Cool off by the water on Thursday night! Secret Science Club teams up with Hudson River Park's "Ask a Scientist" to present an all-aquatic evening in Lower Manhattan
Thursday, June 26 @ 6:30PM, $10. (Reserve your tickets.)
Secret Science Club flows into Hudson River Park's Wetlab on beautiful Pier 40 to explore the amazing creatures living in our waters, how they're studied, and ideas about compassionate conservation
Join us with environmental scientists Alejandro Prieto and Becca Franks for 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 Wetlab, filled with marine animals that live right under our noses alongside Wall Street, the West Village, and Chelsea
--Imbibe thirst-quenching beers & soft drinks in our “Ebb Tide Lounge”
--Groove to sea-salty tunes
--Ask a scientist (or two) about the minds of fish and how aquatic animals socialize, how some of our lost marshes are being restored, what role inconspicuous species play in our estuary ecosystem, and what we can all do to protect wildlife in and around New York City
Get $10 tickets here (drinks included)!
Alejandro Prieto is an ecologist and educator with a special interest in wetland habitats and estuary animals, such as the striped mussel—one of the keystone species in our local salt marshes. His master’s thesis focused on these shellfish and how their populations are affected by climate change impacts, such as rising sea levels, warmer temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, and flooding. He is currently working on his PhD at Vanderbilt University in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the field of paleoecology, investigating the biogeographical patterns of mussels, from the species that live today all the way back to their first appearance in the fossil record approximately 425 million years ago.Becca Franks is Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Director of the Animal Studies M.A. Program, and Co-Director of the Wild Animal Welfare Program at NYU. Her research and teaching lie at the intersection of environmental and animal protection, specializing in animal behavior, aquatic animal welfare, quantitative methods, and human-animal relationships. She asks: How are animals affected by the Anthropocene? How can the study of animal behavior and our understanding of animals inform conservation efforts? Dr. Franks is an Associate Editor for the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences with a focus on animal welfare, motivation, emotion, cognition, fish behavior, animal personality, and social network analyses.
This program meets Thursday, June 26, 6:30PM at the 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.
