Editing Brian Greene (section)

== Communicating science ==

=== Books ===
Greene is well known to a wider audience for his work on popularizing [[theoretical physics]], in particular [[string theory]] and the search for a [[unified theory]] of physics. His first book, ''[[The Elegant Universe|The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory]]'', published in 1999 and a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]], is a popularization of [[superstring theory]] and [[M-theory]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Greene |first=Brian |title=The elegant universe: superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory |date=2003 |publisher=Norton |isbn=978-0-393-33810-2 |location=New York London}}</ref> It was a finalist for the [[Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction|Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction]], and winner of ''[[The Aventis Prizes for Science Books]]'' in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile of Brian Greene |url=http://www.roycecarlton.com/speakers/greene.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823170627/http://www.roycecarlton.com/speakers/greene.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=2007-08-23 |access-date=2008-02-17 |url-status=usurped |publisher=Royce Carlton Incorporated}}</ref>

Greene's second book, ''[[The Fabric of the Cosmos|The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality]]'' (2004), a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]], is about [[space]], [[time]], and the nature of the [[universe]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Greene |first=Brian |title=The fabric of the cosmos: space, time, and the texture of reality |date=2005 |publisher=Vintage Books |isbn=978-0-375-72720-7 |edition=First Vintage books |location=New York}}</ref> Aspects covered in this book include [[principle of locality|non-local particle]] [[Quantum entanglement|entanglement]] as it relates to [[special relativity]] and basic explanations of string theory. It is an examination of the very nature of [[matter]] and [[reality]], covering such topics as [[spacetime]] and [[physical cosmology|cosmology]], origins and [[Unified field theory|unification]], and including an exploration into [[reality]] and the [[imagination]].

Greene's third book, ''[[The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos]]'', published in January 2011, was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]] and deals in greater depth with multiple universes, or, as they are sometimes referred to collectively, the [[multiverse]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ferris |first=Timothy |date=2011-02-04 |title=Expanding Horizons |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/books/review/Ferris-t.html |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Greene |first=Brian |title=The hidden reality: parallel universes and the deep laws of the cosmos |date=2011 |publisher=Vintage Books |isbn=978-0-307-27812-8 |edition=1. Vintage Books |location=New York, NY}}</ref>

Greene's most recent book, ''[[Until the End of Time (book)|Until the End of Time: Mind Matter and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe]]'' (2020), was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]] and explores [[Chronology of the universe|the universe’s evolution]] and [[Ultimate fate of the universe|likely end]], as well as the [[Abiogenesis|emergence of life]] and [[consciousness]], bridging [[Cosmology|cosmological]] and [[Existentialism|existentialist]] thought.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Greene |first=Brian |title=Until the end of time: mind, matter, and our search for meaning in an evolving universe |date=2020 |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf Books |isbn=978-1-5247-3167-0 |edition=First |location=New York}}</ref>

=== Documentary television ===
Greene’s first book, ''[[The Elegant Universe]]'', was adapted into a three-part [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] television special of the same name, hosted and narrated by Greene, which won a 2003 [[Peabody Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NOVA: The Elegant Universe with Brian Greene |url=http://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/nova-the-elegant-universe-with-brian-greene |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref>

Greene’s second book, ''[[The Fabric of the Cosmos]]'', was adapted into a four-part [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] television special of the same name, hosted and narrated by Greene, which premiered in 2011<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-02 |title=The Fabric of the Cosmos |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/the-fabric-of-the-cosmos/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.pbs.org |language=en-US}}</ref> and was nominated for multiple [[Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PBS Programs Nominated for 37 News & Documentary Emmys |url=https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-programs-nominated-for-37-news-documentary-emmys/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=About PBS - Main |language=en}}</ref>

Greene was also featured in [[ABC News (United States)|ABC’s]] ''Nightline in Primetime: Brave New World'' series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brian Green Featured on ABC Nightline in Prime Time |url=https://www.phys-l.org/archives/1999/09_1999/msg00433.html |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.phys-l.org}}</ref>

