tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354765272024-03-18T15:18:47.423-04:00The Secret Science ClubA science lecture, arts, and performance series, based at the Bell House in Brooklyn (and now online!)Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.comBlogger290125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-77639821337567491252024-03-06T23:39:00.001-05:002024-03-07T01:24:10.348-05:00IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Tuesday, March 12 @ 7:30PM, "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, OUR BRAINS & OUR BODIES" with De-Shaine Murray & Matthew Liao, FREE!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #0075a0;"><b></b></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ce0003;"></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ce0003;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBJKkJI1ATXIqObaikyh0wl3syof3j0VgG_K_uSerZqKM0mkOmE2jPoXFmiTzuDxYISiTksVLa1NFXjnqLAmtmzCPyfyQaLuUstaPfNf_-VJrxAyCh-Kp7tylS9ezD_wNKGxhd6GkBEoh7nrlqC4dj_ih4V4Ahm2q8UbtZBQwfdoVguxCobyPYQ/s1249/MurrayLiaoDuo2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="1249" height="149.4" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBJKkJI1ATXIqObaikyh0wl3syof3j0VgG_K_uSerZqKM0mkOmE2jPoXFmiTzuDxYISiTksVLa1NFXjnqLAmtmzCPyfyQaLuUstaPfNf_-VJrxAyCh-Kp7tylS9ezD_wNKGxhd6GkBEoh7nrlqC4dj_ih4V4Ahm2q8UbtZBQwfdoVguxCobyPYQ/w400-h166/MurrayLiaoDuo2.png" width="360" /></a></div><b><br />Secret Science Club presents a “Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Talk” on “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, OUR BRAINS & OUR BODIES” featuring Neuroscientist DE-SHAINE MURRAY and Bioethicist MATTHEW LIAO (in honor of Brain Awareness Week)<br /></b></span></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ce0003;"><b>IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE IN BROOKLYN on Tuesday, March 12, 7:30PM (Doors open at 7PM), Free!</b></span></span></span>
</p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next <b>Secret Science Club</b>, neuroscientist De-Shaine Murray and bioethicist Matthew Liao explore the <b>rapidly transforming world</b> of neuro-engineering and <b>artificial intelligence</b>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">New <b>brain-computer interfaces</b> hold the <b>promise </b>of treating a plethora of ailments—from brain trauma & depression to paralysis & locked-in syndrome. But they also present new <b>challenges </b>and <b>risks</b>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What are the pros and cons of <b>hacking our brains?</b></span></p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></div><p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>DE-SHAINE MURRAY</b> is a neuroscientist and bioengineer at Yale’s Wu Tsai Institute and the Yale Neuroscience Analytics Group, where he works on the development of multimodal monitoring tools for the brain. He is the co-founder of Black in Neuro, a nonprofit organization that celebrates and empowers Black scholars in neuroscience-related fields. Dr. Murray and his work have been featured in the <i>Journal of Neuroscience, STAT News,</i> and on NPR.</span></p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTfJ2FTj_2XA7jACKl1N-9fo4SfrDy9Qg2Zski6cQZjVZTbymVWWkeQFXOI4sUj-LnhQ7Wj5vloIPkAiL_Ilj2LVJL1AsWfBpN8uYifoHSw6mMN53SYOrE8v5mSiIOBYhWlWDtoGgMfbrCbmR7qjZjn4wUO__Ihl_WJBGN8z9G1jpQiYb_8-FAw/s629/MatthewLiao2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>S. MATTHEW LIAO</b> is the director of the Center for Bioethics at NYU. He uses the tools of philosophy to study the ramifications of novel biomedical innovations. He is the editor and author of several books, including <i>Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, Moral Brains, Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights,</i> and <i>The Right to Be Loved.</i> His work has been featured in the <i>New York Times, Atlantic, Guardian,</i> and numerous other outlets.</span><p></p><p></p>
<p><span style="color: #ce0003; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>BEFORE & AFTER</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Try our wet-wired <b>cocktail</b> of the night, the <b>Neuromancer</b><br /><br />--Shimmy to <b>synapse-soothing grooves</b><br /><br />--Bring your questions for the scintillating <b>Q&A</b><br /><br />--Learn how you can participate in <a href="https://dana.org/brain-awareness-week/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Brain Awareness Week</span></b></a>, the global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for brain science</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vr6U-jSEjU-6T5pVYj1PLpksQTgKCpvX7UtuWwhyTmQ7OAOMwd2_TMA0otkegdO4RVO3Pm9jHF78YVhhBIDXKCvTserwgPQyhJfE-0g_ni9SzNuE_pddzaq4q-zCKHplMLAGu1hy-QuudNv-X1HmNA9LouypGKQ5IWLqzjOuk-95MD0c020hyg/s643/NewDana_Logo.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="643" height="47.7" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vr6U-jSEjU-6T5pVYj1PLpksQTgKCpvX7UtuWwhyTmQ7OAOMwd2_TMA0otkegdO4RVO3Pm9jHF78YVhhBIDXKCvTserwgPQyhJfE-0g_ni9SzNuE_pddzaq4q-zCKHplMLAGu1hy-QuudNv-X1HmNA9LouypGKQ5IWLqzjOuk-95MD0c020hyg/w200-h53/NewDana_Logo.png" width="180" /></a></div>This mind-expanding edition of Secret Science Club - the <b>“Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Talk” series</b> presented in honor of <b>Brain Awareness Week</b> - is supported by the <a href="https://dana.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dana Foundation</span></b></a>. The Foundation’s mission is to advance neuroscience that benefits society and reflects the aspirations of all people.</span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Secret Science Club</b> meets <b>in-person</b> on <b>Tuesday, March 12, 7:30PM</b> @ the <b>Bell House</b>, 149 7th St. (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, <b>Brooklyn</b>. Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Doors to the performance space open at 7PM.</b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>
