World Science Festival
world science festival annual science festival hosted world science foundation c nonprofit organization based new york city also asiapacific event held brisbane australia foundation goal create broad public informed science inspired wonder convinced value willing consider impact future festival founded established brian greene professor mathematics physic columbia university author several science book including elegant universe hidden reality tracy day fourtime national news emmy awardwinning journalist produced live documentary program nation prominent television news department greene chairman world science foundation day executive world science festival festival event rooted science also meet production standard professional television live theater event founding benefactor include simon foundation alfred p sloan foundation john templeton foundation founding benefactor simon foundation alfred p sloan foundation john templeton foundation inaugural festival took place may june venue new york city festival described new york time new cultural institution included event street festival first day daylong world science summit columbia university among participant speaker artist nobel prize laureate venue included american museum natural history abyssinian baptist church new york university skirball center performing art gould plaza total audience past year festival attracted two million visitor million viewing program online programming includes discussion debate play interactive exploration musical performance intimate salon large outdoor event park museum gallery performing art venue throughout new york city complete list program visit festival official website launched since another event held year brisbane australia organized queensland museum network hold exclusive license asia pacific region past participant included nobel laureate following nobel laureate participated full list participant found festival official website world science festival maintains educational program student adult around world many scientific discipline prestigious world science scholar program allows high school student exceptional mathematical talent mentored worldrenowned scientist connect online person elite group peer scholar work together project internship exercise discussion topic particle physic computational thinking astrobiology string theory free twoyear program funded john templeton foundation previous world science scholar included brian greene mandë holford miguel nicolelis stephen wolfram cumrun vafa suzana herculanohouzel world science u offer everyone high school student adult opportunity explore science topic researcher educator list festival united state worldsciencefestivalcom festival official website