The 2008 World Science Festival was a science festival held in New York City. The festival (May 28 – June 1, 2008) consisted mainly of panel discussions and on-stage conversations, accompanied by multimedia presentations. A youth and family program presented topics such as sports from a scientific perspective and included an extensive street fair. A cultural program led by actor and writer Alan Alda focused on art inspired by science. The festival also included a World Science Summit, a meeting of high-level participants from the worlds of science, politics, administration, and business. The festival was the brainchild of Columbia University physicist Brian Greene and his wife, Emmy Award-winning television journalist Tracy Day. It was held in partnership with major New York City cultural and academic institutions such as Columbia University, New York University and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
161:
Following the death of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus agreed to become co-Emperors in an unprecedented arrangement in the Roman Empire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius
1850:
In support of the Compromise of 1850, United States Senator Daniel Webster gave his "Seventh of March" speech, which was so unpopular among his constituency he was forced to resign. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Webster
1871:
José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, became Prime Minister of the Empire of Brazil, starting a four-year rule, the longest in the state's history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Paranhos%2C_Viscount_of_Rio_Branco
1914:
Prussian William of Wied began his short reign as sovereign prince of the newly independent state of Albania. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%2C_Prince_of_Albania
2009:
The Kepler space observatory, designed to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars, was launched. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_%28spacecraft%29
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
putative (adj): Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/putative
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
It is absurd to hold that a man ought to be ashamed of being unable to defend himself with his limbs but not of being unable to defend himself with speech and reason, when the use of reason is more distinctive of a human being than the use of his limbs. --Aristotle http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aristotle
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