<p></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-8912426376787402212024-02-14T01:19:00.004-05:002024-02-14T11:16:06.128-05:00IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE, Secret Science Club presents Astrophysicist Jared Goldberg on Tuesday, February 20 @ 7:30PM, FREE!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"></span></span></span></p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIW_356QLMhr65h2B0ixW6f6525UNcPFkg55WAk5s06jBXRefm_u1J-9LmVaiwrKVmlTGBymvJpkBvssqEjYp1PTXlEJjywdof1MxGu0WHEFdKyB6_hi2u_aU9nPKxxaxxAjv6QU78NyBZWUn38Q55suOoAj2iZ4NxdV3xHpd_KYVf6-Oyg4XCQ/s800/JaredGoldberg1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIW_356QLMhr65h2B0ixW6f6525UNcPFkg55WAk5s06jBXRefm_u1J-9LmVaiwrKVmlTGBymvJpkBvssqEjYp1PTXlEJjywdof1MxGu0WHEFdKyB6_hi2u_aU9nPKxxaxxAjv6QU78NyBZWUn38Q55suOoAj2iZ4NxdV3xHpd_KYVf6-Oyg4XCQ/w200-h200/JaredGoldberg1.jpg" width="155" /></a></div>We’re going SUPERNOVA!</b></span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span><span> <br /></span></span></span></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Secret Science Club explores the Universe, massive stars, and explosions in space with ASTROPHYSICIST JARED GOLDBERG</b></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Tuesday, February 20, 7:30PM (Doors open at 7PM), Free!</b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Dying stars</b> do not go gentle into that good night. They go out with a <b>bang</b>—or let’s call it a <b>blazing shockwave</b>—more powerful than almost anything in the <b>Universe</b>. In the wake of these <b>glorious explosions</b>, they leave behind black holes or dense neutron stars.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next <b>Secret Science Club</b>, astrophysicist <b>Jared Goldberg</b> gets into <b>supernovae</b>, the strange behavior of the beloved red supergiant Betelgeuse, and what happens when these <b>unstable</b> giants of the Universe finally “<a href="https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night" target="_blank"><span style="color: #536878;">burn and rave at close of day</span></a>.”</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>JARED GOLDBERG</b> is an astrophysicist and research fellow at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics. He uses simulations to understand the structure and evolution of massive stars and supernovae, along with the observable emissions produced during their dynamic lives and explosive deaths. Originally from starry Southern California, Dr. Goldberg currently lives in Manhattan, where he builds stars on his computer for want of stars visible in the night sky.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">-- Try our intergalactic <b>cocktail</b> of the night, the <b>Star Power!</b><br />--<b>Groove </b>to out-of-this-world tunes<br />--Stick around for the scintillating <b>Q&A</b></span></p><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This starry-eyed edition of the <b>Secret Science Club</b> meets <b>Tuesday, February 20,</b> 7:30PM @ the <b>Bell House</b>, 149 7th St. (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Doors to the performance space open at 7PM. </b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self!</b></span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To support Secret Science Club, make a </span><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">DONATION </span><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">to our annual pledge drive!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://donorbox.org/secret-science-club-campaign-2024" target="_blank"><span style="color: #536878;">Visit our secure pledge page</span></a></span></b><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>and get cool pledge rewards like T-shirts, tote bags, lab notebooks, and other secret swag. Don't want pledge rewards? Click</b></span><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://donorbox.org/secret-science-club" target="_blank"><span style="color: #536878; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">here for faster check out</span></a></span></b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>
<p></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-24186275954238233472024-02-02T00:14:00.002-05:002024-02-02T01:44:55.748-05:00IN-PERSON @ THE DISCOVERY TANK ON PIER 57, Secret Science Club joins forces with Hudson River Park, Thursday, February 8 @ 6:30 PM, $10<p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><b><i></i></b></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9azal8YXHbYegsXstFhx34efpU5laLCXGY5ITROcOQ7qTocSvJFGceXoxdHeH7HJ8kh2_LtkCIr_5w46iBZLyyxvTHaMutkeR2tN1EmLESvuvx8KHX81YSUW13djTcgmZmz_VKtVQIa7Z23Fz1R_B9IydWKzEHCDWPi0BLkd2z1wVT24aNEiaw/s1163/MaxineMontellowithTurtle2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="1158" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9azal8YXHbYegsXstFhx34efpU5laLCXGY5ITROcOQ7qTocSvJFGceXoxdHeH7HJ8kh2_LtkCIr_5w46iBZLyyxvTHaMutkeR2tN1EmLESvuvx8KHX81YSUW13djTcgmZmz_VKtVQIa7Z23Fz1R_B9IydWKzEHCDWPi0BLkd2z1wVT24aNEiaw/w199-h200/MaxineMontellowithTurtle2.