#alanlightman — Public Fediverse posts

Grace Against Gravity and the Physics of Vulnerability: How Birds Fly and Why They Flock in a V Formation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/04/26/how-birds-fly/

What Happens When We Die

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/03/05/alan-lightman-death/

What Happens When We Die

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/01/30/alan-lightman-death/

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@Natoo

#LarryNiven #Ringworld
#KeithLaumer #DinochromeBrigade
#BarryHughart #StoryOfTheStone
#ElizabethBear #Machine
#AnnLeckie #AncillaryJustice
#JeffVanderMeer #annihilation
#ConnieWillis #Doomsdaybook
#iainmbanks #CultureSeries
#AlanLightman #Einstein'sDreams
#WilliamGibson #Neuromancer
#GeneWolf #BookOfTheNewSun
#MervynPeake #Gormanghast

and many more...

@Natoo

#LarryNiven #Ringworld
#KeithLaumer #DinochromeBrigade
#BarryHughart #StoryOfTheStone
#ElizabethBear #Machine
#AnnLeckie #AncillaryJustice
#JeffVanderMeer #annihilation
#ConnieWillis #Doomsdaybook
#iainmbanks #CultureSeries
#AlanLightman #Einstein'sDreams
#WilliamGibson #Neuromancer
#GeneWolf #BookOfTheNewSun
#MervynPeake #Gormanghast

and many more...

A beautiful conversation with physicist, novelist, and poet Alan Lightman about creativity, objectivity, art, awe, and meaning. Make sure to look for his docuseries Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science, coming out January 7th on PBS.org and public television stations everywhere!
@PBS #Science #Podcast #AlanLightman #CircleOfWillis #JimCoan #JamesCoan
https://www.circleofwillispodcast.com/episodes-1/27-alan-lightman