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Alan Lightman, author and host of PBS's Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science, visits Gibson's Bookstore for his new book, The Miraculous from the Material: Understanding the Wonders of Nature, a gorgeously illustrated exploration of the science behind the universe’s most stunning natural phenomena—from atoms and parameciums to rainbows, snowflakes, spider webs, the rings of Saturn, galaxies, and more.Nature is capable of extraordinary phenomena. Standing in awe of those phenomena, we experience a feeling of connection to the cosmos. For acclaimed physicist and novelist Alan Lightman, just as remarkable is that all of what we see around us—soap bubbles, scarlet ibises, shooting stars—are made out of the same material stuff and obey the same rules and laws. This is what Lightman calls “spiritual materialism,” the belief that we can embrace spiritual experiences without letting go of our scientific worldview.
Can't make this event? Order a copy of one of Alan Lightman's books through the Gibson's Bookstore website, and we'll have it signed at his event. Please put signing/personalization requests in your order comments at checkout.
https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780593701485
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Gibson's Bookstore, 45 S Main St, Concord, NH 03301-4800, United States,Concord, New Hampshire