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>SPECIAL EVENT! <span style="color: black;">Secret Science Club teams up with Hudson River Park's "Ask a Scientist" to present an all-wild evening in Lower Manhattan</span></b></span></span></span>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Thursday, February 8 @ 6:30PM, $10. <span style="color: green;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-scientist-secret-science-club-tickets-781523737537" target="_blank"><span style="color: green;">(Reserve your tickets.)</span></a></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Secret Science Club</b> flows into <b>Hudson River Park's “Discovery Tank”</b> on gorgeous Pier 57 to explore the hidden lives of migrating animals wintering in Gotham</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Biologists <b> Shannon Curley, Maxine Montello </b> and <b>Jill Pryor</b> all work hands-on with New York wildlife—and winter here can be an unexpectedly dynamic season. Whether they are <b>rescuing sea turtles</b> suffering from hypothermia or observing <b>migrating birds that fly <i>to</i> NYC</b> for the winter, these scientists are making <b>surprising discoveries</b> about wildlife populations in our not-so-concrete jungle.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Before & After the Talks</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Check out the <b>cool interactive exhibits</b> at the Discovery Tank<br /><br />--Stop by the pier’s new food court <b>“Market 57”</b> with vendors curated by the James Beard Foundation<br /><br />--<b>Groove </b>to sweet, salty & seasonal tunes tunes in our “Ebb Tide Lounge”<br /><br />--Imbibe <b>cozy</b> cocktails & mocktails<br /><br />--<b>Ask a scientist (or two! or three!)</b> about what it takes to care for cold-stunned sea turtles, the amazing migrations of birds in the Atlantic flyway, how we can help protect migrating species coming through our area, and more!</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-scientist-secret-science-club-tickets-781523737537" target="_blank"><span style="color: green;"><b>Get $10 tickets here!</b></span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68zPXcAUoFmBb0Ss8lpRDR8r3bS3hqQyOv4MCg92MsW2WXUf29TLJt-HNIbro5thcIsrN7R8inkspYgxsHPkFp67VBDb_HfCJrDnbogU3XQCAltIbRbxW90fkRFkEvfRpQrKqhY_QZbU59m5p15VTRhydExiiQWa14a9P4WsQ6rVH3QpyhOprHg/s799/ShannonCurley.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="799" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68zPXcAUoFmBb0Ss8lpRDR8r3bS3hqQyOv4MCg92MsW2WXUf29TLJt-HNIbro5thcIsrN7R8inkspYgxsHPkFp67VBDb_HfCJrDnbogU3XQCAltIbRbxW90fkRFkEvfRpQrKqhY_QZbU59m5p15VTRhydExiiQWa14a9P4WsQ6rVH3QpyhOprHg/w200-h180/ShannonCurley.jpg" width="140" /></a></div>Shannon Curley</b> is an ecologist and postdoctoral fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, where she researches bird migration using weather radar to understand how migration patterns change over time and differ between seasons. She works with the lab’s BirdCast team, which studies the mass night-time migrations of birds across North America—and makes the data available to the public via stunning visualizations, presenting live and historic bird movements, as well as the birds likely to be found in your area. Previously she has researched the wildlife species returning to Fresh Kills Park (once the city’s premier garbage dump) as it’s been reconstructed as a green space, as well as the heron species that secretively nest on islands around New York Harbor. She and her work have been featured in the Associated Press and on CNN.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHBA_0r_sr6qMmNgZlL2uoDP2Ay-Q4CqZzUEsXdUIclIysO3ICVtT_OKRd8NxCx__z6LpGEqo7rPUQjsR7DRTrnFWjn8wY1Q8BsxOlyvazXzz124N1xr6U5k52uYFV04k2ex8gaQJ3HS9Gv8df7njDKvmFdQk0lTkuiuesFDypufJ-mBPUeH7ug/s1167/MaxineMontelloThumbnail.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1161" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHBA_0r_sr6qMmNgZlL2uoDP2Ay-Q4CqZzUEsXdUIclIysO3ICVtT_OKRd8NxCx__z6LpGEqo7rPUQjsR7DRTrnFWjn8wY1Q8BsxOlyvazXzz124N1xr6U5k52uYFV04k2ex8gaQJ3HS9Gv8df7njDKvmFdQk0lTkuiuesFDypufJ-mBPUeH7ug/w199-h200/MaxineMontelloThumbnail.jpg" width="139.3" /></a></div>Maxine Montello</b> is the Rescue Program Director at the New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead, NY, where she leads rescue missions and the rehabilitation of sick and injured seals, dolphins, and sea turtles. At the rescue center, she has helped develop critical care methods for sea turtles that are found stranded and cold-stunned throughout the region. She has also developed the Center’s research program, which documents cases involving human interaction and tracks rehabbed and released animals via satellite. She received her masters from Pace University in Wildlife Ecology/Environmental Science where her thesis focused on the ecology and distribution of nesting sea turtles on the island of Barbuda. Her work has been featured in the <i>New York Times</i> and numerous other publications and outlets.