers consider free will to be an illusion, but the situation is not so simple.

Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement

Cosmos, Quantum, and Consciousness: Is Science Doomed to Leave Some Questions Unanswered?

Physicists, philosophers debate whether research can ever solve certain mysteries of the universe — and the human mind.

Scientific American

Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prize-Winning Physicist Says

In conversation, the 2019 Templeton Prize winner does not pull punches on the limits of science, the value of humility, and the irrationality of nonbelief.

Scientific American

Physicist Marcelo Gleiser: ‘Science Does Not Kill God’

A theoretical physicist dedicated to demonstrating science and religion are not enemies.

AFP

Marcelo Gleiser Wins Templeton Prize for Quest to Confront ‘Mystery of Who We Are’

Marcelo Gleiser won the 2019 Templeton Prize for his work finding the common ground between science and spirituality.

NPR

The Blind Spot

It’s tempting to think science gives a God’s-eye view of reality. But we forget the place of human experience at our peril.

Aeon

Cyborgs, Futurists, & Transhumanism: A Conversation

A dialogue between neuroscientist Ed Boyden, humanist Mark O’Connell, and ICE director and physicist Marcelo Gleiser.

Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement

The More We Know, the More Mystery There Is

Physicist Marcelo Gleiser muses over the paradoxes of scientific progress.

Cross-Check, Scientific American

At CERN, In Search Of Nature’s Building Blocks

In a world so divided by cultural and economic warfare, what happens at the European laboratory for particle physics stands out as a celebration of the best we have to offer, says Dartmouth physicist and ICE director Marcelo Gleiser.

13.7: Cosmos & Culture, NPR

The Nature of Faith: Rebecca Goldstein and Alan Lightman in Conversation with Marcelo Gleiser

An evening where science, religion, the arts, and philosophy will jointly address some of our deepest questions.

Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement

A Mysterious Cosmic Recipe

We've made huge strides in understanding the nature and composition of the physical universe, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser, but it's clear that much remains to be learned — as it should be.

13.7: Cosmos & Culture, NPR

From Myth To Science: Can We Make Sense Of The Origin Of All Things?

It may be that to explain where the universe came from is an impossibility for our causally-based, logically-oriented, experientially-functioning minds, but we must keep trying, says Marcelo Gleiser.

13.7: Cosmos & Culture, NPR

What Does An Expanding Universe Really Mean?

Cosmic expansion stretches space itself, as if space were made of some kind of stretchy rubber material; there is no physical border, only stretching space, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser

13.7: Cosmos & Culture, NPR

Would You Become An Immortal Machine?

The prospects can be either beatific or terrifying depending where you come from but, whatever your choice, transhumanism is here to stay, says Marcelo Gleiser.

13.7: Cosmos & Culture, NPR

Are Scientific Truths Better Than Other Truths?

It’s easy to make claims that the truths of different fields live in a shared space — but backing up those claims with new research and insights will take new research and insight, says Adam Frank.

13.7: Cosmos & Culture, NPR