The "La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009 Re-Evolution" Festival witnessed a very exciting event, where great theologists, philosophers and thinkers debated over the eternal conflict between science and religion, reason with faith and Darwin vs The Bible. The opinions and views expressed are strong, we recommend open-mindedness for its enjoyment.

Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus", from the 2009 World Science Festival, June 12, 2009.

“Such stunning cosmic coincidences reveal so much about nature.” ~ Leonidas Moustakas, Jet Propulsion Laboratory The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a never-before-seen optical alignment in space: a pair of glowing rings, one nestled inside the other like a bull's-eye pattern. The double-ring pattern is caused by the complex bending of light from two distant galaxies strung directly behind a foreground massive galaxy, like three beads on a string. The foreground galaxy is 3 billion light-years away, the inner ring and outer ring are comprised of multiple images of two galaxies at a distance of 6 and approximately 11 billion light-years. The discovery was made by an international team of astronomers led by Raphael Gavazzi and Tommaso Treu of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Treu says the odds of seeing such a special alignment are so small that they “hit the jackpot” with this discovery. “When I first saw it I said ‘wow, this is insane!’ I could not believe it!” But this sight is more than just an incredible novelty. It’s also a very rare phenomenon that can offer insights into dark matter, dark energy, the nature of distant galaxies, and the curvature of the Universe itself. The discovery is part of ...

Shift Happens video. A global outlook on our current situation.

Dear Mr. Sohlman, We are a group of ten scientists and engineers. During the past month, at the request of New Scientist magazine, members of the group have discussed how we would like to see the science prizes administered by the Nobel Foundation evolve. We would like to present the results of our discussion, in the hope that our conclusions will stimulate debate amongst members of the foundation. The prizes are an extraordinary institution. They have been used to recognise many of the most notable scientific achievements of the past century. We feel that no other science prize does more to reward and promote brilliance, or attracts more attention from the public. The prizes will no doubt continue to be influential. Science has, however, changed significantly since the first prizes were awarded. When Alfred Nobel signed his will in 1895, he could not have anticipated threats such as climate change and HIV/AIDS. Nor could he have known of the new scientific disciplines that are generating results that will transform our world for the better. ...

This feature from CBS Cutting Edge has to be seen to be believed. It presents a momumental development in medical technology for the body with infinite potential, proving once more that truth is stranger than fiction.