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2011 World Science Festival Begins In NYC
Velcroman1 writes "For the next five days, New Yorkers will be learning about science not from a PowerPoint presentation but by watching it firsthand. The World Science Festival is taking over New York City from June 1 to 5, bringing together scientists, celebrities, researchers and more to discuss the fascinating world of science. Celebrating its fourth year, the fledgling festival has turned into a seasoned veteran, attracting over 185,000 attendants last year, and the festival creators expect the numbers to be even more impressive this year."
If you're going tonight you might want to check the weather. Tornado and severe weather warning for the city tonight.
The religious right doesn't have much of a grasp on NYC. I wouldn't expect too many protesters.
Just a fad really.
To put the things in perspective:
- Science Festival - New York - population: 19 mils+; easy access - attendance in 2010 <200.000
- Woodstock Festival - Bethel, NY - population < 5000; on a dairy farm - attendance in 1969 approx 500.000
Questions raise, answers kill. Raise questions to stay alive.
Anti-science protesters come just as much from the left as the right. The only difference is the flavor of anti-science. The right protests evolutionary and climate science, and the left protests medical and agricultural science. Lest we forget, it is typically the hippie dippy moonbats who are protesting, say, vaccines.