World Science Festival, 2008 | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 03/05/2019

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00:00:51 1 History and background
00:03:22 2 Inaugural festival
00:04:00 2.1 World Science Summit
00:05:00 2.2 Festival events
00:07:36 2.3 Street Fair
00:08:49 2.4 Reception



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The 2008 World Science Festival was a science festival held in New York City. The festival (May 28 – June 1, 2008) consisted mainly of panel discussions and on-stage conversations, accompanied by multimedia presentations. A youth and family program presented topics such as sports from a scientific perspective and included an extensive street fair. A cultural program led by actor and writer Alan Alda focused on art inspired by science. The festival also included a World Science Summit, a meeting of high-level participants from the worlds of science, politics, administration, and business.
The festival was the brainchild of Columbia University physicist Brian Greene and his wife, Emmy Award-winning television journalist Tracy Day. It was held in partnership with major New York City cultural and academic institutions, including Columbia University, New York University and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.