28 May 2008

Not just for geeks, really

The World Science Festival begins today in New York City and runs through June 1. Their mission is:
To cultivate and sustain a general public informed by the content of science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future.
The festival contains music and theater performances as well as lectures on topics of popular interest: the science of morality, cool jobs, neuroscience in the Borne trilogy, faith and science, the science of sports. Check out all of the scheduled events here.

If I were in NYC, I'd want to see the stage adaptation of Einstein's Dreams, a great book of fiction that portrays 30 dreams Einstein could have had while working on the theory of relativity.

I'd also want to see:
Cool jobs in science
The Mind's Eye, a talk by Oliver Sacks at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Looks like that one is sold out.)
IJK, "a witty, physics-inspired showcase of sonic juggling."
Your Biological Biography: Genes and Identity

If you're in NYC, at least check out the WSF street fair on Saturday.

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