Carlo Rovelli with David Kaiser: On the Equality of All Things

Sep 15, 2026

Internationally renowned physicist and author Carlo Rovelli joins historian of science and physicist David Kaiser for a virtual conversation about his new book, On the Equality of All Things: Lessons on Physics and Philosophy — an exploration of the discoveries reshaping our understanding of the universe and our place within it.

We are living through a scientific revolution, claims Carlo Rovelli, as transformative as those of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. In On the Equality of All Things, he traces the surprising connections between quantum physics and enduring philosophical questions about existence, knowledge, and meaning, revealing a vision of reality that is at once unsettling, beautiful, and deeply human.

What if the universe is not made of things, but of relationships? What if time is not what we think it is, cause and effect are less absolute than they seem, and certainty itself is forever beyond our reach? In his new book, drawing on the latest breakthroughs in physics alongside insights from both ancient and modern philosophy, Rovelli invites us to reconsider the very foundations of reality.

In this illuminating virtual conversation, Rovelli and Kaiser offer a profound meditation on science, meaning, and being itself — exploring the philosophical implications of a relational universe, and why embracing uncertainty may ultimately deepen our understanding of ourselves and the cosmos. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from two of the world’s truly original scientific thinkers as Rovelli maps a remarkable new way of seeing the world, and our place within it.

“One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters … of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline.” — The Wall Street Journal

This program is part of the Unterberg Poetry Center.
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