When we gaze at nature's remarkable phenomena, we might feel a mix of awe, curiosity, and determination to understand what we ...

Alan Lightman, MIT professor and author, shares how we can bridge the gap between arts, spirituality and science.

Alan Lightman collects images of amazement and delight from the natural world.

That is certainly a common response for MIT’s Alan Lightman, a trained physicist and prolific author of books about physics, ...

That is certainly a common response for MIT's Alan Lightman, a trained physicist and prolific author of books about physics, science, and our understanding of the world around us. "One of my ...

In “The Miraculous From the Material,” his charming celebration of natural wonders, physicist and popular author Alan Lightman declares himself a spiritual materialist. “By ‘materialist ...

Dr. Lightman said the experience of nature, its appreciation, and its awe are universal experiences that transcend nations, ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – “My father actually played an important role in civil rights in Memphis and in the South,” said Dr. Alan Lightman, an American physicist, poet, multi ...