New Program Opens Lab Doors to High School Students
The small lab at New York University where Denis Voytenko works has large windows that face a busy Greenwich Village intersection. They are open invitations to anyone who happens to be cruising by:...
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Day 1: What’s On Tap Today in Brisbane? (2016)
More than a hundred scientists from nine countries have gathered in Brisbane, Australia, for the first annual World Science Festival Brisbane (2016). Thousands of people have their tickets within...
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Day 2: What’s On Tap Today in Brisbane? (2016)
A packed house inside of Playhouse QPAC theater kicked off the first day of World Science Festival Brisbane on Wednesday night with the Australian premiere of “Light Falls,” a dramatic original...
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Day 3: What’s On Tap Today in Brisbane? (2016)
After two performances of “Light Falls,” free events for the youngest attendees seeking an up-close and personal introduction to baby sea turtles and migratory birds, plus valuable insight from famed...
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What’s On Tap This Weekend in Brisbane? (2016)
Brisbane has been buzzing this week with the thrill of scientific exploration. In addition to events about Albert Einstein and the spectacular, glowing creatures that swim in the darkest corners of...
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Watch Brian Greene on “The Late Show”
With less than one week to go before the 2016 World Science Festival begins in New York City, co-founder and physicist Brian Greene joined Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show” on Wednesday night to...
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DAY 2: What’s On Tap on Thursday? (WSF 2016)
Day 2 of the World Science Festival features a full slate of programs that kicks off with the prestigious Kavli Prizes, which are awarded every other year to the top scientists studying astrophysics,...
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DAY 3: What’s On Tap on Friday? (WSF 2016)
Day 3 is packed chock-full of fascinating events for scientists at every level of expertise. The most advanced attendees will connect with leaders in their fields during World Science U for a Day....
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High Honors for Big Ideas Set the Tone for a Fascinating Festival
Following a thrilling opening night celebration of the life and work of Dr. Oliver Sacks, nine scientists took home Kavli Prizes on Day 2 of the 2016 World Science Festival in recognition of their...
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DAY 4: What’s On Tap on Saturday? (WSF 2016)
Scientific wonder will sweep across New York City on Saturday as curious attendees gather at the World Science Festival to explore gravitational waves, count fish with biologists, and stare up at the...
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DAY 5: What’s On Tap on Sunday? (WSF 2016)
Five fascinating days of full science celebration culminate on Sunday with a variety of fun events tailored for the next generation of scientists. Street Science turns the Kimmel Center into a...
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A Festival Full of Memorable Moments Comes to a Close (WSF 2016)
In a year that began with an inspiring reminder that human ingenuity, persistence, and collaboration makes it possible to do things like successfully detect gravitational waves, the past five days at...
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2017 NYC Festival Dates Announced: May 30 – June 4
May 30 through June 4, 2017: The 10th annual World Science Festival arrives in New York City Join us for an exploration of groundbreaking discoveries, encounters with the trailblazing scientists and...
View ArticleTHE 10TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL
The 2017 World Science Festival unleashed mind-blowing moments like we've never seen before. More than 628,000 people attended over 70 events that spanned six days and all five boroughs in New York...
View ArticleWatch Now: Brian Greene on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Brian Greene joined Stephen Colbert on The Late Show to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the double-slit experiment with a lesson on quantum physics (plus some actual levitation!) The post Watch Now:...
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A Leap for Teleportation
Earlier this week, Chinese scientists made a big announcement: they had teleported a photon from Earth to an orbiting satellite called Micius, the first time any object has been teleported into space....
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In Remembrance of Beth Howard
We are deeply saddened by the passing on August 8, of our dear friend and longtime colleague, Beth Howard. Beth was a spectacularly talented and dedicated producer at the World Science Festival for...
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Gravitational Wave physicists win the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics
Congratulations to Dr. Rainer Weiss, Dr. Kip Thorne, and Dr. Barry Barish for winning the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics! The prize is awarded for their pioneering work that led to the detection of...
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Gravitational waves detected from colliding neutron stars
For the first time, astronomers have observed a cosmic event using both gravitational waves and optical light, a major step forward in the new era of gravitational wave astronomy. Signals from the...
View ArticleCartographers of the Brain: Mapping the Connectome
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Remembering Visionary Physicist and Best-Selling Author Stephen Hawking
Cambridge University physicist and bestselling author, Stephen Hawking, will be remembered not for what he couldn’t do, but for what he could. Despite battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease for the majority of...
View ArticleWSConnect: Q&A with Dany Spencer Adams
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View ArticleLaser scientist Donna Strickland becomes third woman in history to win the...
Like many scientists who receive the coveted call informing them they’ve won the Nobel Prize, Donna Strickland was surprised. But there was an additional shocking element for Strickland: She learned...
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Remembering Leon Lederman
Leon Lederman, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and a long-time friend of the World Science Festival, died the morning of October 3. He was 96. Lederman was known for his charm and his sense of humor...
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