"Lightman's work in Cambodia featured in The International Herald Tribune"

“Reviews of Einstein's Dreams”

“The relationship between science and the humanities is two-way. Science changes our view of the world and our place in it. In the other direction, the humanities provide the store of ideas and images and language available to us in understanding the world. The exploding star of A.D. 1054, the Crab Nebula, was sighted and documented by the Chinese, but nowhere mentioned in the West, where the Aristotelian notion of the immortality of stars still held sway. We often do not see what we do not expect to see.”

“Interview on NPR's Radio Lab about nature of science”

“Interviews with exceptional thinkers, Eximia”

“Online audio interview with NPR about science and art”

“Alan Lightman speaks with Jenny Attiyeh on Thoughtcast about his new book, Ghost”