Professor Emeritus of Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study Freeman Dyson, described as “one science’s most eloquent interpreters” in The New York Times Book Review, will be reading from his new book, Dreams of Earth and Sky (New York Review) at Labyrinth Books on Thursday, April 30, at 6 p.m.

In this sequel to The Scientist as Rebel (2006), Mr. Dyson celebrates openness to unconventional ideas and “the spirit of joyful dreaming” in which he believes that science should be pursued. Throughout these essays, which range from the creation of the Royal Society in the 17th century to the scientific inquiries of the Romantic generation to recent books by Daniel Kahneman and Malcolm Gladwell, he seeks to “break down the barriers that separate science from other sources of human wisdom.”

According to Kirkus Reviews, “Readers will be delighted by the fascinating insider’s view of the scientific community and its intersection with the political establishment.

Called by The Times of London “one of the world’s most original minds,” Mr. Dyson is the author of Disturbing the Universe (1979), Weapons and Hope (1984), Infinite in All Directions (1988), Origins of Life (1986, second edition 1999), The Sun, the Genome and the Internet (1999), The Scientist as Rebel (2006) and A Many-Colored Glass: Reflections on the Place of Life in the Universe (2010). He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a fellow of the Royal Society of London. In 2000 he was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion.