http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com The 2008 World Science Festival's partner programs are described below. We were gratified by the overwhelming demand for these programs, and are pleased to report that every program sold out. Many of these programs will be made available online in the coming months. To receive information about the online programming, and the World Science Festival's year-round programs, please sign up here . daily 1 2008-03-05T22:13:54Z http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/towards-silence In this special presentation with the Rubin Museum of Art, neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran explored the origin of human abilities while inventor and futurist, Ray Kurzweil presented his vision of the future dynamic between humans and technology. No publisher naltman Partner Events 2008-09-25T19:53:11Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/green-buildings The New York Academy of Sciences' discussion group program turned its attention to an investigation of the policy imperatives to establish metrics and measurements that will drive a new era sustainable design. No publisher mpoessel Partner Events 2008-09-25T19:54:28Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/parallel-lives Indie rock artist Mark Oliver Everett (“eels”) was joined by theoretical physicists Michio Kaku and Max Tegmark to explore his father’s astounding contribution to physics: a theory of parallel worlds. Presented in collaboration with the Paley Center for Media, the discussion followed the American premiere screening of Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives (to be broadcast this fall on NOVA). No publisher naltman Partner Events 2008-09-25T19:56:12Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/oxygen Who deserves the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the chemical element, oxygen? Three scientists — Lavoisier, Priestley, and Scheele — lay claim to the prize in this play, written by renowned chemists Carl Djerassi and Roald Hoffmann and presented in the form of a reading by Break A Leg Productions. No publisher naltman Partner Events 2008-09-25T19:57:06Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/bioart-in-the-age-of-terrorism Moderated by Carl Zimmer, this collaboration with Eyebeam Art & Technology Center was a provocative and timely exploration of controversial questions about the use of bio-materials as a medium for artistic expression. Featuring a panel that includes Steve Kurtz, the bio artist accused of illegally obtaining bio-medical materials for use in his work. No publisher mpoessel Partner Events 2008-09-25T19:58:36Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/you-and-your-irrational-brain In this special presentation of WNYC’s popular show Radio Lab, behavioral economist Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational, joined science writer Jonah Lehrer and program hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich to explore the often surprising factors which motivate and dictate human behavior. No publisher mpoessel Partner Events 2008-09-25T20:00:37Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/toil-and-trouble...-stories-of-experiments-gone Renowned researchers, writers, and artists, including Sam Shepard, Jim Gates, Nathan Englander, Lucy Hawking, and Michael Turner, took to the stage to tell uniquely personal stories about heroic failures, miscalculations and experiments — scientific and otherwise — gone wrong. Presented in partnership with New York's extraordinary storytelling collective, The Moth. No publisher naltman Partner Events 2008-09-25T20:02:20Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/einsteins-dreams Presented by Science & the Arts at The Graduate Center of the City University, this work was the stage adaptation of Alan Lightman's internationally acclaimed book, Einstein's Dreams. No publisher naltman Partner Events 2008-09-25T20:04:16Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/the-bourne-identity Following a screening of The Bourne Identity, the film’s producer/director Doug Liman and psychiatrist/neuroscientist Giulio Tononi explored the science behind The Bourne Trilogy. Film scholar and producer/screenwriter James Schamus (Co-President of Focus Features) moderated. A special collaboration with MoMA. No publisher naltman Partner Events 2008-09-25T20:20:44Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/ijk-talkback In this special presentation with the New Victory Theater, planetary scientist Heidi Hammel shed light on the connections between I.J.K., a whimsical physics-inspired showcase of sonic juggling, and the science of motion of large bodies — like planets, comets and galaxies — careening and spinning through space. No publisher naltman Youth & Family Events Partner Events 2008-09-25T20:23:34Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/the-elegant-universe As part of the Guggenheim Museum's Works & Process series, director/choreographer Karole Armitage presented a new work inspired by physicist Brian Greene's bestselling book, The Elegant Universe. The performance included a discussion between Armitage and her collaborators about the process of transforming scientific concepts into aesthetic expression. No publisher naltman Partner Events 2008-09-25T20:25:17Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/einsteins-dreams3 Presented by Science & the Arts at The Graduate Center of the City University, this work was the stage adaptation of Alan Lightman's internationally acclaimed book, Einstein's Dreams. No publisher naltman Partner Events 2008-09-25T20:32:45Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/einsteins-dreams2 Presented by Science & the Arts at The Graduate Center of the City University, this work was the stage adaptation of Alan Lightman's internationally acclaimed book, Einstein's Dreams. No publisher naltman Partner Events 2008-09-25T20:51:52Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/seeds-survival-stalin Persecuted by Stalin, Russian geneticist Nikolai Vavilov died before he could enact his grand vision of a comprehensive seed bank. Vavilov's biographer Peter Pringle and environmental scientist Robert Goodman discussed Vavilov's life, and examined strategies for ensuring the long-term survival of Earth's botanical heritage. Science writer Carl Zimmer moderated. Presented in collaboration with the New York Botanical Garden. No publisher mpoessel Partner Events 2008-09-25T20:53:47Z Event http://www2.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events/peak-experience-talkback The ultimate sleepover: forty children (ages 10-12) — roped together alpine-style — confronted the challenges of climbing Mt. Everest. Guided by an expert in wilderness medicine, Everest veterans, and Sherpas, the kids explored the physics and the physiology of mountaineering. A program created in partnership with the Rubin Museum of Art. No publisher naltman Youth & Family Events Partner Events 2008-09-25T21:06:42Z Event