07/04/2025
What does it mean to seek knowledge in a world that feels like it’s unraveling?
Recently, we started a book club—and with it, an outpouring of thoughtful recommendations that have sparked some incredible discoveries. One of those was The Island of Knowledge: The Limits of Science and the Search for Meaning by Marcelo Gleiser. I picked it up, and it moved me in ways I didn’t expect.
In a time where the noise of war, the weight of uncertainty, and the cold precision of algorithms shape so much of our reality, it’s easy to feel disillusioned. Easy to feel like the search for truth or meaning is futile. But this book—and the conversation I had with Marcelo Gleiser—offers the opposite message.
Gleiser, a renowned physicist and philosopher, invites us to consider that knowledge is not a destination but a journey. The more we discover, the more we realize how much we don’t know—and that’s not a weakness. It’s a reminder of our humanity. The Island of Knowledge is not just a meditation on science; it’s a poetic reflection on what it means to be curious in the face of the unknowable.
This book—and our interview—will especially resonate with those of you who are seekers, questioners, and thinkers. It’s for anyone who’s felt overwhelmed by the chaos of the world and wondered, Does any of this searching even matter? According to Marcelo, it absolutely does.
Thank you Marcelo Gleiser
In a world that feels chaotic—where wars rage, algorithms dictate reality and existential threats loom—we are left grasping for answers. How much can we truly know? And in an age of uncertainty, does the pursuit of understanding even matter? Marcelo Gleiser’s The Island of Knowl
