World Science Festival Courses

Psychedelics - Chemicals, Consciousness, and Creativity

Explore the potential of psychedelics to enhance creativity, consciousness, and connection with experts in neuroscience, activism, and music. Delve into the promises and challenges of these mind-altering substances.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

First Images - James Webb Space Telescope's New View of the Cosmos

Explore the groundbreaking first images from the James Webb Space Telescope with Nobel laureate John Mather and leading scientists, discussing their impact on our understanding of the universe's origins and evolution.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Black Holes - Seeing the Unseeable

Explore groundbreaking observations of black holes with Brian Greene and Shep Doeleman, discussing the Event Horizon Telescope's achievements and the first image of our galaxy's supermassive black hole.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Decoding the Brain - Advances in Neuroscience and Mind Manipulation

Explore recent advances in neuroscience with leading experts, uncovering how the brain processes memories, speech, and attention, and the potential to manipulate these functions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Einstein and the Quantum - Entanglement and Emergence

Explore the potential connection between Einstein's relativity and quantum mechanics, examining how quantum threads might stitch spacetime fabric. Experts discuss implications for unifying laws of the large and small.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Future of Cosmology - Space Telescopes and Cosmic Understanding

Nobel laureate Saul Perlmutter and Brian Greene explore revolutionary space telescopes and their potential impact on our understanding of the cosmos in this engaging scientific discussion.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Things We've Never Seen - The James Webb Space Telescope Explores the Cosmos

Explore the universe's mysteries with leading scientists as they discuss the James Webb Space Telescope's potential to revolutionize our understanding of cosmic origins, planet formation, and the search for extraterrestrial life.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Does Math Reveal Reality?

Explore the profound connection between mathematics and physical reality with leading thinkers. Delve into whether math is a human invention or an intrinsic part of the universe's fabric.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

What Is Life? Five Great Ideas in Biology

Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse discusses five fundamental ideas in biology, exploring the essence of life and its complexities in a thought-provoking conversation with Brian Greene.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Mathematics - The Language of Nature

Explore symmetry's role in math and physics with Edward Frenkel, delving into the Langlands program and its potential for unifying mathematical theories in this engaging lecture.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Illuminating Black Holes - Understanding Spacetime and Quantum Information Theory

Explore spacetime, black holes, and quantum information theory with physicist Veronika Hubeny. Delve into gauge/gravity duality to uncover the fundamental nature of our universe.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Entanglement, Black Holes, and Wormholes - An Informal Discussion

Explore groundbreaking advances in black hole physics, quantum entanglement, and wormholes with renowned physicist Brian Greene in this engaging year-end science discussion.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

New Ideas About Dark Matter - Quantum Effects and Non-Newtonian Gravity

Explore quantum effects in dark matter and their potential impact on galactic structure with physicist Justin Khoury, offering new perspectives on the universe's formation.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Brain Machine Interfaces - Master Class

Pioneering neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis explores brain-machine interfaces, demonstrating how brain activity can control neuroprosthetic devices and enable synchronistic collaboration between animals and humans.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Gravitational Waves and Particle Physics: From Detection to Future Prospects - Lecture

Explore gravitational waves and particle physics with Nobel Laureate Barry Barish and Brian Greene, discussing LIGO, detections, future prospects, and the intersection of these cutting-edge fields.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video