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmaZptPdnwHU_3vUFCVZvJ-C_B7n6mjD-I6gdAwWebPan384QF2HS42Ll8l6e362NVRgvhQ8ByfziBa8G36PfWPxHVQ0vvU5Q_3Awekvy-MlYzveHBbqS_WWRxYshVuS6jZ7eBOAN1OsODWYEA-f7909JYAp0DE1vfBEHQTud0PTq5Byd4UzQ1g/s955/JillPryor2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="955" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmaZptPdnwHU_3vUFCVZvJ-C_B7n6mjD-I6gdAwWebPan384QF2HS42Ll8l6e362NVRgvhQ8ByfziBa8G36PfWPxHVQ0vvU5Q_3Awekvy-MlYzveHBbqS_WWRxYshVuS6jZ7eBOAN1OsODWYEA-f7909JYAp0DE1vfBEHQTud0PTq5Byd4UzQ1g/w200-h190/JillPryor2.jpg" width="140" /></a></div></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Jill Pryor </b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> is a senior biologist at the New York Marine Rescue Center where she provides clinical care to sick and injured seals and sea turtles. As a New York native, her passion for marine life and wildlife rehabilitation started at a young age exploring the coastal beaches of Long Island. She received her bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Ocean Science from the University of San Diego. Previously, she has worked as a marine mammal trainer with both the Long Island Aquarium and National Marine Mammal Foundation. She also has experience in veterinary medicine, working as a veterinary technician assistant in emergency and specialty vet hospitals in Hawaii and San Diego.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This program meets <b>Thursday, February 8,</b> 6:30PM at the <b>Discovery Tank on Hudson River Park’s Pier 57</b>. (The entrance to the pier is at the intersection of W. 15th St and 11th Ave in Manhattan.) Subway: A, C, E, L to 14th St/8th Ave; 1, 2, 3 to 14th St </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-scientist-secret-science-club-tickets-781523737537" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><b>Tickets are $10. Click here to reserve your spot!</b></span></a></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What's next at Secret Science Club? </span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We will be in-person at the Bell House in Brooklyn on February 20. Stay tuned for details!</span><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>
Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-79884272441502511192024-01-25T15:10:00.006-05:002024-02-01T12:54:46.597-05:00LIVE ONLINE: WEDNESDAY, January 31 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club & the Dana Foundation present an ENCORE PRESENTATION ON “ART & THE BRAIN” with Art Therapy Researcher GIRIJA KAIMA, Free! <p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b> </b></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #d227a2;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN_yahdkrDsS1F5KzNBRyeY1GraqpdYmBGFkVhKzQajWc03k8B3hzIZBUc1ztUFxhd0yVK57GBzoleJidpP8VaFKWuXwuiwAlUuZDcDi4G07zDFkmAyjjGDTJLUDzME-JC3GHCFpwL-NPGI7aY2ORh0lG5i87CEPA2vQkeAqu-LNL7QicBAWGLw/s970/GirijaColorBands.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="970" height="156.8" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN_yahdkrDsS1F5KzNBRyeY1GraqpdYmBGFkVhKzQajWc03k8B3hzIZBUc1ztUFxhd0yVK57GBzoleJidpP8VaFKWuXwuiwAlUuZDcDi4G07zDFkmAyjjGDTJLUDzME-JC3GHCFpwL-NPGI7aY2ORh0lG5i87CEPA2vQkeAqu-LNL7QicBAWGLw/w200-h196/GirijaColorBands.png" width="160" /></a></div>Secret Science Club presents an ENCORE EDITION of the “Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Talk Series” on “ART & THE BRAIN” featuring Art Therapist & Researcher GIRIJA KAIMAL<br /></b></span></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #d227a2;">Join us live via Zoom on Wednesday, January 31 @ 8PM (Eastern Time USA)</span></b> "Doors" open at 7:30PM </span><br /></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #d227a2; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here's how to sign up: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Everyone on our mailing list will be emailed the Zoom link the night before. To join the Secret Science Club mailing list (or just request the Zoom link), <a href="mailto:secretscienceclub@gmail.com?subject=subscribe">send us an email</a> (secretscienceclub@gmail.com)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So much about the <b>human brain</b> is still a mystery, and one of its greatest mysteries is the urge for <b>self-expression</b> through art—whether it be visual art, movement, music, literature, design, theater, or something else. Whatever drives us to create art, a growing body of <b>research</b> is revealing that <b>making art</b> (or even just experiencing it) can be therapeutic, soothing, and empowering.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next Secret Science Club Online, art therapy researacher <b>Girija Kaimal</b> explores how art-making affects our brains, our moods, and our mental health.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>GIRIJA KAIMAL</b> is a professor in the department of Creative Arts Therapies at Drexel University and directs the Health, Arts, Learning and Evaluation (HALE) lab, where she researches how visual art-making affects our physiological and psychological well-being. She is the current president of the American Art Therapy Association and her most recent book is <i>The Expressive Instinct: How Imagination and Creative Works Help Us Survive and Thrive</i>. In her own art practice, she explores identity and representation of emotion. As an art therapist and mental health researcher, areas of focus include traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and chronic stress among cancer patients and caregivers.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: #d227a2; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Mix up our <b>cocktail & mocktail</b> of the night, the <b>Artist's Palette</b> (recipe below!)<br /><br />--Shimmy to <b>synapse-soothing grooves</b><br /><br />--Bring your questions for the live <b>Q&A</b> (and pen and paper for doodling)!</span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vr6U-jSEjU-6T5pVYj1PLpksQTgKCpvX7UtuWwhyTmQ7OAOMwd2_TMA0otkegdO4RVO3Pm9jHF78YVhhBIDXKCvTserwgPQyhJfE-0g_ni9SzNuE_pddzaq4q-zCKHplMLAGu1hy-QuudNv-X1HmNA9LouypGKQ5IWLqzjOuk-95MD0c020hyg/s643/NewDana_Logo.