New York, NY, May 22-What do scientists and artists have in common? Creative brains that "all light up in the same way," said Nancy Andreasen, a neuroscientist who will participate in the first World Science Festival in New York City, May 28 through June 1. The festival's events highlight connections between science and other disciplines and focus on qualities such as creativity and curiosity, which scientists and artists have in common.
With events scheduled at venues such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art, the organizers hope to attract a public that may otherwise be intimidated by science. The aim of the five-day festival, co-founded by Columbia University physicist Brian Greene and television producer Tracy Day, is "to move science from the cultural fringes to the center," said Dr. Greene.
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