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Alan Lightman

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Alan Lightman earned his Ph.D. in physics from the California Institute of Technology and is the author of seven novels, including the international best seller Einstein’s Dreams. His nonfiction includes The Accidental Universe, and most recently, The Miraculous from the Material. He is currently a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT. He is the host of the public television series Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science.

Evolution

The Spiritual Materialist

How transcendent feelings arise from the forces of Darwinian natural selection.

March 30, 2023
Communication

It’s Personal: Five Scientists on the Heroes Who Changed Their Lives

Meet the inspiring people—none named Einstein—who helped these scientists find their calling.

November 28, 2016