At
the next Secret Science Club, bugged-out paleontologist Phillip Barden talks about prehistoric "vampire ants from hell" and the evolution of social insects.
He asks: What do 100-million-year-old amber fossils tell us about the history of life? How are new imaging techniques such as X-ray based CT-scanning revolutionizing our understanding of species—both living and extinct?
He asks: What do 100-million-year-old amber fossils tell us about the history of life? How are new imaging techniques such as X-ray based CT-scanning revolutionizing our understanding of species—both living and extinct?
Phillip Barden is
an evolutionary biologist and assistant professor in the Department of
Biological Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He researches social
insects, the fossil record, and comparative genomics. His field research has
taken him to Australia, India, and Guyana. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine,
LiveScience, and New Scientist.
Before & After
--Sample our Cretaceous cocktail of
the night, the Amber Alert
--Groove to tunes from lost
worlds
--Stick around for the scintillating
Q&A
This fossil-friendly edition of Secret Science Club meets
Tuesday, August 28, 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.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
