Videos

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  The Infamous Hand Injury

  Performance artist Andrew Dawson ends the night with the story of a roller derby player who shattered her middle finger in a fall. What followed was months of recovery, which...

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  A Worldwide Standard of Care

  In the fight against cancer, standard of care is king. It would be unethical not to use every treatment at our disposal. So what happens when an overseas researcher discovers that...

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  Moth: The Perfect Human Hand

  Growing up, Kodi Azari was fascinated by the work of Thomas Starzl, who performed the first liver transplant in the 1960s. Stoked by a fascination with the intricacy of the human...

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  Triage by Transistors

  Doctors are sworn to “first, do no harm.” Robots in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction literature are sworn to do the same. Now, thanks to computer scientist Eric Horvitz’s research,...

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  Personalized Medicine: How can We Make It Easy?

  Personalized medicine is a revolutionary concept that would allow doctors to tailor treatments to each patient. But it relies on doctors having all the right information available...

Blog Posts

• What’s One of the Best Stories Ever Told at The Moth?

  Last summer, renowned plastic surgeon Kodi Azari joined the World Science Festival for a special performance at The Moth, New York’s beloved monthly open-mic story slam.

• Medical Machines

  The goal of the WATSON/Jeopardy! project seen earlier this week was to demonstrate the power of natural language interfaces when connected to a trove of knowledge. Scientists like Eric Horvitz and David Ferrucci envision computers like WATSON being in hospitals worldwide to aid...

• Instant Reaction: Longevity

  Astounding developments in the science of longevity necessitate the questions: can and should we manipulate human lifespan? Molecular, cell, evolutionary, and gerontological biologists battled it out on Thursday night at the World Science Festival.