{"id":48,"date":"2009-06-11T15:11:53","date_gmt":"2009-06-11T15:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayethics\/2009\/06\/world-science-festival-hits-new-york-city-yippie.html"},"modified":"2009-06-11T15:11:53","modified_gmt":"2009-06-11T15:11:53","slug":"world-science-festival-hits-new-york-city-yippie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayethics\/2009\/06\/world-science-festival-hits-new-york-city-yippie.html","title":{"rendered":"World Science Festival Hits New York City–Yippie!"},"content":{"rendered":"


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No dilemmas today, just a shout-out to the second annual
\nWorld Science Festival<\/a>, being held this weekend here in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

My hubby is SO excited. He loves anything connected to the
\nworld of ideas. And as a former philosophy major, so, theoretically, do I.
\n(Sometimes, however, I get philosophy fatigue, and lately I’ve begun to prefer
\npractical quandaries to more lofty ones.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, I love the concept of the science festival because it’s
\nbringing together some of the world’s finest minds in a spirit of open
\nquestioning that includes the public and allows all of us (who wish to) to
\nparticipate. There’ll be musical performances<\/a> featuring the likes of Yo Yo Ma, discussions about climate
\nchange<\/a>, cocktail parties, street fairs<\/a>, even–my favorite–a seminar on Battlestar Galactica called “Cyborgs on the Horizon”<\/a> that allows you to “<\/span>explore
\nscientifically, philosophically, and ethically the approaching frontier where
\nintelligent machines are commonplace and cybernetic technology enhances human
\ncapabilities.” <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wow!<\/span><\/p>\n

And as far as ethical implications go, here are some of my
\nhusband’s suggestions for some great WSF programs to check out if you’re in the
\ncity:<\/span><\/p>\n

From the emerging field of neuroscience and brain imaging,
\nthe potential to actually discern someone’s thoughts becomes a growing
\nreal-world possibility<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

A discussion of the enigma of the origins of, and
\nrationale behind, our apparently altruistic behavior, hosted by Alan Alda<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

People, everything from Faith & Science<\/a> to Free Will<\/a> will be discussed here in the Big Apple this weekend. There’ll be journalists, celebrities, philosophers, scientists, musicians, mathematicians and artists galore. It’s just so exciting to live in a
\nsociety where such big questions can be so freely and openly discussed.<\/span><\/p>\n

For those who can’t make it, <\/span>you
\ncan also follow the World Science Festival on Twitter<\/a>,  <\/b>Facebook<\/a>, and MySpace<\/a>. <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Have fun, and keep those minds expanding!<\/span><\/p>\n

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