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="643" height="47.7" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vr6U-jSEjU-6T5pVYj1PLpksQTgKCpvX7UtuWwhyTmQ7OAOMwd2_TMA0otkegdO4RVO3Pm9jHF78YVhhBIDXKCvTserwgPQyhJfE-0g_ni9SzNuE_pddzaq4q-zCKHplMLAGu1hy-QuudNv-X1HmNA9LouypGKQ5IWLqzjOuk-95MD0c020hyg/w200-h53/NewDana_Logo.png" width="180" /></a></div>This encore edition of Secret Science Club - the <b>“Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Talk Series”</b> - is supported by the <a href="https://dana.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dana Foundation</span></b></a> as part of its <b><a href="https://dana.org/dana-education/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dana Education</span></a></b> program. The Foundation’s mission is to advance neuroscience that benefits society and reflects the aspirations of all people.</span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>THIS IS A FREE EVENT.</b></span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #d227a2; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What’s next at Secret Science Club?</span></b><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--On <b>Thursday, February 8,</b> we’ll be at the Hudson River Park Discovery Tank on Pier 57 in Manhattan with sea turtle scientists Maxine Montello & Jill Pryor and bird migration researcher Shannon Curley.<br />-On <b>Tuesday, February 20,</b> we’ll be back at the Bell House in Brooklyn. Stay tuned for details!</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 10 pt;"> (Note: If you don't already have the Zoom meeting app on your computer or mobile device, you can download it for free at <a href="http://zoom.us" target="_blank">zoom.us</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Cocktail Recipe for the “Artist’s Palette”</b></span> (created by the Secret Science Club experimental mixology lab)<br /><i>Ingredients: 2 oz Tequila; 4 oz Orange Juice; 2 oz Fever-Tree Lime & Yuzu soda; ½ oz Grenadine; 1 or 2 Luxardo (or Amarena) Cherries</i><br />- Pour the tequila, then the orange juice, then the soda into a large highball glass filled with ice<br />- Over the back of a spoon, very slowly pour in the grenadine, letting it trickle down the side of the glass (to create a layered effect)<br />- Garnish with the candied cherries <br /><span style="color: red;"><b>For a mocktail version:</b></span> Skip the tequila and add 4 oz of soda instead of 2 oz. Enjoy!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>
Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-63067985710467741202023-12-18T19:01:00.001-05:002023-12-29T18:21:44.978-05:00Rocket into 2024 with Secret Science Club!<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifN2vp4co_zM6YO4m7C1iwu8x2cnm2_pgygJTqB13JXO0We7LwEAg0GeuGIiX3hAV5m2N_FoLOi6sAM0hEWy24ZEJKX8K0YEbybwFl89FhfjNsVWyMD1gzVFIJnKgg70GKcUNLwTEV2SsqDfN413TxiHKe1PM8DI5IEWpR0VM40MZCBGyl4iI=s1500" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifN2vp4co_zM6YO4m7C1iwu8x2cnm2_pgygJTqB13JXO0We7LwEAg0GeuGIiX3hAV5m2N_FoLOi6sAM0hEWy24ZEJKX8K0YEbybwFl89FhfjNsVWyMD1gzVFIJnKgg70GKcUNLwTEV2SsqDfN413TxiHKe1PM8DI5IEWpR0VM40MZCBGyl4iI=s320" width="160" /></a></div>Please join us</b> in celebrating science as a <b>vital part of culture and public life</b> this holiday season.</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span>
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donations are <b>tax deductible</b> to the full extent permitted by law.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">For
more information, contact secretscienceclub[at]gmail.com</span></span></span></span></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-34894154559630950262023-11-22T13:09:00.006-05:002023-11-27T13:43:23.702-05:00IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Tuesday, December 5 @ 7:30PM, Secret Science Club & the Dana Foundation present ART & THE BRAIN, with Girija Kaimal & Constantina Theofanopoulou, FREE! <p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b> </b></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXicSqWtWmBzZrrsZvXQDTAYh8-H3t9W21mi9RSZAkTG3oOObxz9aSNYfZSl17IWlul-SDeRTB-WdCS6wuaB7NjxKyZuWVndrb4_NFbjt-XlqeX55eS_ks0Us0Wc2S1BdRY32zhytFdxfYQeD18s_yLQy8NemX1QOxiVgeoTJBkEzzU7x0qiprxA/s1442/GirijaConstantina3.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1442" height="171.82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXicSqWtWmBzZrrsZvXQDTAYh8-H3t9W21mi9RSZAkTG3oOObxz9aSNYfZSl17IWlul-SDeRTB-WdCS6wuaB7NjxKyZuWVndrb4_NFbjt-XlqeX55eS_ks0Us0Wc2S1BdRY32zhytFdxfYQeD18s_yLQy8NemX1QOxiVgeoTJBkEzzU7x0qiprxA/w320-h142/GirijaConstantina3.png" width="387.2" /></a></div>Secret Science Club presents the “Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Talk Series” on “ART & THE BRAIN” featuring Artist, Art Therapist & Researcher GIRIJA KAIMAL & Neuroscientist & Dancer CONSTANTINA THEOFANOPOULOU<br /></b></span></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE IN BROOKLYN on Tuesday, December 5, 7:30PM (Doors open at 7PM), Free!</b></span></span></span>
