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World Science Festival 2012: Exoplanets: The Search for New Worlds
Sat, June 2, 2012 A few decades ago, we knew of no other planets beyond those in our solar system. Today, astronomers have confirmed over 700 planets circling other suns and believe billions more lay undiscovered. Join leading researchers as they discuss the tantalizing prospects for an Earth analog that could harbor life—as we know it, and as we never imagined it.
World Science Festival 2012: Why We Prevailed: Evolution and the Battle for Dominance
Sat, June 2, 2012 Join evolutionary biologists, geneticists and anthropologists as they share profound insights about the origin of man and retrace our singular journey from fledging prototype to the most dominant species on Earth.
World Science Festival 2012: The Elusive Neutrino and the Nature of the Cosmos
Fri, June 1, 2012 The neutrino is among the cagiest of particles, a subatomic wisp so ephemeral it could pass through light years of lead with more ease than a hot knife through butter. This ghostly particle holds clues to some of the most profound questions in physics. Join leading researchers as they chase neutrinos in search of nature’s fundamental order.