5 Annual World Science Festival: First American Science Programming Event announces 2012 line-up
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New York, NY (PRWEB) May 14, 2012
2012 World Science Festival (http://www.worldsciencefestival.com) today announced an impressive line-up of advanced scientific programs for the fifth anniversary season , May 30 to June 3, 2012, with over 50 events designed to make the esoteric understandable and interesting to know.
Tags: festival brings together many of the worlds most eminent scientists in collaboration with renowned artists and influential thinkers to illuminate science in new and exciting ways, breaking down barriers and connecting leading scientists to a wider audience wide.
Words festival of five days devoted to science through a wide range of original programming, including the speech and debate, art, exhibitions and free events designed for young scientists and their families.
Tags: Since its inception, the annual festival has attracted over 600,000 people in 200 programs in locations throughout New York. This is the most anticipated event of the science of nations and allows all children and adults, beginners and enthusiasts to discover science in a unique and exciting. Highlights include the Festival 2012:
Beautiful words, the orchestral work with the animated film and broadcasting, Icarus at the edge of time, which opens the festival on May 30 at Palace Theatre United.
Two Tags: daily, free admission, family immersive event for budding scientists: Science On-Site: Explorations in Brooklyn Bridge Park on June 2, culminating in an evening of stargazing and Ultimate Science Fair Street from Washington Square Park on June 3 packed, wall to wall science extravaganza.
Keywords Innovation: Square, a new initiative that creates a festival-day technology fest in central Brooklyn, celebrates innovation by transforming NYU MetroTech Polys outdoor quad a few technophiles playground, packed innovations from around the world.
Tags: World Science Festival was co-founded in 2008 by Brian Greene, Columbia University, professor of physics, mathematics and bestselling author of Elegant Universe and Reality Hidden and Tracy Day, Emmy Award-winning journalist and television producer.
Tags: CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2012 World Science Festival events public are described below, in chronological order. Tickets are on sale now at http://www.worldsciencefestival.com. The site offers comprehensive information on the program schedule and Festivals sign-up for email alerts about new programs, special guests and programming news.
Tags: Tuesday, May 29, 2012
World Science Festival 2012 Opening Remarks Gala Celebration
19:30, Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center
Details of the celebration of the 2012 Gala will be announced separately.
Tags: Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Tags: Icarus at the edge of time
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., United Palace Theater, ticket
Tags: Icarus at the edge of time is the story of a courageous boy who challenges the awesome power of a black hole. This stunning, full-orchestral work with the animated and live broadcast brings a powerful modern twist on a classic myth, taking the audience on a whirlwind journey through time and space, at the very edge understanding. With a score by Philip Glass orchestral original, performed by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, conducted by Brad Lubman, Al film and Al + E story by Brian Greene and David Henry Hwang.
Participants: Al + Al (Artist), Philip Glass (Composer), Brian Greene (physicist, Columbia University), David Henry Hwang (author) with Chief Brad Lubman symbol) and the Orchestra of St. Luke Tags: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tags: 2012 Kavli Prizes
8:00 AM – 22:00; NYU Global Centre, Grand Hall, by invitation only
The 2012 winners of prestigious Kavli
1,000,000 dollars prize will be announced live via satellite from the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in Oslo. Opening remarks will be given on site by John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, followed by ABC News anchor Elizabeth Vargas, and principal investigator to explore the next wave of opportunities in areas with prices Kavli: Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience.
Participants: John Holdren (Office of the White House Science and Technology), Angela tissue (MIT), Thomas Jessell (Columbia University), Claire Max (UC Santa Cruz). Moderator:. Elizabeth Vargas (ABC News)
Vive la science! A celebration of archeology drinking beer and Biotechnology
Thu, 31 May 2012
A session: 5:00 p.m. to 7:30: Second session: 7:30 9:00; La La Scuola Grande & Birreria in Eataly; tickets
Tags: beer brewing can be seen from biotechnology humanities, which represents our first attempt to harness the power of living organisms. Dating from early 9000 BC, crafts galvanized grow barley and wheat, turned hunter-gatherers and farmers to feed the construction of monumental structures like the pyramids, whose workers have five liters of beer per day as compensation. What these ancient beers taste? As was done? Advanced scientific tools and new archaeological discoveries provide tantalizing results cluesand delicious. Joined biomolecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern and pioneer Brewmaster Sat Calagione as they explore ancient ales from around the world and trace their journey to Italy to rebuild a fermented drink Tyrrhenian about 800 to 700 BC. This beverage contains a rare combination of exotic ingredients: hazelnuts, pomegranates, grapes, wildflower honey, incense, barley, wheat, hops and even a little. After discussion and evidence, at the head of the brewery on the roof Eatalys, The Birreria, to taste the first batch of work this prehistoric beer before fermentation. His sensational evening snacks craft beers former head of dogfish and interesting science.
Participants
. Sat Calagione (Brewer), Patrick E. McGovern (Laboratory for Archaeology keep kitchen accounts, fermented and Health at the University of Pennsylvania Museum)
Keywords Artist: Innovators: Visions of a floating metropolis
6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, ticket
Great artists form new realities, challenging the conventional view and pushes society to consider possible locations. This idea comes to life at the top of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the Argentine artist born Tom? Saraceno S debuted its new facilities, cities utopian Cloud, a constellation of interconnected pods terrible that draws its inspiration from the geometry of bubbles, balloons flights, with models of the universe and the intricacies of the spider web . Navigate your way through the maze of mirrors and band structures before joining the famous scientists and artists and architects of a conversation that brings the intersection of science and art to the forefront, reviews and radicals new habitats for the 21 st century living.
Participants: Tom Saraceno (Artist), Peter J ger (Arachnologist), Mario Livio (astrophysicist), Chris McKay (NASA) and Mark Wigley (Architect)
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obviously never: A World Premiere coral: Venus revived
19 hours 00-08:30, Hayden Planetarium American Museum of Natural History, ticket
Tags: beautiful area of coral reefs and underwater sea creatures, exotic fluorescent overwhelm your senses, like Hayden planetarium dome is transformed by renowned video artist Lynette Wallworth installation in an immersive view of ocean life, some- few have ever seen. Join us for the first Wallworths global coral outstanding film: Venus revived. Leading researchers led the way, the exchange of knowledge on the science of vital coral reefs, during an evening of phenomenal art and science and cocktails.
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