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World Science Festival Kick-Off

Submitted by Markus on Thursday, May 29, 2008
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The World Science Festival has now officially started. Click on our list of events to see where tickets are still available — many events are already sold out. Here are some visual impressions from the opening and from the World Science Summit that marked the beginning of the Festival.

Michael Bloomberg opening the Festival

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s opening address stressed the importance of science for politics. You can read more about it on Andrew Revkin’s blog at nytimes.com here. (Image © Getty Images)read more

New York Magazine Interview

Submitted by Summer on Thursday, May 22, 2008
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Check out this interview with Festival co-founders Brian Greene and Tracy Day on New York Magazine's Daily Intel blog! P.S.: We are reliably informed that there will be some balloons at the World Science Festival's Street Fair.  And liquid nitrogen.

Meet the Founders

Submitted by Markus on Friday, May 9, 2008
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Just where did the idea for the World Science Festival come from? What do we hope to achieve? And where is all this meant to go? Find out in this interview with the Festival's founders, Columbia physics professor Brian Greene and broadcast journalist Tracy Day.

Tracy Day and Brian Greene
Tracy Day, Brian Greeneread more

World Science Festival rings NASDAQ closing bell

Submitted by Markus on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Brian Greene and Tracy Day, Co-Founders of the World Science Festival, along with Board Member Alan Alda, were invited to preside over the May 5, 2008 Market Close of the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City. Here is our Monday in pictures:

The World Science Festival team was invited to close the NASDAQ market on May 5, 2008

The World Science Festival team was invited to close the NASDAQ market on May 5, 2008read more