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Should be an interesting event. There are a great many more speakers listed, I stopped at Nancy.




World Science Festival May 28 - June 1, 2008 New York City


Alan Alda

Six-time Emmy Award Winner
Actor, Writer & Director

Alan Alda is a six-time Emmy Award–winning actor, writer, and director. He has interviewed hundreds of scientists from around the world as host of PBS's long-running program Scientific American Frontiers, and received the National Science Board’s Public Service Award for his efforts in broadening the public’s understanding of science. read more


Nancy Andreasen

Andrew H. Woods Professor of Psychiatry, University of Iowa
Director, Iowa Mental Health Clinical Research Center

Neuroscientist Nancy Andreasen is well known for her pioneering work using MRI imaging to explore mental illness and the neural bases for artistic creativity and innovation. She is the author of several books including The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius and is the Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa. read more