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Dear Albert Highlights: Alan Alda and Brian Greene Discuss Einstein

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World Science Festival co-founder Brian Greene and seven-time Emmy Award--winner Alan Alda muse on Einstein's Theory of Relativity in a post-performance discussion after a reading of Alda's play "Dear Albert." Watch them demonstrate the validity of Einstein's theories of gravity in free fall using a punctured water bottle.Learn More

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TAGS: 2016, Alan Alda, Albert Einstein, Einstein, God, God does not play dice with the universe, Mechanics (Field Of Study), New York City, NYC, Physics (Field Of Study), Quantum (Literature Subject), quantum mechanics, quantum physics, special theory of relativity, The Universe, Theory of General Relativity, unified theory

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Video Duration: 00:01:57

Original Program Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Participants: Alan Alda, Francesca Faridany, Cynthia Nixon, Paul Rudd, Mark Brokaw, Brian Greene
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Physics & Mathematics
Dear Albert Highlights: Alan Alda and Brian Greene Discuss Einstein

World Science Festival co-founder Brian Greene and seven-time Emmy Award--winner Alan Alda muse on Einstein's Theory of Relativity in a post-performance discussion after a reading of Alda's play "Dear Albert." Watch them demonstrate the validity of Einstein's theories of gravity in free fall using a punctured water bottle.Learn More

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TOPICS: Art & Science, Biology & Origins of Life, Earth & Environment, Mind & Brain, Physics & Math, Science in Society, Science Unplugged, Space & The Cosmos, Technology & Engineering, Your Daily Equation, Youth & Education

TAGS: 2016, Alan Alda, Albert Einstein, Einstein, God, God does not play dice with the universe, Mechanics (Field Of Study), New York City, NYC, Physics (Field Of Study), Quantum (Literature Subject), quantum mechanics, quantum physics, special theory of relativity, The Universe, Theory of General Relativity, unified theory, 2016, Alan Alda, Albert Einstein, Einstein, God, God does not play dice with the universe, Mechanics (Field Of Study), New York City, NYC, Physics (Field Of Study), Quantum (Literature Subject), quantum mechanics, quantum physics, special theory of relativity, The Universe, Theory of General Relativity, unified theory

PLAYLISTS: Science & the Arts

Video Duration: 00:01:57

Original Program Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Participants: Alan Alda, Francesca Faridany, Cynthia Nixon, Paul Rudd, Mark Brokaw, Brian Greene

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