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

<p>Dan Levitt is a director, documentarian, and an author. </p><p>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! <br>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>In this episode, Dan and I discuss: </p><p>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”...</p><p>And MUCH more! </p><p>A link to purchase Dan’s book: <br>https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Gotten-Into-You-Through/dp/0063251183/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BJXQ2G33RV9N&amp;keywords=dan+levitt&amp;qid=1688233498&amp;sprefix=dan+levitt%2Caps%2C104&amp;sr=8-1</p><p>Dan’s website: <br>https://danlevitt.com/</p><p>+++ </p><p>My Stuff: </p><p>Check out my Instagram page for shorts from this and prior episodes: @danielethanfinneran https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</p><p>Twitter: @DanielEFinneran</p><p>Website: finneranswake.com</p><p>Send emails to finneranswake@gmail.com</p><p>My sister project, PNEUMA, on which I put out sleep stories, meditations, mindfulness content: @pneumabydanielfinneran  </p><p>Pneumameditations.com</p><p>Be sure to subscribe to this channel if you enjoy these conversations. Share them with family and friends!  </p><p>#bigbang #science #education</p>