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The World Science Festival, which is in its second year, is in full swing through Sunday, offers lectures, discussions, and even a street fair on Sunday that make science more accessible to the public. !@#$% Traffic: From Insects to Interstates asks if "marching ants, schooling fish, and herding wildebeests can teach us something about the morning commute?" while cast members of Battlestar Galactica joining leading robotocists to discuss a time when "intelligent machines are commonplace and cybernetic technology enhances human capabilities" in Battlestar Galactica: Cyborgs on the Horizon. We spoke to World Science Festival co-founder, Brian Greene, who is also professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University (and author of The Elegant Universe), about the festivities.

Recently Brian Greene won a daytime Emmy for his writing work on Cash Cab. The show follows unsuspecting folks hopping into a cab, only to find themselves taking a pop quiz and standing a chance to win some cash. Greene recently told us about the show, his various other writing gigs, and his encounter with Michael Richards. And in case you were wondering, the cash cab will be roaming the streets again starting this fall.