</p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So much about the <b>human brain</b> is still a mystery, and one of its greatest mysteries is the urge for <b>self-expression</b> through art—whether it be visual art, movement, music, literature, acting, design, theater, or something else. Whatever drives us to create art, a growing body of <b>research</b> is revealing that <b>making art</b> (or even just experiencing it) can be therapeutic, soothing, and empowering.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At this edition of Secret Science Club, art therapist <b>Girija Kaimal</b> and neuroscientist <b>Constantina Theofanopoulou</b> explore how art-making affects our brain chemistry, our moods, and our mental health.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Join us in <b>celebrating</b> both science and art at this special end-of-year program!</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>GIRIJA KAIMAL</b> is a professor in the department of Creative Arts Therapies at Drexel University and directs the Health, Arts, Learning and Evaluation (HALE) lab, where she researches how visual art-making affects our physiological and psychological well-being. She is the current president of the American Art Therapy Association and her most recent book is <i>The Expressive Instinct: How Imagination and Creative Works Help Us Survive and Thrive</i>. In her own art practice, she explores identity and representation of emotion. As an art therapist and mental health researcher, areas of focus include traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and chronic stress among cancer patients and caregivers.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>CONSTANTINA THEOFANOPOULOU</b> is a neuroscientist and an award-winning flamenco dancer. She is director of the Neurobiology of Social Communication Lab at Rockefeller University and Visiting Scholar at New York University. She’s using her experience in dance to inform research on the connections between dance and speech—and the possibility that dance therapy might improve deficits in speech, particularly among people coping with Parkinson’s Disease and Autism Spectrum Disorder.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Try our arty <b>cocktail</b> of the night, the <b>Creative Juices</b><br /><br />--Shimmy to <b>synapse-soothing grooves</b><br /><br />-- Draw, sketch & color in our <b>Art Lounge</b><br /><br />--Bring your questions for the scintillating <b>Q&A</b></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vr6U-jSEjU-6T5pVYj1PLpksQTgKCpvX7UtuWwhyTmQ7OAOMwd2_TMA0otkegdO4RVO3Pm9jHF78YVhhBIDXKCvTserwgPQyhJfE-0g_ni9SzNuE_pddzaq4q-zCKHplMLAGu1hy-QuudNv-X1HmNA9LouypGKQ5IWLqzjOuk-95MD0c020hyg/s643/NewDana_Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="643" height="47.7" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vr6U-jSEjU-6T5pVYj1PLpksQTgKCpvX7UtuWwhyTmQ7OAOMwd2_TMA0otkegdO4RVO3Pm9jHF78YVhhBIDXKCvTserwgPQyhJfE-0g_ni9SzNuE_pddzaq4q-zCKHplMLAGu1hy-QuudNv-X1HmNA9LouypGKQ5IWLqzjOuk-95MD0c020hyg/w200-h53/NewDana_Logo.png" width="180" /></a></div>This mind-blowing edition of Secret Science Club - the <b>“Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Talk Series”</b> - is supported by the <a href="https://dana.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dana Foundation</span></b></a> as part of its Dana Education program to spark interest in and support education around neuroscience and the many ways it interfaces with our everyday lives. This is one of the Foundation’s three programs working to advance neuroscience that benefits society and reflects the aspirations of all people.</span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Secret Science Club</b> meets <b>in-person</b> on <b>Tuesday, December 5, 7:30PM</b> @ the <b>Bell House</b>, 149 7th St. (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, <b>Brooklyn</b>. Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Doors to the performance space open at 7PM.</b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self.</b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">*This event will be mixed seated/standing. Arrive early for best seat selection.*</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>
Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-57007895351427254822023-11-21T17:34:00.001-05:002023-12-06T11:53:47.905-05:00IN-PERSON @ THE DISCOVERY TANK ON PIER 57, Secret Science Club joins forces with Hudson River Park, Thursday, November 30 @ 6:30 PM, $10<p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><b><i></i></b></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX7eZ_1Wsjpi9FuZcPjhqbcSVFo5QpXxrHA8XoCRTFTzofItiaD2TH9CrNNbYGWk0PawM29GtSHpcZsYwQuWzX7i4QIPw5fsddcyX1DGc8uggObW0pobqsPcXtdqNCL6YK_AJT1tWr_dYqdivI4YKwEhdXpEFGRI4AQPNu0PRdFFbfKno8sarFw/s2114/tidedeck2Pier26HRPK.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2114" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX7eZ_1Wsjpi9FuZcPjhqbcSVFo5QpXxrHA8XoCRTFTzofItiaD2TH9CrNNbYGWk0PawM29GtSHpcZsYwQuWzX7i4QIPw5fsddcyX1DGc8uggObW0pobqsPcXtdqNCL6YK_AJT1tWr_dYqdivI4YKwEhdXpEFGRI4AQPNu0PRdFFbfKno8sarFw/w200-h127/tidedeck2Pier26HRPK.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>SPECIAL EVENT! <span style="color: black;">Secret Science Club teams up with Hudson River Park's "Ask a Scientist" to present an all-aquatic evening in Lower Manhattan</span></b></span></span></span>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Thursday, November 30 @ 6:30PM, $10. <span style="color: green;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-scientist-secret-science-club-tickets-754772584117" target="_blank"><span style="color: green;">(Reserve your tickets.)</span></a></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Secret Science Club</b> flows into <b>Hudson River Park's “Discovery Tank”</b> on beautiful Pier 57 to explore what happens when <b>“Urban Meets Wild”</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Environmental scientists <b>Dianne Greenfield</b> and <b>Chester Zarnoch</b> plunge into the <b>wild waters</b> of the Hudson River Estuary to investigate how the health & diversity of <b>NYC’s biggest ecosystem</b> is impacted (in both good ways and bad) by human activities. And they look at how some of the <b>smallest & most unsung species</b> can turn estuaries into some of the wildest ecosystems on the planet.