Cullen Buie, a professor of biological engineering at MIT, and Marcelo Gleiser, a professor of physics and astronomy at Dartmouth, explore the often challenging concept of intellectual humility. They discuss why admitting ignorance is crucial in academia and how their religious views promote openness. The conversation highlights the need for collaboration across disciplines to tackle societal issues. Personal anecdotes and literary references underscore how embracing failure can drive both personal growth and innovation.

Novelist Marilynne Robinson and physicist Marcelo Gleiser are both passionate about the majesty of science, and they share a caution about what they call our modern “piety” toward science. They connect thrilling dots among the current discoveries about the cosmos and the new territory of understanding our own minds. We brought them together for a joyous, heady discussion of the mystery we are.Marcelo Gleiser is Appleton Professor of Natural Philosophy and a professor of physics and astronomy at Dartmouth College. He’s the author of The Dancing Universe, A Tear at the Edge of Creation, and, most recently, The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected: A Natural Philosopher’s Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything. He was awarded the 2019 Templeton Prize.Marilynne Robinson is a professor emeritus of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She’s the author of several novels, including Housekeeping, Home, and Gilead, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Her works of nonfiction include Absence of Mind and, most recently, What Are We Doing Here?Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org. This show originally aired in January 2012.

Marcelo Gleiser, professor of natural philosophy, discusses the unraveling story of the universe, measuring its age, merging relativity and quantum mechanics, the blurry line between physics and theology, limitations of language, and the concept of a mindful universe.

Marcelo Gleiser, Templeton Award-winning author and theoretical physicist, discusses his book 'The Dawn of a Mindful Universe: A Manifesto for Humanity's Future'. Topics include the disconnect between reality and perception of climate change, the Copernican revolution's impact on Earth's significance, stars' role in creating elements, biocentrism and the sacredness of the planet, secular spirituality, consciousness, and the power of manifesto for change.

Physicist Marcelo Gleiser, authors time and cosmos. Topics include white holes, deep time in cosmology, overview effect, and finding connection through astronomy and cosmology.