World Science Festival Participants
The World Science Festival gathers the greatest minds in science and the arts for discussions, debates, performances, and interactive explorations.
The World Science Festival gathers the greatest minds in science and the arts for discussions, debates, performances, and interactive explorations.
Dana Karwas is a media artist and educator working in video installation, architecture, live data visualization, and experimental film. She is an Instructor of Integrated Digital Media at NYU’s Polytechnic School of Engineering.
Read MoreGarry Kasparov is widely regarded as the greatest chessplayer in history, becoming the youngest world champion ever at 22 in 1985. His matches against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue were a landmark for AI, making headlines around the world.
Read MoreSaul Kassin is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Kassin pioneered the scientific study of false confessions to help prevent and correct wrongful convictions. He created the first laboratory research methods used in forensic psychology to study the problems with certain types of police interrogation techniques and why innocent people confess.
Read MoreDave Katz (Sluggo) and Sam Hollander, are the writing/producing team S*A*M & Sluggo, known for their slick production and songwriting skills. The duo played an important role in emo’s history, transforming the genre from an underground phenomenon to a polished, mainstream brand in the early 2000’s.
Read MoreCharlie Kaufman wrote the screenplays for Being John Malkovich, Human Nature, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, for which he won an Academy Award for best screenplay.
Read MoreScott Barry Kaufman is scientific director of the Imagination Institute in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He conducts research on the measurement and development of imagination, creativity, and play.
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