Secret Science Club goes WILD with biologist
& explorer Evon Hekkala
Evolutionary biologist Evon Hekkala has
searched for man-eating crocodiles in Madagascar, mined museum
collections for DNA in ancient animal mummies, and
discovered “extinct” creatures surviving right under our noses. Her
goal? Uncovering the mysteries of evolution
and finding rare, cryptic, and lost species and saving them from
oblivion.
At the January edition of Secret Science Club, Dr. Hekkala
discusses:
--genetic sleuthing and the
origins of rare species
--trekking through fossil-filled caves in search of a lost
(and gigantic) crocodile
--using museum specimens to understand how species respond to climate change
--why crocodile specimens hung in the shops of ancient
alchemists ... hmmmmmmm
Before & After
--Groove to untamable tunes
--Sink your teeth into the
Q&A
--Sample the Death Roll, our mean-and-green
cocktail with a twist!
Evon
Hekkala is a wildlife researcher & evolutionary biologist at the
American Museum of Natural History and a professor of biological sciences at
Fordham University. Her research has been featured in the New York Times, Atlantic, Forbes, and New Yorker, and on the National Geographic channel.
This edition of the Secret
Science Club meets Thursday, January 17, 8 pm @ 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!
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
