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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.

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Are There Limits To What Physics Can Explain?
Brian Greene sits down with Marcelo Gleiser, theoretical physicist at Dartmouth College and Templeton Prize winner, for a conversation that moves between physics, philosophy, and the psychology of mortality. WATCH NOW >
What's Behind Everything You Do?
In this thought-provoking conversation with Brian Greene, social psychologist Sheldon Solomon explores the provocative idea that our fear of death profoundly shapes human behavior, drawing on decades of research inspired by Ernest Becker's The Denial of Death. WATCH NOW >
Exploring the Deep Mysteries of Physics
Are the laws of physics real, or are they human inventions? Sean Carroll, physicist, host of Mindscape podcast, and bestselling author, joins Brian Greene for a conversation on the workings of the world at its deepest level. WATCH NOW >
Does Einstein Need an Upgrade?
Did Einstein have any choice in formulating the general theory of relativity? Brian Greene speaks with Claudia de Rham, a pioneer of massive gravity. WATCH NOW >
Can We Test Quantum Gravity?
Brian Greene sits down with Vlatko Vedral, Professor of Quantum Information Science at the University of Oxford, to explore one of the deepest questions in modern physics: Is gravity fundamentally quantum, or does it remain classical even at the most fundamental level? WATCH NOW >
Can Science Explain Everything?
Are there questions that science alone cannot answer? Might faith in God be the missing piece? 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

Live Q&A with Brian Greene: How Can Supermassive Black Holes Grow so Quickly?

In this live discussion and Q & A, Brian Greene addresses a wide range of fascinating questions, taken directly from the live chat, and covering a variety of topics, from …

Pioneers in Science: Suzana Herculano-Houzel

Ever wondered how many neurons are in the human brain? Meet Suzana Herculano-Houzel, a professor at Vanderbilt University whose pioneering “brain soup” technique made it possible to accurately count the …

COOL JOBS: MOVIE STUNTMAN

Stuntman and special effects coordinator Steve Wolf shows how actors can fall from a 20-story building without injury and how houses can be set ablaze safely in movies…all through science. …

Your Daily Equation | Live Q&A with Brian Greene

Join us for #YourDailyEquation with Brian Greene. Every Mon – Fri at 3pm EDT, Brian Greene will offer brief and breezy discussions of pivotal equations. Even if your math is a …

Your Daily Equation #17: Planetary Orbits: Kepler, Newton, and Gravity

Join us for #YourDailyEquation with Brian Greene. Every Mon – Fri at 3pm EDT, Brian Greene will offer brief and breezy discussions of pivotal equations. Even if your math is a …

Your Daily Equation #21: Bell’s Theorem and the Non-locality of the Universe

Join us for #YourDailyEquation with Brian Greene. Every Mon – Fri at 3pm EDT, Brian Greene will offer brief and breezy discussions of pivotal equations. Even if your math is a …

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