=== Stage works ===
Greene worked with by [[composer]] [[Philip Glass]], [[playwright]] [[David Henry Hwang]],  filmmakers [[AL and AL]], and executive producer Tracy Day to adapt Greene’s novella ''[[Icarus at the Edge of Time]]'', which is a futuristic re-telling of the [[Icarus]] myth, into a stage work for full orchestra, film, and narrator. The work premiered on June 6, 2010 at [[Alice Tully Hall]] at [[Lincoln Center|Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]], with narrator [[John Lithgow]], as part of [[World Science Festival]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Icarus at the Edge of Time |url=https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/performance/icarus-edge-time/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=World Science Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Icarus at the Edge of Time'' has since been performed 55 times in 31 cities and 13 countries, with narrators including [[Liev Schreiber]], [[Kate Mulgrew]], [[LeVar Burton|Levar Burton]], and [[David Morrissey]].<ref name=":2" />

Greene wrote the stage work ''Light Falls: Space, Time, and an Obsession of Einstein'', which traces [[Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein’s]] discovery of the [[General relativity|General Theory of Relativity]], and his subsequent failed attempts to find what he called “[[Grand Unified Theory|the unified theory]].” The original score was written by [[Jeff Beal]] and visuals and stage production were created by [[59 Productions]], with executive producer Tracy Day. The work premiered on February 19, 2019 at the [[Gerald W. Lynch Theater|Gerald Lynch Theater]] in [[New York City]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Light Falls: Space, Time & An Obsession of Einstein – Gerald W. Lynch Theater |url=https://geraldwlynchtheater.com/events/light-falls-space-time-an-obsession-of-einstein/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |language=en}}</ref> with Greene in the role of narrator, and was filmed by [[Great Performances]] for national broadcast on [[PBS]] on the [[Centennial|centenary]] of the confirmation of General Relativity, May 29, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Light Falls |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/light-falls |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Light Falls}}</ref>

Greene wrote the stage work ''Time, Creativity and the Cosmos'', exploring the origin of the universe, life, and creative expression, which premiered on May 30, 2017 at [[Lincoln Center|Lincoln Center’s]] Rose Theater, with Greene in the role of narrator and performers [[Pilobolus (dance company)|Pilobolus]], [[Joshua Bell]], [[Renée Fleming|Renee Fleming]], [[Brian Stokes Mitchell]], and [[David Draiman]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Opening Night: Time, Creativity, and the Cosmos |url=https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/programs/opening-night-time-creativity-cosmos |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=World Science Festival |language=en-US}}</ref>

