Molly Webster is an editorial producer at the World Science Festival.

Blog Posts

• A Chance Meeting with a Science Bard

  Last night, I careened down the the subway stairs at 116th and Broadway only to run into WSF and NPR/Radiolab favorite Robert Krulwich at the bottom. He had in tow a be-spectacled young man with tight blonde curls and an easy smile. Read »

• Authors Anonymous

  

  Shhhh...I have a secret.

  When we send out information about the World Science Festival, the producers commonly use the phrase, "a Festival meant to engage and inspire the public about science." For me, there's no better way to inspire than to offer the public a  chance to meet one-on-one with scientists. And I'm not talking about rushing the stage after an in-theatre program, in the hopes that you'll be shoved to the front of the geeked-out mosh pit and win a chance to graze Leonard Mlodinow's foot.

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• Food 2.0: Feeding a Hungry World

  

  At first glance, it's a title that could seem boring. "Feeding a hungry world." Maybe even trite. One can only assume it's yet another infomercial asking for us to help starving children. And we've been hearing about that for years. What's new? What's fresh? What's surprising?

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