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The Future Is Here Festival Considers Extraterrestrial Life and the Essence of Humanity

Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:28:14 +0000

In the festival's final day, speakers turn to the cosmos and our place within it

Mon, 25 Apr 2016 16:23:47 +0000

Speakers at Smithsonian magazine's "Future is Here" festival said be patient, persistent, but never, ever pessimistic

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:30:08 +0000

The band ArcAttack delivers a high-voltage performance with a side of science education

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:14:21 +0000

The act of writing a computer program, says the founder of MIT's Media Lab, allows a child to learn about learning

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:13:42 +0000

The science fiction writer also talks about the future of space travel

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:07:03 +0000

The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases talks about developing a Zika vaccine

Mon, 18 May 2015 18:38:55 +0000

At Smithsonian magazine's Future is Here festival, a few lucky attendees got to take a ride

Sun, 18 May 2014 18:21:12 +0000

Instead of holding its own global fest this year, Nerd Nite descended on our nation's capital.

Sun, 18 May 2014 16:33:23 +0000

The conference's first day ended with a bang—or should we say, a blast-off.

Sat, 17 May 2014 22:13:31 +0000

Three recent black hole events and how they shape our universe