Watch long and short-form videos on nearly every science-related topic including physics, biology, the brain, robotics, medicine, space, engineering, and the Earth. We gather great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Through discussions, debates, original films, lectures, and intimate salons, the World Science Festival takes science out of the laboratory and out into world.
From World Science Festival. Theoretical physicist and Kavli Prize winner Andrei Linde was responsible for proposing the ideas of an inflationary multiverse and eternal inflation. Join Linde’s course on the evolution of these ideas and what the future of cosmology holds. This lecture was recorded on June 2, 2017, at the World Science Festival in…
From World Science Festival. Theoretical physicist Veronika Hubeny explores the fundamental nature of spacetime using the gauge/gravity duality in order to develop a deeper understanding of black holes and their mysterious links to quantum information theory. This lecture was recorded on June 2, 2017 at the World Science Festival in New York City. Experience the…
From World Science Festival. Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek will join Brian Greene on Friday, January 15th at 10:30am EST for a conversation about physics, cosmology, and his new book, “Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality.” Subscribe to the WSF newsletter for updates on future programs and live conversations: https://bit.ly/WSFnewsletter Official Site: https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldSciFest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldsciencefestival…
From World Science Festival. Theoretical physicist and co-founder of the World Science Festival, Brian Greene, ends the year with a special Live Session this Thursday, December 31st at 1:00 pm EST. Join us for reflections on the year in science and a glimpse of breakthroughs hovering on the horizon. Subscribe to our WSU newsletter for…
From World Science Festival. Renowned physicist and pioneer of string theory, Leonard Susskind talks with Brian Greene about some of the biggest breakthroughs in physics. Listen to their wide-ranging conversation about the holographic principle, quantum entanglement, wormholes, the Firewall Paradox, and how string theory has allowed for quantum mechanics and gravity to coexist. Related links:…
From World Science Festival. Winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics, Sir Roger Penrose joins Brian Greene to share insights into black holes, general relativity, quantum mechanics, the mathematical road toward reality, the evolution and fate of the universe, and consciousness. In this conversation, they discuss Sir Penrose’s extraordinary career and the wealth of…
From World Science Festival. There are many types of telescopes used in astronomy, but X-ray telescopes offer a view of the cosmos that reveal just how much of a living ecosystem the universe is. Andrew Fabian, winner of the 2020 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, is a leader in the field of X-ray astronomy. His research…
From World Science Festival. Temperature and pressure. Two sensations of vital importance in one’s daily life. Yet science has been lacking a deeper understanding of how these sensations are detected and encoded on a molecular level. Thanks to the work of David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian, winners of the 2020 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, our…
From World Science Festival. The first electron microscopes enabled scientists to finally view the nanoworld. But because of limitations in the microscope’s lenses, achieving sharp images of individual atoms was not possible. For 60 years scientists struggled with the scopes’ limited abilities. But now, because of the groundbreaking work of Harald Rose, Ondrej Krivanek, Maximilian…
From World Science Festival. Physicist Justin Khoury explores how quantum effects in dark matter could produce non-Newtonian gravitational force within and between galaxies, ultimately providing a hypothesis for how the observed structure of the universe might have arisen. #WorldSciU This lecture was recorded on June 3, 2016 at the World Science Festival in New York…
From World Science Festival. Astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan explains the science of supermassive black holes from their birth to how they impact the development of their galaxies. Explore the cutting-edge research being done to better understand these phenomena. #WorldSciU This lecture was recorded on June 3, 2016 at the World Science Festival in New York City.…
From World Science Festival. Bioengineer Drew Endy explores how synthetic biology has the potential to solve major problems in the environment, energy, medicine, and more. Investigate how biology can provide enough for humanity and nature as we get better at engineering living matter. #WorldSciU This lecture was filmed on June 4, 2016 at the World…
From World Science Festival. 2020 Nobel Laureate in Physics Andrea Ghez talks with Brian Greene about the details of the long journey to discovering a supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy and the technological advances that brought her search into clearer focus. Listen to their fascinating conversation about Professor’s Ghez’s research, her…
From World Science Festival. Max Tegmark, cosmologist and Professor of Physics at MIT, delivers a comprehensive look at the study of our universe, examining both the origin of our cosmos and the infinite questions waiting to be answered. #WorldSciU This lecture was filmed on May 31, 2014 at the World Science Festival in New York…
From World Science Festival. Pioneering neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis investigates how brains encode sensory and motor information. His groundbreaking work demonstrates that animals and humans can use their electrical brain activity to control neuroprosthetic devices with Brain Machine Interfaces and collaborate synchronistically. #WorldSciU This lecture was filmed on June 4, 2016 at the World Science Festival…
From World Science Festival. Nobel Laureate Barry Barish and Brian Greene discuss the quickly-evolving world of gravitational waves detections—from the first detection on September 14, 2015 to its public announcement five months later through the many detections since. Join them for a conversation about the shuttered Superconducting Super Collider, the origins of LIGO, and hopes…
From World Science Festival. What are scientists looking for when searching for alien life? Could alien life develop in unimaginable ways? Astronomer and the founding director of Harvard’s Origins of Life Initiative Dimitar Sasselov looks outside our solar system to examine the physical and chemical phenomenon of life. This lecture was recorded on May 30,…
From World Science Festival. In this World Science U Live Session, Nobel laureate, former Director of the National Institutes of Health and former President of Memorial Sloan Kettering, Harold Varmus, M.D., and Brian Greene discussed the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the role of scientists in this political climate, scientific literacy, and how technological…
From World Science Festival. 2020 Nobel Laureate astrophysicist Andrea Ghez describes her search for the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, and the role of black holes in the formation and evolution of galaxies. Watch the master class or take the full course. #WorldSciU This lecture was recorded on June 1,…