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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.

How Does Your Brain Know Where You Are?

How does your brain know where you are, even in the dark? Brian Greene speaks with Edvard Moser, Nobel laureate and director of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, about the discovery of grid cells, the brain's internal coordinate system for space. WATCH NOW >

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 >

Meet the Greatest Minds in the World

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

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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 …

Brilliant Breakthroughs: John Pendry

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 …

Your Daily Equation #28: Einstein, The Big Bang, and the Expansion 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 …

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 …

2018 Kavli Prize Winners – NEUROSCIENCE

The Winners Of The 2018 Kavli Prize In Neuroscience are James Hudspeth, Robert Fettiplace and Christine Petit for their groundbreaking research unraveling the mysteries of how we hear. 2018 marks …

Rewiring the Brain: The Promise and Perils of Neuroplasticity

Leading researchers in the arena of human enhancement are turning-back the clock by reopening “critical windows” for cognitive and physical development that until recently seemed to permanently close after childhood. Brian …

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