Secret Science Club BUGS OUT with Entomologist & Evolutionary Biologist JESSICA WARE on Tuesday, August 20,
8PM @ the Bell House, FREE!
Strange, beautiful, overlooked, and essential—insects are the foundation of Earth’s
ecosystems, representing 80 percent of all animal species. At the next Secret
Science Club, we explore the “creepy, crawly residents of nature’s demi-monde.”
Entomologist
Jessica Ware studies the amazing modern-day behaviors of insects, as well as
their deep evolutionary origins. Ancestors of the wee beasties that Dr. Ware
specializes in—dragonflies—were the first creatures on Earth to take to the air
over 400 million years ago. Flash forward: Today there are more than 80
species of dragonflies in NYC alone. They can fly up, down, forwards,
backwards—and migrate thousands of miles.
What
can’t insects do? According to Dr.
Ware not much: “Whatever people do, insects did it first. They waged war,
they took slaves, they learned to work cooperatively, they flew, they farmed.”
Jessica Ware is an evolutionary
biologist and entomologist at Rutgers University. She has conducted fieldwork
around the globe in Guyana, Peru, Ecuador,
Namibia, Canada, and good ol’ New
Jersey. Earlier this year, she received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The
PECASE is the highest honor bestowed
by the U.S. government to outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their
independent research careers and showing exceptional promise for leadership in
science and technology. Her research has been featured in the Atlantic, Guardian, and New York
Magazine.
Before & After
--Raise
your glass (and your antennae) to incredible insects with our cocktail of the night, the Love Bug!
--Groove to six-legged tunes
--Stick
around for the buzzin’ Q&A
This
buggy edition of the Secret
Science Club meets Tuesday, August 20, 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.
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