December 20, 2017
Let's Light It Up! Secret Science Club is on a Mission
You can help launch
science out of the darkness and into the light. Donate to SSC's end-of-year pledge drive and support Secret Science Club 2018.
In the wee hours before dawn on the longest
night of the year (14 hours, 44 minutes, 42 seconds in NYC), we were
reflecting on 2017 while preparing to launch Secret Science Club's 2018 season.
At this year's SSCs, we've gone on
an amazing ride from the farthest galaxies to the nanoscale - and
into the depths of the human mind. We've plumbed the deep structure of
the Earth and taken data-driven dives into the world of ants, viruses,
biomechanics, black holes, and the nature of time.
No matter the season, Secret Science Club remains a place where science steps
out into the night and shines.
You can help light it up in 2018!
SSC people, you are our rocket
fuel. From the energy you put into coming to our live science events to the
engaged listening and incredible questions, we are awed by you every
month. When we see you coming out - braving all weather - to hear a talk on
astrophysics, microbes, or ocean life, it inspires us to keep going and
do more.
Please join us in celebrating
science as a vital part of culture and public life and standing up
for science as SSC heads into the future.
To make a donation and
support Secret Science Club 2018, visit our secure pledge page. You can get
cool pledge prizes, too (T-shirts, totes, secret SSC swag, and more!).
For those of you who don't want pledge rewards, click here for faster check
out.
Thanks to all the brilliant
scientists who presented at SSC this year, the amazing people at the
Bell House, our talented friends at Symphony Space, our kind &
dedicated volunteers and advisors, and our wise partners at both the
Albert & Mary Lasker Foundation and EST/Sloan. And thanks to our
indomitable, wonderful, curious audience members.
Cheers to everyone for supporting SSC's mission!
Secret Science Club is a program of Science Live Productions, Inc, a 501(c)3
nonprofit organization, and your donations are tax deductible to the
full extent permitted by law.
For more information, contact secretscienceclub[at]gmail.com
December 2, 2017
SUNDAY, December 10, 8PM @ the Bell House, FREE! Secret Science Club presents OCEANS OF WONDER with Marine Biologist Ed DeLong
SINK INTO THE HOLIDAYS . . . Dissolve into the ocean’s vastness and explore
its multitudes of unsung, unseen life. Just a liter of water from the surface of the sea
contains 10 billion microbes and as
many as 20,000 species—all
invisible to the human eye and unknown to science until recent decades.
Marine
biologist Ed DeLong pioneered research on these "microscopic forests of the sea,"
unveiling new species with remarkable abilities
and elucidating their genomes. Despite their vanishingly small size, ocean microbes
are the engines of an enormous food
chain. They produce a significant portion of the world’s oxygen and are the largest
source of genetic diversity on Earth. Learning how microbes interact with ocean ecosystems—and each other—is leading to discoveries, not only about the nature of the planet, but also new ways of making fuels, treating
disease, and predicting the impacts of climate change.
A professor of oceanography at the University
of Hawaii Manoa, Ed DeLong
researches the ocean microbiome and
its metagenomics. He is the author of over 200 scientific papers, and his
fieldwork has taken him to Antarctica,
the Sargasso Sea, and the Drake
Passage. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science, the
American Academy of Microbiology, the U. S. National Academy of Science, the
American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the European Molecular
Biology Association. Dr. DeLong is co-director of the Simons Collaboration on
Ocean Processes and Ecology (SCOPE) and president-elect of the International
Society for Microbial Ecology.
BEFORE & AFTER
--Try
our holiday cocktail of the night,
the Ebb & Flow
--Sink
into benthic grooves
--Stick
around for the free-floating Q&A!
This deep-diving holiday edition of
the Secret Science Club meets Sunday, December 10, 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 7:30PM. Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart
self.
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