Marcelo Gleiser is a theoretical physicist and 
public intellectual at Dartmouth College working on basic research ranging from cosmology and applications of information theory to complex phenomena to history and philosophy of science and how science and culture interact. He is devoted to the public understanding of science and is a popular speaker with a strong social media presence and books published in 15 languages.
Article: Why We Are The Only Humans In the Universe and Why It Matters For Our Collective Future
- For millennia, tribal divisions governed humanity. But what was good for our ancestors and their survival now seeds deeply destructive and predatory behavior. Humanity needs to unite.
- One way for humanity to unite is to realize that we are the only humans in the cosmos. Even if life exists elsewhere, it won’t be like us.
- Therefore, the human voice is unique in the cosmos. If we ruin our project of civilization, the Universe will once again become silent.
The Dawn of a Mindful Universe by Marcelo Gleiser
An award-winning astronomer and physicist’s spellbinding and urgent call for a new Enlightenment and the recognition of the preciousness of life using reason and curiosity—the foundations of science—to study, nurture, and ultimately preserve humanity as we face the existential crisis of climate change.
The Seeker