Science Luminaries
From the vista of a long and active life in their respective fields, two eminent local scientists offer their thoughts on what lies at the base of all scientific inquiry.
Roy Glauber is the recipient of the 2005 Nobel in Physics.
Roy
Glauber, physicist (1:21)
Ruth Hubbard is the first female professor granted tenure by the biology department at
Harvard.
Ruth Hubbard,
biologist (2:03)
Profiles courtesy of producer Sarah Putnam
Science Speaks
Take an intellectual journey with provocative scientific thinkers. Theoretical particle physicist Lisa Randall sees a world of extra dimensions and parallel universes. Biologist Marc Hauser theorizes how humans develop moral decision-making capacity. MIT physicist and best-selling author Alan Lightman crosses the boundary between hard science and the paranormal in his new novel, Ghost, and cosmologist Alex Vilenkin searches for new universes.
Lisa Randall
Marc Hauser
Photo: Lilan Hauser
Alan Lightman
Alex Vilenkin
Interviews courtesy of Thoughtcast, a podcast and public radio program of interviews with authors, academics, and innovators.
From the vista of a long and active life in their respective fields, two eminent local scientists offer their thoughts on what lies at the base of all scientific inquiry.
Profiles courtesy of producer Sarah Putnam
Science Speaks
Take an intellectual journey with provocative scientific thinkers. Theoretical particle physicist Lisa Randall sees a world of extra dimensions and parallel universes. Biologist Marc Hauser theorizes how humans develop moral decision-making capacity. MIT physicist and best-selling author Alan Lightman crosses the boundary between hard science and the paranormal in his new novel, Ghost, and cosmologist Alex Vilenkin searches for new universes.
Lisa Randall
Marc Hauser
Photo: Lilan Hauser
Alan Lightman
Alex Vilenkin
Interviews courtesy of Thoughtcast, a podcast and public radio program of interviews with authors, academics, and innovators.
