July 18, 2022

LIVE & IN-PERSON @ THE WETLAB ON PIER 40, Secret Science Club joins forces with Hudson River Park, Tuesday, July 26 @ 7PM, $10

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

We’re taking the plunge & heading into Manhattan!

SPECIAL EVENT! Secret Science Club joins forces with Hudson River Park to present an all-aquatic evening in Lower Manhattan

Tuesday, July 26 @ 7PM, $10. (Reserve your tickets.)

This July Secret Science Club flows into the park’s River Project Wetlab on beautiful Pier 40 to explore mysterious marine minds. What amazing animals live in NYC’s wildest & wettest ecosystem? And what are they thinking?

Biologists Diana Li and Kelsey Hom dive into the brains & bodies of NYC’s aquatic creatures (squid! toadfish!) at this special Ask a Scientist event.

Before & After the Talks
--Get up close and personal with wildlife from NYC’s liquid wilderness. Check out the exhibits & aquariums in the River Project Wetlab, filled with creatures that live right under our noses alongside Wall Street, Tribeca, the West Village, and Chelsea.
--Groove to sea-salty tunes in our “Ebb Tide Lounge”
--Imbibe thirst-quenching drinks
--Watch a live dissection
--Ask a scientist (or two!) about your favorite Hudson River species

Get $10 tickets here!

Diana Li
is a scientist & educator based at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute where she leads public engagement programs about brain science. She earned her Ph.D. at Stanford University where she studied the neurophysiology and biomechanics of swimming squid. Dr. Li has appeared on “Science Friday” and the “Facts Machine” podcast at Caveat, and in local classrooms, aquariums, and museums.

Kelsey Hom
teaches biology at Brooklyn College and is working on her Ph.D. at the CUNY Graduate Center, where she researches the neural adaptations of vocal fish living in a noisy environment. She uses a local toadfish species, the oyster toadfish, to understand how these fish are able to find mates with acoustic calls, despite living beside NYC. She collaborates with Hudson River Park’s River Project to collect specimens and conduct experiments.

This program meets Tuesday, July 26, 7PM at the River Project Wetlab on Hudson River Park’s Pier 40. (The entrance to the pier is at the intersection of W. Houston St and West St in Manhattan.) Subway: 1 to Houston St; C or E to Spring St.

Tickets are $10. Click here to reserve your spot!

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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