===World Science Festival===
In 2008, together with former [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC News]] producer Tracy Day, Greene co-founded the [[World Science Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/who_we_are/|website=World Science Festival|access-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906060135/http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/who_we_are/|archive-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About the World Science Festival|url=http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/about/|website=World Science Festival|access-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906045447/http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/about/|archive-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/geraldeskenazi/2019/05/28/finding-a-world-of-science-in-new-york/#68f4da84351d |title=Add This To Your Calendar In New York: The Fascinating Science Festival |last=Eskenazi |first=Gerald |date=May 28, 2019 |work=Forbes |access-date=Oct 14, 2019}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/geraldeskenazi/2019/05/28/finding-a-world-of-science-in-new-york/#68f4da84351d |title=Add This To Your Calendar In New York: The Fascinating Science Festival |last=Eskenazi |first=Gerald |date=May 28, 2019 |work=Forbes |access-date=Oct 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Overbye|first1=Dennis|title=An Overflowing Five-Day Banquet of Science and Its Meanings|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/science/03fest.html|access-date=September 6, 2015|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 3, 2008}}</ref> as a forum for cultivating “a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/about/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=World Science Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> Since its founding, the World Science Festival has produced more than a thousand live and digital programs on subjects including cosmology, astronomy, quantum mechanics, particle physics, black holes, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, consciousness, quantum biology, genius, creativity, astrobiology, extrasolar planets, psychedelics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video Library |url=https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/video/video-library/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=World Science Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> These programs have involved hundreds of scientists, technologists, and artists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participants |url=https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/festival/participants/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=World Science Festival |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Media ===
[[File:Bookbits - 2011-02-16 Brian Greene-The Hidden Reality- Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos.vorb.oga|thumb|right|Brian Greene on Bookbits radio]]The popularity of his books and his natural on-camera demeanor have resulted in many media appearances, including ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'',<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jjFjC30-4A |title=Brian Greene Explains That Whole General Relativity Thing |date=2015-11-12 |last=The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |access-date=2025-01-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajZojAwfEbs |title=Gravitational Waves Hit The Late Show |date=2016-02-25 |last=The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |access-date=2025-01-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75szwX09pg8 |title=Brian Greene Explains The Most Powerful Explosions In The Universe |date=2016-05-26 |last=The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |access-date=2025-01-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ppmUKW7Lc&t=18s |title=Brian Greene Makes Stuff Levitate. Seriously. |date=2017-06-29 |last=The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |access-date=2025-01-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref> ''[[Good Morning America]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=America |first=Good Morning |title=Author Brian Greene reflects on the beginning and possible end of time |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/video/revelations-fired-fbi-director-exclusive-interview-69527461 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Good Morning America |language=en}}</ref> CNN,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/12/14/brian-greene-amanpour-nuclear-fusion-climate-crisis.cnn |title=Fusion breakthrough: ‘Scientifically huge. Technologically, big leaps yet to come’, says Brian Greene {{!}} CNN |date=2022-12-14 |language=en |access-date=2025-01-23 |via=www.cnn.com}}</ref> ABC News,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-13 |title=Where we came from, and where we’re going |url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/scienceshow/where-we-came-from-and-where-we-re-going/103700368 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=ABC listen |language=en-AU}}</ref> CBS News,<ref>{{Cite web |title="Enormously distressing": Leading scientist reacts to poll on scientific beliefs - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/enormously-distressing-leading-scientist-reacts-to-poll-on-scientific-beliefs/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The History Channel, ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'', [[Science Channel|The Science Channel]], [[Discovery Channel|The Discovery Channel]], ''[[The Colbert Report]]'',<ref>{{Citation |title=Brian Greene |date=2005-11-28 |work=The Colbert Report |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0543844/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |others=Stephen Colbert, Brian Greene}}</ref> ''[[Charlie Rose (talk show)|Charlie Rose]]'',<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://charlierose.com/videos/7308 |title=Brian Greene - Charlie Rose |language=en-US |access-date=2025-01-23 |via=charlierose.com}}</ref> ''[[The Art Bell Show]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Art Bell: Somewhere in Time |url=https://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2013-05-25-art/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Coast to Coast AM |language=en}}</ref> [[Coast to Coast AM]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brian Greene |url=https://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/greene-brian-6303/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Coast to Coast AM |language=en}}</ref> ''[[BBC World News America]]'', ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'',<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P3iymn1yzc |title=Brian Greene on David Letterman |date=2010-01-03 |last=annas890 |access-date=2025-01-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref> ''[[Radiolab]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=The (Multi) Universe(s) |url=https://radiolab.org/podcast/91859-the-multi-universes |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Radiolab Podcasts {{!}} WNYC Studios |language=en}}</ref> and ''[[The Joe Rogan Experience]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-08 |title=Brian Greene Episodes - Joe Rogan Podcast |url=https://www.jrepodcast.com/guest/brian-greene/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=JRE Podcast |language=en-US}}</ref> He was interviewed at length by [[Jim Al-Khalili]] on the BBC radio program ''[[The Life Scientific]]'' on 28 April 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC The Life Scientific |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000hmfm |access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref> In April 2011, Greene appeared as himself on ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' in the episode "[[The Herb Garden Germination]]", speaking to a small crowd about the contents of his most recent book.<ref name=":1" />

Greene was a technical consultant for the film ''[[Frequency (2000 film)|Frequency]]'', in which he also had a cameo role. He was a consultant on the 2006 [[time travel|time-travel]] movie ''[[Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]''.  He also had a cameo appearance as an [[Intel]] scientist in 2007's ''[[The Last Mimzy]]''.  Greene was also mentioned in the 2002 ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'' episode "[[Supersymmetry (Angel episode)|Supersymmetry]]" and in the 2008 ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' episode "[[Trio (Stargate Atlantis)|Trio]]".

Greene has lectured outside of the collegiate setting, at both a general and a technical level, in more than twenty-five countries and all seven continents. In 2012, he received the [[Richtmyer Memorial Award]], which is given annually by the [[American Association of Physics Teachers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Greene Recognized as 2012 Recipient of the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award |url=http://www.aapt.org/aboutaapt/greene_richtmyeraward_pr20111020.cfm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115132410/http://www.aapt.org/aboutaapt/greene_richtmyeraward_pr20111020.cfm |archive-date=January 15, 2013 |access-date=January 11, 2013 |publisher=American Association of Physics Teachers}}</ref>

In May 2013, the [[Science Laureates of the United States Act of 2013 (H.R. 1891; 113th Congress)]] was introduced into [[United States Congress|Congress]]. Brian Greene was listed by one commentator as a possible nominee for the position of Science Laureate, if the act were to pass.<ref name="wiredMay">{{cite news |last=Marlow |first=Jeffrey |date=May 9, 2013 |title=The Science Laureate of the United States |url=https://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/05/the-science-laureate-of-the-united-states/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911032425/http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/05/the-science-laureate-of-the-united-states |archive-date=September 11, 2013 |access-date=September 12, 2013 |newspaper=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref>

