Pioneers in Science
Pioneers in Science
Will robots ever have emotions? What are the limits of artificial intelligence? What is the universe made of? And how did it form?
A select group of six students from New York City public high schools will pose these questions and many more when they take the stage to interview groundbreaking robot designer Cynthia Breazeal and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon Lederman. These unusually candid, disarming, and revealing conversations will engage two of the best minds in science in a multimedia event that will educate, entertain and inspire.
This event is sold out. A half-hour before the event, additional tickets may become available at the door.
Tickets: $12.00
Student Tickets: $5.00
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Cynthia Breazeal
Cynthia Breazeal is an associate professor of media arts and sciences and the director of the personal robots group at the Media Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. She is an expert on the interaction between people and sociable robots.
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Leon Lederman
- Nobel Laureate, Physics 1988
Leon Lederman is the Director Emeritus of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, Pritzker Professor of Science at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, and a recipient of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics. He is also the author of several popular books, including The God Particle and Symmetry and the Beautiful Universe.
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SuChin Pak
- Moderator
MTV News correspondent SuChin Pak, began her television career as host of the PBS Science program Newton's Apple. She has hosted the MTV Video Music Awards, the Movie Awards, and the documentary series My Life Translated. She will host The G-Word on Discovery’s forthcoming eco-lifestyle network, Planet Green.
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Pioneers - Student Interviewers
Tim Chang, Michael Kaplan, Rachel “Roxy” Lachhman, Rosa Pena, Paula Santos-Shevett, and Dennis Wynn are New York City high school students with a passion for science.
Presented in partnership with the City University of New York (CUNY) and in cooperation with the New York City Department of Education.
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