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Alan Lightman: Can Science Explain Spirituality?

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

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The Transcendence Brain: Spirituality in the Age of Science

Alan Lightman is professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT. His best-known book Einstein's Dreams has been translated into over 30 languages. In our series of conversations, I talk with Omoa Shields, a career that's toggled back and forth between science and acting. Next time on Clear and Vivid, we'll discuss her new book Life on Other Planets.

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