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Amazing Innovations Swim, Float, Fly

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 06.19.2012 | Science
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If you couldn't make it out to New York City to attend the 2012 World Science Festival earlier this month, fear not! I was there with camera crew in t...

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Did This Guy Invent The Internet In 1934?

Posted 06.07.2012 | Technology
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By: Sean Captain, TechNewsDaily Managing Editor Published: 06/06/2012 12:22 PM EDT on LiveScience Forget Al Gore. The Internet — at least as...

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Best/Worst Brands of the Week: Micro-Shorts, Cool Science, Blendr, Dream-Making

Alona Elkayam | Posted 08.04.2012 | Style
Read More: Paris, Dr. George Lombardi, Cooper Union, Grindr, Andy Borowitz, Short Shorts, Brian McNally, Kickstarter, Blendr, The Moth, Indochine, Cafe Noir, Jbrand, World Science Festival, Mother Teresa, Style News
Alona Elkayam

Escorted by a group of seemingly MI6 trained nuns, Dr. George Lombardi flew to Calcutta to save a Nobel Laureate’s life. In the auditorium ...

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Is A Rat Smarter Than Google?

Posted 06.06.2012 | Science
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By: Sean Captain, TechNewsDaily Managing Editor Published: 06/04/2012 11:47 AM EDT on TechNewsDaily A rat is smarter than Google. And that's no ...

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PHOTOS: Subversive Science-Based Art Spotlights Water, Design, Sustainability

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 06.01.2012 | Science
Read More: Video, Eyebeam Art + Technology Center, Art Meets Science, Water, Art New York City, Art and Technology, Surface Tension, World Science Festival, New York City, Trinity College Dublin, Science Gallery, Surface Tension: The Future of Water, Science News

Water makes up around 70% percent of the Earth's surface and nearly two-thirds of our bodies, yet few people give much thought to the stuff. But a new...

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WATCH: Alan Alda Tells Colbert About His 'Flame Challenge'

Comedy Central | Posted 05.31.2012 | Fifty
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Actor, writer, director and "science guy" Alan Alda discussed his "flame challenge" with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report last night. Alda has...

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World Science Festival: Brian Greene and Alan Alda Bring Science to the Masses

Clare Richardson | Posted 08.02.2011 | Technology
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Clare Richardson

I sat down with string theorist Brian Greene and six-time Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Alan Alda to discuss how science can be re-conceptualized from boring classroom lectures into a wondrously exciting narrative.

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Two Nights At Tully: Professor Hawking, Yo-Yo Ma & Kids With Fiddles

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Classical Music, Damian Woetzel, Stephen Hawking, Iso, New Alice Tulley Hall, World Science Festival, Yo Yo Ma, New York News
Richard Z. Chesnoff

I had the distinct delight last week of spending consecutive musical nights at the magnificent new Alice Tully Hall.

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Science and the Arts to Meet Up Tonight in New York

Jane Levere | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Anna Deavere Smith, Damian Woetzel, Joshua Bell, Edward O. Wilson, Brian Greene, World Science Festival, String Theory, Entertainment News
Jane Levere

The worlds of science and the arts -- which don't frequently intersect -- will meet tonight in New York, at the opening gala of the World Science Festival.

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