Are you ready for outer space? LIVE & IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Tuesday, October 4 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club presents Geneticist, NASA Researcher & Author Christopher Mason, FREE!

LIVE & IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Tuesday, October 4, 8PM (Doors open at 7:30PM), Free!

Secret Science Club presents Geneticist, NASA Researcher & Author Christopher Mason

Christopher Mason is a geneticist and computational biologist, who works with NASA to study what happens to astronauts’ bodies when they go into space. It turns out life is tough in zero-G. Our bones start leaching calcium. Our bodies kinda stretch. Our genes mutate a bit. Even on short trips, it’s not exactly healthy. So what is a species hell-bent on colonizing Mars to do?

Christopher Mason has a plan that just might transport humanity into the next galaxy. Jumping off from his recent book—The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds—he takes Secret Science Club on a wild ride through the world of human genetics and space travel. Prepare to have your mind blown! (And to survive off-Earth when the Sun blinks out.)

Before & After
--Imbibe our intergalactic cocktail of the night, the Asteroid Belt
--Groove to out-of-this-world tunes
--Munch on pepperoni, mushroom truffle oil, and Margherita pizza
--Stick around for the scintillating Q&A
-- Snag a copy of Christopher Mason’s amazing new book, The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds at our pop-up book shop!

Christopher Mason has been a Principal Investigator and Co-investigator for eleven NASA missions and projects. He is Professor of Genomics, Physiology, and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Director of the WorldQuant Initiative for Quantitative Prediction. He also holds affiliate appointments at the New York Genome Center, Yale Law School, and the Consortium for Space Genetics at Harvard Medical School. He and his research have been featured in the Washington Post, Wired, and Scientific American, and on NPR, the BBC and CNN.

This space-age edition of the Secret Science Club meets Tuesday, October 4, 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 to the performance space open at 7:30PM.

Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self!

**Proof of full vaccination required for entry to the Bell House** 

*This event will be mixed seated/standing. Arrive early for best seat selection.*

What’s next at Secret Science Club?
We will be back with a Zoom event on Tuesday, October 25. Stay tuned for details about all our upcoming programs!

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

LIVE & IN-PERSON @ THE WETLAB ON PIER 40, Secret Science Club joins forces with Hudson River Park, Tuesday, September 20 @ 7PM, $10

We’re flowing into Manhattan for another special event!

Secret Science Club joins forces with Hudson River Park to present a wet & wild evening in Lower Manhattan

Tuesday, September 20 @ 7PM, $10. (Click here to reserve your tickets.)

Secret Science Club flows into the park’s River Project Wetlab on beautiful Pier 40 to explore the city's wild side. What amazing animals live in NYC’s wildest & wettest ecosystems?

Biologists Jennifer Zhu and Myles Davis dive into the mysterious lives of NYC’s most cryptic creatures (oysters! coyotes!) 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 complementary beer and soft drinks

--Watch a live demo

--Ask a scientist (or two!) about your favorite Hudson River species

Get $10 tickets here!

Jennifer Zhu is a native New Yorker with a passion for bivalves, coastal restoration, and sustainability. Her love for bivalves started when she was conducting undergraduate research on eastern oysters at Cornell University. Her research expanded to ribbed mussels and salt marsh restoration when she moved back to the city to pursue her graduate degree. She earned her Biology PhD at the Graduate Center City University of New York and Baruch College and recently joined the Billion Oyster Project as their Marine Habitat Resource Specialist. In her new role, she is working on identifying solutions to the challenges of growing, restoring, and monitoring oysters in New York Harbor.

Myles Davis is a graduate student at Columbia University’s Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Biology program, where he researches NYC’s mammals (including possums, coyotes, raccoons, groundhogs, and skunks), using camera traps to assess local populations. He is a recipient of the 2022 Research Award in Environmental Science from Brooklyn’s Green-wood Cemetery, and his work has been featured on CNN and in New Scientist magazine. Before returning to graduate school in his hometown of NYC, he worked with researchers studying crocodiles in Florida, monkeys in Zanzibar, birds & frogs in Costa Rica, and king cobras & elephants in Thailand.

This program meets Tuesday, September 20, 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!

What's next at Secret Science Club? We will be back in-person at the Bell House on October 4. Stay tuned for more info!

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.