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Alan Lightman On The Tension (And Commonalities) Between Science And Religion

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Alan Lightman's new book looks at why humans long for absolutes in a world of relatives, and impermanence.

Lightman will be speaking tonight, March 29, at the Harvard Book Store.

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Alan Lightman, novelist, essayist, physicist and educator. His new book is, "Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine."

This segment aired on March 29, 2018.

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