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Before & After the Talks</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Check out the <b>cool interactive exhibits</b> on Hudson River wildlife<br /><br />--Stop by the pier’s fantastic new food court <b>“Market 57”</b> with vendors curated by the James Beard Foundation!<br /><br />--<b>Groove </b>to wet & wild tunes in our “Ebb Tide Lounge”<br /><br />--Imbibe <b>thirst-quenching</b> cocktails & mocktails<br /><br />--<b>Ask a scientist (or two!)</b> about Manhattan’s newsworthy new beach (and less-well-known new wetlands), how the city’s antiquated sewage/rainwater system affects aquatic species, whether newly planted wetlands are helping to clean up pollution, and what we can all do to protect NYC’s estuary and its wildlife</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-scientist-secret-science-club-tickets-754772584117" target="_blank"><span style="color: green;"><b>Get $10 tickets here!</b></span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DfYq942obDyKsIODpp0-C1Kin_vQGdUKqtMyd2VDgcVzapQs1PvP2x7DDnfmpZ-wzyyA78LMGdwCUgqRXU2xSCEzp7eiQ7wlfTvgOZRGC125U8DbkSoWT_-YF5qLOsncbj0bPdrfwqPOAfBisXvJKp9xgtyot2KBcQxsjWlkdmwfnW-3aNVyTQ/s1201/Dianne%20Greenfield%20Headshot2.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1177" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DfYq942obDyKsIODpp0-C1Kin_vQGdUKqtMyd2VDgcVzapQs1PvP2x7DDnfmpZ-wzyyA78LMGdwCUgqRXU2xSCEzp7eiQ7wlfTvgOZRGC125U8DbkSoWT_-YF5qLOsncbj0bPdrfwqPOAfBisXvJKp9xgtyot2KBcQxsjWlkdmwfnW-3aNVyTQ/w130-h134/Dianne%20Greenfield%20Headshot2.png" width="130" /></a></div>Dianne Greenfield</b> is an associate professor at the Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate Center, CUNY. As a visiting researcher at Hudson River Park, she is studying how wet weather (rainfall, storms) combined with sewer overflow discharge (eek) influences the diversity & ecological function of the Lower Hudson River Estuary.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiea1BxewHf7JpwhyFZNX9-Zb5mnSf1gPTNsCh7brBdQ8jymVVINGsZ_biOZGbf5wjRolCkkkHUN5GEc-mIe9__-jSExOnr4__Pi2Pxu3IFz1O2STPqIqKTX9nosZpiCugt38-zOLNrEvryuGA-ZJg5y9OByreHl2dfI-Gj5pB2aWyT-I9b3qlf8A/s922/ChesterZarnoch3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="743" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiea1BxewHf7JpwhyFZNX9-Zb5mnSf1gPTNsCh7brBdQ8jymVVINGsZ_biOZGbf5wjRolCkkkHUN5GEc-mIe9__-jSExOnr4__Pi2Pxu3IFz1O2STPqIqKTX9nosZpiCugt38-zOLNrEvryuGA-ZJg5y9OByreHl2dfI-Gj5pB2aWyT-I9b3qlf8A/w120-h149/ChesterZarnoch3.jpg" width="120" /></a></div>Chester Zarnoch</b> is a professor in the Department of Natural Sciences at Baruch College, CUNY, where he runs the Benthic Ecology Lab. He is also a visiting researcher at Hudson River Park. He studies restored marshlands in urban environments (such as NYC's Hudson River Estuary) and measures their ability to remove nitrogen (a pollutant from human activities) and sequester carbon.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This program meets <b>Thursday, November 30,</b> 6:30PM at the <b>Discovery Tank on Hudson River Park’s Pier 57</b>. (The entrance to the pier is at the intersection of W. 15th St and 11th Ave in Manhattan.) Subway: A, C, E, L to 14th St/8th Ave; 1, 2, 3 to 14th St </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-scientist-secret-science-club-tickets-754772584117" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><b>Tickets are $10. Click here to reserve your spot!</b></span></a></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What's next at Secret Science Club? </span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We will be in-person at the Bell House in Brooklyn on December 5. Stay tuned for details!</span><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-78447763780664884292023-11-08T19:05:00.007-05:002023-11-14T17:18:54.732-05:00LIVE ONLINE: WEDNESDAY, November 15 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club presents Extreme Animal Researcher Kenneth Catania, FREE!<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i></i></span></b></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKm60vtG_nPwmex6c3QpDSJX3tglAm0pZODrdBo10EeSZhBGGMR4N4JAmqlXjFaCKKgTlSxhAtoQmMFiQxwdptVXqimNEKogub1g_8m3ZJXAilUU6fjf2PxKQ9ohtA050s7jVzHRLAp-nGEyY-sC9ie8427XwelIMpgfoof0NjoC2JCGyLMM-PQ/s431/Catania%20Portrait2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="431" height="156.8" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKm60vtG_nPwmex6c3QpDSJX3tglAm0pZODrdBo10EeSZhBGGMR4N4JAmqlXjFaCKKgTlSxhAtoQmMFiQxwdptVXqimNEKogub1g_8m3ZJXAilUU6fjf2PxKQ9ohtA050s7jVzHRLAp-nGEyY-sC9ie8427XwelIMpgfoof0NjoC2JCGyLMM-PQ/w200-h196/Catania%20Portrait2.jpg" width="160" /></a></div>Biological Wonders!<br /><br /></i>Secret Science Club presents Biological Detective, Neuro-ecologist & Author Kenneth Catania on Amazing Animal Abilities</span></b></span><br /></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Join us live via Zoom on Wednesday, November 15 @ 8PM (Eastern Time USA)</span></b> "Doors" open at 7:30PM </span><br /></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here's how to sign up: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Everyone on our mailing list will be emailed the Zoom link the night before. To join the Secret Science Club mailing list (or just request the Zoom link), <a href="mailto:secretscienceclub@gmail.com?subject=subscribe">send us an email</a> (secretscienceclub@gmail.com)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Biological detective Kenneth Catania</b> unlocks the secrets behind some of the world’s <b>strangest & most intriguing animals.