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Marcelo Gleiser Wins Templeton Prize For Quest To Confront 'Mystery Of Who We Are'

Marcelo Gleiser, 60, won the 2019 Templeton Prize for his work seeking the common ground between science and spirituality. Eli Burakian/Dartmouth College hide caption

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Marcelo Gleiser Wins Templeton Prize For Quest To Confront 'Mystery Of Who We Are'

March 19, 2019 • The prestigious award comes with nearly $1.5 million in winnings. The physicist, who teaches at Dartmouth and has written for NPR, says he's driven by the "many questions we still have no clue about."

NPR Scicommers

NPR's Joe Palca and Berly McCoy, PhD, work with scientists all over the country to become better communicators. Catie Dull/NPR; Leigh Clausen/NPR hide caption

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NPR Scicommers

August 24, 2017 • Are you interested in science communication? Join NPR's network of science communication buffs called NPR Scicommers. We'll help you connect with like-minded scientists, get published, and find jobs!

A Powerful Intersection: Pairing Memoir And Science Writing

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

A Powerful Intersection: Pairing Memoir And Science Writing

June 29, 2017 • New memoirs by Roxane Gay, Nina Riggs, and Hida Viloria bring layers of meaning to scientific facts about our bodies, our health and our genders, says anthropologist Barbara J. King.

A Valentine For People Living With Dementia

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Opinion

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

A Valentine For People Living With Dementia

February 12, 2015 • Sometimes our loved ones who suffer from dementia surprise us — and teach us new lessons, as commentator Barbara J. King found out this week.

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