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World Science Festival: THE BIGGEST MYSTERIES OF THE BIG BANG

Gerald W. Lynch Theater 524 West 59th Street, New York

About the Event
Scientists can now describe the unfolding cosmos with unprecedented precision, yet major mysteries remain, including the nature of expanding space, the need for dark matter and dark energy, and the possibility that our universe is but one of many separate realities. Join a conversation with leading researchers who will take us right to the edge--and just beyond--what we know about the deepest mysteries of the cosmos.

Moderator: Brian Greene
Participants: Wendy Freedman, Katherine Freese, and Will Kinney

$29.00 – $99.00

World Science Festival: WORMHOLES, EXOMOONS AND BLACK HOLES: JOURNEY TO THE COSMIC FRONTIER

Gerald W. Lynch Theater 524 West 59th Street, New York

About the Event
Journey to the very frontier of astrophysical exploration, from black holes that may have been produced in the big bang, to the search for life on moons orbiting distant planets, to the mind-bending speculation that we may be able to create wormholes—tunnels through spacetime—in the laboratory.

Moderator: Brian Greene
Participants: Daniel Jafferis, Joseph Lykken, David Kipping, Priyamvada Natarajan, and Maria Spiropulu

$29.00 – $99.00

World Science Festival: CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Gerald W. Lynch Theater 524 West 59th Street, New York

About the Event
Can artificial intelligence experience artificial consciousness? Can AI illuminate human consciousness? Join a conversation that cuts across technology, neuroscience, philosophy and ethics as we grapple with the greatest mystery of all: how matter can make mind.

Moderator: Brian Greene
Participants: Lenore Blum, Manuel Blum, David Chalmers, Anil Seth, and Rufin VanRullen

$29.00 – $99.00