Seattle is my kind of town – geeky! And we’re not just talking comic books! The 2013 Seattle Science Festival kicks off this week celebrating the science and technology and its bringing in some big celebrity brains!
This 11-day celebration features luminaries from the science world in opening and closing night events, a free Science EXPO Day featuring hands-on activities and special stage programs on Saturday, June 8 at Seattle Center, plus a variety of Signature Programs at venues around the region throughout the Festival.
The big event is Beyond Infinity? The Search for Understanding at the Limits of Space & Time! (Paging Doctor Who!)
How can we comprehend the size or age of the universe? What are the origins of the universe, and what are its implications for time travel?
This main event will include presentations by three of the nation’s greatest physicists, Brian Greene, Sean Carroll and Adam Frank, and the West Coast premiere of Icarus at the Edge of Time with live narration by Kal Penn. This mind-expanding event will be emceed by journalist Jennifer Ouellette, who writes the popular Cocktail Party Physics blog for Scientific American.
And that’s just the beginning! Here are highlights from last year:
So maybe this weekend put down the comic, turn off the Blu-ray or gaming console and head to Pacific Science Center and Seattle Center for some adventures with real science!
By Editor