Quarks, the Cosmos, Carmina Burana, and the Big Bang | Dan Levitt

Dan Levitt is a director, documentarian, and an author.

His latest book, What’s Gotten Into You: The Story Of Your Body’s Atoms, From The Big Bang Through Last Night’s Dinner, is now available for purchase!
For the promulgation of good science to the general public–in a format and a language that is accessible to all–we look, now more than ever, to trusted figures like Dan.

As you can see, his passion for science is infectious. I learned a TON from (first) reading his fine book and then hosting him for this amazing conversation.

In this episode, Dan and I discuss:

Materialism v. Spiritualism; Science v. Religion; The Big Bang, and what preceded it; Genesis v. Aristotle; The Steady State theory; The validity of Stephen Jay Gould’s concept of “Non-Overlapping Magisteria” (NOMA); Atomic and subatomic theory; quarks; the cosmos; Albert Einstein; Georges Lemaitre; Rosalind Franklin; Benjamin Franklin; Watson and Crick; Jan Ingenhousz; Photosynthesis; The beauty of nature; Having an artistic and a scientific mind; The current state of “Science”...

And MUCH more!

A link to purchase Dan’s book:
https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Gotten-Into-You-Through/dp/0063251183/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BJXQ2G33RV9N&keywords=dan+levitt&qid=1688233498&sprefix=dan+levitt%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1

Dan’s website:
https://danlevitt.com/

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Send emails to finneranswake@gmail.com

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