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World Science Festival Gala 2017

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The World Science Festival celebrates our 10th Anniversary during our 2017 Gala.

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NYC Festival Dates Announced:
May 30 – June 4

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Join us for an exploration of groundbreaking discoveries, encounters with the trailblazing scientists and thinkers who are changing the world, and youth & family events that will inspire the next generation of leaders.

Approaching 50 Years of String Theory

Edward Witten, widely regarded as one of the greatest living theoretical physicists, sits down with Brian Greene to explore the deepest questions at the frontiers of modern science. LEARN MORE >

Greatest Mysteries of Gravity

Nobel laureate Kip Thorne joins Brian Greene to trace a story that runs from the trenches of World War I to the rise of gravitational-wave astronomy—a journey that eventually carried black holes to Hollywood in Interstellar through Thorne’s work with Christopher Nolan. WATCH NOW >

Have We Been Brainwashed? Quantum Mechanics and Nonlocality

In this conversation with Brian Greene, Aspect retraces the century-long quest to understand quantum entanglement, nonlocality, and Bell’s theorem—ideas that shattered classical physics and redefined reality itself. WATCH NOW >

What Happens When We All Know?

Brian Greene sits down with Harvard cognitive scientist Steven Pinker — author of the newly released When Everyone Knows That Everybody Knows — for a deep dive into the psychology of common knowledge, the evolution of language, and the invisible rules that make society possible. WATCH NOW >

Why Do Stories Outlast Civilizations?

Brian Greene speaks with celebrated author Ian McEwan about the timeless power of stories, the evolution of human nature, and the future of creativity in the age of AI.
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Are We Rewiring Our Minds?

Bestselling author of The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt joins Brian Greene to discuss religion, technology, and the impacts of social media on democracy and society. WATCH NOW >

Meet the Greatest Minds in the World

Explore physics, technology, cosmology, biology, mathematics, and more with leaders in the field.

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COOL JOBS: THE BIRD WHISPERER

Meet “Barf” the turkey vulture and learn from Tanya Lowe what it’s like to be a conservationist. Episode filmed live at the 2015 World Science Festival in New York City. The …

Brian Greene and Barry Barish: Accelerate, Collide, Detect: Gravitational Waves & Particle Physics

Nobel Laureate Barry Barish and Brian Greene discuss the quickly-evolving world of gravitational waves detections—from the first detection on September 14, 2015 to its public announcement five months later through …

Brilliant Breakthroughs: Kavli Prize

This video is part of our Brilliant Breakthroughs series: our new 20-episode mini-series exploring the “Eureka!” moments and proud accomplishments of the greatest scientific minds of our time. Join us …

Brave New Prehistoric World

Recent breakthroughs in dating ancient samples of DNA and human remains have led to a radical reassessment of human origins. At least ten other early human groups–some with the cognitive capacity to make …

Brilliant Breakthroughs: Cornelia Bargmann

Cool Jobs: Swarm Searcher

Watching ants and playing with robots is biologist Simon Garnier’s Cool Job as he studies how people and animals swarm in large groups. Garnier discovers these animals work together to …

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