World Science Festival 2014
Brooklyn Bridge Park , Select a Country:The 2014 World Science Festival will be an exploration of space, art, weather, the brain, the future, and more.
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Big Ideas for Smart Cities: Communication Economy
South Street Seaport Corner of Fulton and Front Streets, New York City, NY, United StatesJoin LaunchLM for Big Ideas for Smart Cities, a series of six events focused on innovations to create a more technologically advanced public realm within Lower Manhattan.
Free
Clean Tech 2014: Incentives for Innovation
Bard MBA Classroom 1150 6th Avenue, Floor 5, New York, NY, United StatesClean technology? Learn more about how business and industries can transition to be part of a more resource-efficient and low-carbon economy at Bard MBA in Sustainability and the Sustainability Practice Network's upcoming event in their Sustainable Business Series, "Clean Tech 2014: Incentives for Innovation."
Free
Structures of Coastal Resilience: Designing for Climate Change
The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place , New York, New York, United StatesThe devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 highlighted the vulnerability of urban coastal areas to the effects of catastrophic storms and climate change. Coastal communities must adapt planning strategies to mitigate the increasing risk posed by these natural hazards. Come listen to leading experts working on these issues at an exciting presentation and panel discussion at the Center for Architecture.
Free – $10
Freshkills Park Series: Landfill Infrastructure
Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThe ongoing development of Freshkills Park is one of the most ambitious public works projects in the history of New York City, using state of the art ecological restoration techniques in an extraordinary setting for recreation, public art, and environmental investigation.
Learn more about the infrastructure that makes the park possible from Laura Truettner, Manager for Park Development.
$8
Handshake 302: Vernacular Geographies of Shenzhen, China
The New School: The Bark Room (Orientation Room), Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 101 2 West 13th Street, New York, NY, United StatesLearn more about the history and space of "urban villages" in Shenzhen, China.
Free
Revelry by the River Oktoberfest
Stuyvesant Cove Park 24-20 FDR Drive Service Road East, new york , NY, United StatesJoin us for a night celebrating Solar One programs and the Renewables Industry in New York City & Across the Atlantic.
$100
Open House New York Weekend
For two days each October, the Annual Open House New York Weekend unlocks the doors of New York’s most important buildings, offering an extraordinary opportunity to experience the city and meet the people who design, build, and preserve New York.
Free
Innovation and Technology: Solutions to the Global Water Crisis
NYITYou are invited to join NYIT President Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., and special guests U.S. Congressman Steve Israel and writer and activist Seth M. Siegel at Innovation & Technology: Solutions to the Global Water Crisis.
Free
Smartphone Apps for Citizen Scientists Workshop Series: 3. Soil Contaminants
Alfred J. Lerner Hall 2920 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesThe Earth Institute presents the Smartphone Apps for Citizen Science Workshop Series, "Soil Contaminants". Join us for the third in the series on Environmental Apps for Citizen Scientists.
Free
TEDxFultonStreet
Barleycorn 23 Park Place , New York, NY, United StatesTickets to TED cost $8,500-$30,000, but come experience one day of it for free! We will present the realtime proceedings of one day of the TED 2016 Conference, screened on a large projector via Livestream, and will take place in a private room of a restaurant.
Free
The Bridge: Experiments in Science and Art at SciArt Center
The School of Visual Arts - Classroom #301 335 W 16th St. , New York, NY, United StatesWhat does collaboration mean? What does it look like, and how does it function? Is it possible to have a two-way collaborative street, or does that even matter? Can art influence science, as science often influences art? The Bridge will serve as the first documentation of the full and natural collaborative process between an artist and scientist.
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