Summer Reading 2015
In the Media

Interviews and Talks:

Alan Lightman, 'Science and the Human Spirit'
MAY 06, 200512:00 AM ET
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO

MIT Interview: Alan Lightman--Einstein
To celebrate the birthday of Albert Einstein, we turn to Professor Alan Lightman, best-selling author of Einstein's Dreams. In this interview excerpt, the physicist/author examines the role of art in education and our lives. Lightman is the first professor at MIT to receive a joint appointment in the sciences and the humanities. For more information about Lightman, visit Writing and Humanistic Studies.

The physicist as novelist: Alan Lightman at TEDx Wellesley College

'The Ghost of My Childhood' by Alan Lightman