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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.

To the Moon, Mars, and Beyond: The Next Step in Space Exploration

Artemis I marks the first step toward humankind’s return to the moon in half-a-century, and the more ambitious plan of landing a crew on Mars. NASA’s Thomas Zurbuchen and MIT’s Dava Newman join Brian Greene to explain the Artemis mission. WATCH NOW >

The Dreaming Mind: Waking the Mysteries of Sleep

Where do our dreams come from, why do we have them, and what do they mean? Researchers Deirdre Barrett, Ken Paller, and Antonio Zadra join Brian Greene for a discussion about the wonder, mystery, and power of the dreaming mind. WATCH NOW >

Karen Armstrong: Sacred Nature - A Conversation with Brian Greene

Bestselling author Karen Armstrong joins Brian Greene for a conversation exploring humankind’s evolving relationship with the Earth, life, and the cosmos. WATCH NOW >

Psychedelics: Chemicals, Consciousness & Creativity

Join Brian Greene and experts for this provocative program as they explore humankind's captivation with psychedelic substances. WATCH NOW >

First Images: James Webb Space Telescope's New View of the Cosmos

Scientists have waited a generation to see the stunning images that the James Webb Telescope is now delivering. Brian Greene speaks with Nobel Prize-winner John Mather and other key project scientists about the telescope's first full color images. WATCH NOW >

Lifespan Expanded: The Scientific Quest for a Fountain of Youth

We’re born, we grow old, we die. It’s a rhythm long considered inevitable. But is it? Or is aging merely a disease awaiting a cure? 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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Videos

Your Daily Equation #10: Quantum Physics and Probability

#YourDailyEquation with Brian Greene offers brief and breezy discussions of the most pivotal equations of the ages. Even if your math is a bit rusty, these accessible and exciting stories of …

Pioneer In Science: Elaine Fuchs – Going Forward in Reverse

Elaine Fuchs pioneered the field of reverse genetics—studying proteins and learning what they do, and how they do it, in order to identify the genetic disease they cause when they …

Your Daily Equation #12: The Schrödinger Equation–the Core of Quantum Mechanics

#YourDailyEquation with Brian Greene offers brief and breezy discussions of the most pivotal equations of the ages. Even if your math is a bit rusty, these accessible and exciting stories …

An Appetite for Wonder: With Richard Dawkins and Brian Greene

Does God exist? Could our universe be a simulation? Watch WSF co-founder Brian Greene and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, in a lively discussion on philosophical ideas of atheism, science and religion.

Computational Creativity: AI and the Art of Ingenuity

Today, there are robots that make art, move like dancers, tell stories, and even help human chefs devise unique recipes. But is there ingenuity in silico? Can computers be creative? …

Rewriting Life: The Promise and Peril of Editing Your DNA

60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl will take you on a journey deep inside your DNA, as we discuss the promise and peril of interfering with the code therein. For the …

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