The World Science Festival presents "Science & Story: The Art of Communicating Science Across All Media," which will explore the communication of science on the page, on the screen, and on the stage, and illuminate the process of translating science into compelling narratives for each format.
Some of the foremost interpreters of science for the general public - including Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, Nobel laureates, bestselling scientists, and distinguished actors and musicians- will discuss how their narrative crafts help to place science at the center of popular culture.
Five separate sessions throughout the day will cover topics including: Science on Screen with key documentary filmmakers; Science Storytellers with successful authors; Improvising Science, a master class with
Alan Alda for scientists who want to communicate their work more engagingly; and Telling Stories in Print and on the Web, featuring science journalists and bloggers.
WHO: Guests include Pulitzer Prize winners E.O. Wilson, Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, Jonathan Weiner and Natalie Angier, Nobel Prize winner
James Watson, and six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner
Alan Alda, among others.
WHEN: THURSDAY, June 2nd from 9AM-6PM
WHERE: The Paley Center for Media
25 West 52nd Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10019-6129
TICKETS: Tickets for each event are $20 for adults; $15 for students, available at
www.worldsciencefestival.com *Press passes are available for this event. See Contact below.
ABOUT: The World Science Festival is an annual celebration of science that brings together great minds in its mission to cultivate and sustain a general public informed by the content of science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future.
