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.