Kick it into warp drive! Tuesday, October 27, 8PM, Secret Science Club presents Astrophysicist Jason Kalirai @ Symphony Space

Grab your space boots! Secret Science Club is rocketing to Symphony Space in Manhattan for a special event...

Tuesday, October 27, 8pm, Secret Science Club (North) presents Astrophysicist Jason Kalirai @ Symphony Space, $20 (Shh… use code SECRET15 to get $15 tickets.)

It’s 100 years since Einstein presented his General Theory of Relativity—changing forever how we think about space and time—and ushering in discoveries beyond even Einstein’s wildest imagination. Blast off with astrophysicist Jason Kalirai to explore where Einstein’s theory has led since 1915—from supermassive black holes to the evolution of the Universe itself.

Astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute and Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s next flagship observatory, Jason Kalirai takes us on a stunning visual tour of the cosmos.  

Don't miss a nanosecond of this out-of-this-world talk!

Before & After: Countdown to launch with cosmic cocktails from our Space Station bar and groove to interstellar tunes!

Snag tickets for $15 here with code SECRET15, by phone at 212.864.5400, or in person at the box office. 

This special edition of Secret Science Club (North) meets Tuesday, October 27, 8pm @ Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway @ 95th St in Manhattan. Subway: 1, 2, or 3 to 96th Street. 

Doors open at 7:30pm. This is an all-ages event!

Tuesday, October 13, 8PM, Secret Science Club presents Cognitive Philosopher & Author Alva Noë at the Bell House, FREE!

Tech + Art + Brains = ? 
Secret Science Club presents Cognitive Philosopher Alva Noë on Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature

Chimps and a few other animals can use simple tools. When given a brush, elephants and even pigs have been known to paint on occasion. But only humans use tools as if they were born with them, and only humans are obsessed with making and experiencing art—from Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa to Banksy’s wall rats, from Shakespeare's Macbeth to HBO's Game of Thrones. In his new book, Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature, cognitive philosopher Alva Noë asks: What is art? Why do we make it? Why does it matter to us? What does it tell us about human nature, biology, the brain, and consciousness?

Alva Noë is a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, and member of the Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences. He writes for NPR’s 13.7 Cosmos & Culture blog, and his previous books include Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness and Action in Perception.

Before & After

--Sway to pleasure-inducing neuro-grooves

--Bibo ergo sum! Sip our tricky cocktail of the night, the Logical Fallacy.

--Snag a signed copy of Alva Noë’s provocative new book, Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature

--Stick around for the singular, scintillating Q&A

This edition of the Secret Science Club meets Tuesday, October 13, 8PM @ the Bell House, 149 7th St. (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St.

Doors open at 7:30 pm.  Please bring ID: 21+. 

No cover. Just bring your smart self! 

Photo of Alva Noë: Serena Campanini/AGF/Writer Pictures