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Marcelo Gleiser
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Marcelo Gleiser

MARCELO GLEISER is a professor of physics and astronomy at Dartmouth College where he runs a very active cosmology group. His work in theoretical physics focuses on the dynamical processes that took place during the very early universe. As such, it... Read full bio

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Chapter 1 from A Tear at the Edge of Creation
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Rage, rage against the dying of the light Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. 1. Choral of Beethoven's 9th; 2. Fool on the Hill (Beatles); 3. Julia (Beatles); 4. Desafinado (Tom Jobim); 5. Triste Bahia (Caetano Veloso) Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. Kindness (hopefully) Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. Johannes Kepler (but I shower!) Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. To live a meaningless life Learn more about Marcelo Gleiser

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Poetry In Motion: Why I'll Be Watching The Super Bowl
NPR, February 1, 2013
...Culture, a blog of commentary set at the intersection of science and culture. Regular contributors include: Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, Barbara J. King, Stuart Kauffman and Alva Noë. Want to know more? Read our "about" page. Want to get in touch? Try...
Music, Multivitamins And Other Modern Intelligence Myths
NPR, January 22, 2013
...Culture, a blog of commentary set at the intersection of science and culture. Regular contributors include: Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, Barbara J. King, Stuart Kauffman and Alva Noë. Want to know more? Read our "about" page. Want to get in touch? Try...
Why Does Jared Diamond Make Anthropologists So Mad?
NPR, January 17, 2013
...Culture, a blog of commentary set at the intersection of science and culture. Regular contributors include: Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, Barbara J. King, Stuart Kauffman and Alva Noë. Want to know more? Read our "about" page. Want to get in touch? Try...
Learning To Live In The Moment With 'The Dude'
NPR, January 17, 2013
...Culture, a blog of commentary set at the intersection of science and culture. Regular contributors include: Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, Barbara J. King, Stuart Kauffman and Alva Noë. Want to know more? Read our "about" page. Want to get in touch? Try...
Get Your Nerd On: Desire, Passion And The Scientific Bookstore
NPR, January 16, 2013
...Culture, a blog of commentary set at the intersection of science and culture. Regular contributors include: Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, Barbara J. King, Stuart Kauffman and Alva Noë. Want to know more? Read our "about" page. Want to get in touch? Try...
Jared Diamond, A New Guinea Campfire, And Why We Should Want To Speak Five Languages
NPR, January 10, 2013
...Culture, a blog of commentary set at the intersection of science and culture. Regular contributors include: Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, Barbara J. King, Stuart Kauffman and Alva Noë. Want to know more? Read our "about" page. Want to get in touch? Try...
Novels For The Science-Attuned Brain
NHPR, July 20, 2012
...day) puts time, and human perception of it in our ultra-fast world, at its heart. The Wednesday book (Marcelo Gleiser's day) takes up questions of faith, religion and secularism. The Thursday book (my day, though not this week!) connects people and...
Why Do Engineers Put Faces On Their Robots?
NPR, January 18, 2013
...Culture, a blog of commentary set at the intersection of science and culture. Regular contributors include: Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, Barbara J. King, Stuart Kauffman and Alva Noë. Want to know more? Read our "about" page. Want to get in touch? Try...
Why Does Jared Diamond Make Anthropologists So Mad?
NPR, January 17, 2013
...Culture, a blog of commentary set at the intersection of science and culture. Regular contributors include: Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, Barbara J. King, Stuart Kauffman and Alva Noë. Want to know more? Read our "about" page. Want to get in touch? Try...
Learning To Live In The Moment With 'The Dude'
NPR, January 17, 2013
...Culture, a blog of commentary set at the intersection of science and culture. Regular contributors include: Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, Barbara J. King, Stuart Kauffman and Alva Noë. Want to know more? Read our "about" page. Want to get in touch? Try...
Get Your Nerd On: Desire, Passion And The Scientific Bookstore
NPR, January 16, 2013
...Culture, a blog of commentary set at the intersection of science and culture. Regular contributors include: Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, Barbara J. King, Stuart Kauffman and Alva Noë. Want to know more? Read our "about" page. Want to get in touch? Try...
Princeton Powwow: RNA World's Last Hurrah?
Scoop, January 16, 2013
...continued my undergraduate work at Florida Institute of Technology and then went to Dartmouth where I worked with Marcelo Gleiser. Suzan Mazur: Marcelo Gleiser was your PhD advisor at Dartmouth, the Brazilian scientist, who is one of the participants at...
Princeton Powwow: RNA World's Last Hurrah?
Scoop, January 16, 2013
...continued my undergraduate work at Florida Institute of Technology and then went to Dartmouth where I worked with Marcelo Gleiser. Suzan Mazur: Marcelo Gleiser was your PhD advisor at Dartmouth, the Brazilian scientist, who is one of the participants at...
Spaceship Earth: Who Is In Control?
NPR, January 15, 2013
...Culture, a blog of commentary set at the intersection of science and culture. Regular contributors include: Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, Barbara J. King, Stuart Kauffman and Alva Noë. Want to know more? Read our "about" page. Want to get in touch? Try...