In March 2015, an [[Australia]]n [[spider]] that uses [[wave]]s to hunt prey, ''[[Dolomedes briangreenei]]'', was to be named in honor of Brian Greene.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mitchell-Whittington |first=Amy |date=March 9, 2016 |title=Brisbane welcomes world renowned physicist by naming spider after him |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/brisbane-welcomes-world-renowned-physicist-by-naming-spider-after-him-20160309-gneg0n.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020010437/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/brisbane-welcomes-world-renowned-physicist-by-naming-spider-after-him-20160309-gneg0n.html |archive-date=October 20, 2017 |website=[[Brisbane Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Danny |title=Recently Discovered Spider Is Named After Physicist Brian Greene |url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/recently-discovered-spider-named-after-physicist-brian-greene-180958396/ |website=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]}}</ref>

=== Recognition ===

* 1984 [[Rhodes Scholarship]]<ref name=":3" />
* 1987 [[National Science Foundation]] Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences<ref>{{Cite web |title=NSF Award Search: Award # 0074126 - Focused Research Group: Calabi-Yau Manifolds and their Applications |url=https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0074126 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.nsf.gov}}</ref>
* 1992 [[National Science Foundation]] [[Presidential Young Investigator Award|National Young Investigator Award]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NSF Award Search: Award # 9258582 - NSF Young Investigator |url=https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9258582 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.nsf.gov}}</ref>
* 1993 [[Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship|Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grants {{!}} Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |url=https://sloan.org/grant-detail/7323 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=sloan.org |language=en}}</ref>
* 2000 [[Aventis Prize]], ''[[The Elegant Universe]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |date=June 2000 |title=Aventis Prizes for Science Books 2000 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/35014700 |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=405 |issue=6786 |pages=513–513 |doi=10.1038/35014700 |issn=1476-4687}}</ref>
* 2000 [[Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction|Pulitzer Prize Finalist for General Nonfiction]], ''The Elegant Universe''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finalist: The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory, by Brian Greene (W.W. Norton) |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/brian-greene |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.pulitzer.org |language=en}}</ref>
* 2003 [[Andrew Gemant Award|Gemant Award]], [[American Institute of Physics]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-01-03 |title=Brian Greene wins 2003 Gemant Award from AIP - AIP.ORG |url=https://ww2.aip.org/aip/brian-greene-wins-2003-gemant-award-from-aip |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=AIP |language=en}}</ref>
* 2003 [[Peabody Awards|George Foster Peabody Award]], ''The Elegant Universe with Brian Greene''<ref>{{Cite web |title=NOVA: The Elegant Universe with Brian Greene |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/nova-the-elegant-universe-with-brian-greene/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=The Peabody Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2004 [[Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards|Phi Beta Kappa Book Award]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=PBK - Phi Beta Kappa's Award in Science past winners. |url=https://www.pbk.org/awards/bookawards/science-winners |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.pbk.org}}</ref>
* 2010 [[Cooper Union]] Urban Visionary Award<ref>{{Cite web |title=Urban Visionaries |url=https://cooper.edu/about/urban-visionaries |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=The Cooper Union |language=en}}</ref>
* 2012 [[American Association of Physics Teachers|AAPT]] [[Richtmyer Memorial Award|Richtmeyer Memorial Award for Research and Teaching]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brian Greene 2012 Richtmyer Award |url=https://aapt.org/aboutaapt/greene_richtmyeraward_pr20111020.cfm |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=aapt.org}}</ref>
* 2013 Best Documentary, [[Jackson Hole Film Festival]], Fabric of the Cosmos,
* 2013 Merck-Serono Book Prize for Literature and Science, for ''[[The Hidden Reality]]''
* 2020 Michael Pupin Medal for Service to the Nation in Science<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-31 |title=Pupin Medal {{!}} Columbia Engineering |url=https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/alumni/connections/columbia-engineering-alumni-association/awards/pupin-medal |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.engineering.columbia.edu |language=en}}</ref>
* 2025 AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science<ref>{{Cite web |title=AAAS Announces 2025 Award Winners {{!}} American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |url=https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-announces-2025-award-winners |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=www.aaas.org |language=en}}</ref>