</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Join us as we explore animal brains, <b>senses,</b> and abilities that are <b>far outside the realm</b> of human experience. Such <b>animal superpowers</b> include: detecting & producing electrical fields, “sniffing in stereo,” feeling microscopic textures, “speed eating,” and (yes) turning other creatures into <b>zombies.</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The award-winning author of <b><i>Great Adaptations</i>,</b> Dr. Catania studies <b>wunderkinds of evolution,</b> such as electric eels, naked mole rats, jeweled wasps, tentacled snakes, and star-nosed moles. He shows not only how studying these <b>unusual, extreme animals</b> & uncovering their hidden abilities can provide deep insights into how <b>life</b> evolved, but also how <b>scientific discovery</b> can be filled with adventure and fun.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6o2EGYsfguchdMch21uwsxk49wk61gL1filGHTQDD79x3EfjmnTA-Fg7sBaxeyVnEKHtEExVciTOtrZyGGEwaaz2iAJScZ4pw4e8vXpEXRDuTfbempd2X_frO1drYr5Y07WaHA3VzPf0Ijxy2Ly8Y4916bq7bAa6IpKteh05OSYIXqaO34A2gQ/s2850/GreatAdaptationsBookCover.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="1875" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6o2EGYsfguchdMch21uwsxk49wk61gL1filGHTQDD79x3EfjmnTA-Fg7sBaxeyVnEKHtEExVciTOtrZyGGEwaaz2iAJScZ4pw4e8vXpEXRDuTfbempd2X_frO1drYr5Y07WaHA3VzPf0Ijxy2Ly8Y4916bq7bAa6IpKteh05OSYIXqaO34A2gQ/w132-h200/GreatAdaptationsBookCover.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">-- Mix up our <b>cocktail</b> of the evening, the <b>"Choose Your Own Superpower"</b>… (recipe below!)<br />--<b>Groove</b> to wild & wonderful tunes <br />--Bring your questions for the <b>live Q&A</b> <br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Snag a copy of Kenneth Catania’s engrossing, critically acclaimed book, <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691195254/great-adaptations"><b><i>Great Adaptations </i></b></a></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Kenneth Catania</b> is Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University. He is a MacArthur Genius Grant winner, Guggenheim Fellow, and recipient of the National Academy of Science’s Pradel Research Award. He studies sensory systems, brain evolution, predator-prey interactions, and the behavior of “outlier” animals. He, his research, and his writing have been featured in the <i>New York Times, National Geographic, Scientific American,</i> and <i>Atlantic</i>, as well as on NPR and the BBC.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Cocktail Recipe for the “Choose Your Own Superpower”</b></span> (created by the Secret Science Club experimental mixology lab)<br /><i>Ingredients: 1½ oz Vodka, Tequila, or Gin (you choose); 2½ oz Chilled Cranberry Juice; 2½ oz Chilled Grapefruit Juice; 1 Lime; Pomegranate Seeds; Fresh Sprigs of Rosemary</i><br />- Pour your choice of spirits plus the two chilled juices into a highball glass filled with ice, and stir with a bar spoon <br />- Garnish with a wheel of lime, pomegranate seeds, and/or rosemary <br /><span style="color: red;"><b>For a mocktail version:</b> <br /><i>Ingredients: 5 oz of Chilled Cranberry, Grapefruit, Pomegranate, Orange, or Unfiltered Apple Juice (or any combination thereof!); 1½ oz Sparkling Apple Cider, Lemon-Lime Soda, or Seltzer (you pick); 1 Lime; Pomegranate Seeds; Fresh Sprigs of Rosemary </i><br />- Pour your choice of juices into a highball glass filled with ice, and gently stir with a bar spoon <br />- Slowly pour in your choice of carbonated beverage and stir again<br />- Garnish with a wheel of lime, pomegranate seeds, and/or rosemary <br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>
Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-25158751408924700842023-10-04T15:27:00.002-04:002023-10-09T18:35:06.247-04:00LIVE ONLINE: Tuesday, October 10 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club presents Naturalist & Author Adam Welz on “The End of Eden,” FREE!<span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbd_TeoqJBTg1J2WKazPAVM_YoUK6iMpN1hyVzfg69oLhc6zZjX1h4gy1IiMj9P7gJEs2BbV7xLymz7gdPAt48TUv3_JfJNy2jwOLaWw7Re9sU1lyoxuaZiGv2ndiiFSfjPnlxSy3K4y5Nsa1oJqxjNJ-6b8tr4EaA_MpkCN4m9tVIKgeJPBPFw/s2782/Adam%20Welz2%20%C2%A9Sarah%20Geline%202023.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2538" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbd_TeoqJBTg1J2WKazPAVM_YoUK6iMpN1hyVzfg69oLhc6zZjX1h4gy1IiMj9P7gJEs2BbV7xLymz7gdPAt48TUv3_JfJNy2jwOLaWw7Re9sU1lyoxuaZiGv2ndiiFSfjPnlxSy3K4y5Nsa1oJqxjNJ-6b8tr4EaA_MpkCN4m9tVIKgeJPBPFw/w153-h167/Adam%20Welz2%20%C2%A9Sarah%20Geline%202023.jpg" width="153" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span><span><b>Secret Science Club presents Conservationist, Author, and Photographer Adam Welz on <i>The End of Eden</i></b><br /></span></span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b><span>Join us live via ZOOM on TUESDAY, October 10 @ 8PM (Eastern Time USA)</span></b></span><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: green;"> </span></b>"Doors" open at 7:30PM </span><br /></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Shhh...</span><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">everyone on our mailing list will be emailed the Zoom link the night before. To join the Secret Science Club mailing list (or just request the Zoom link), <a href="mailto:secretscienceclub@gmail.com?subject=subscribe">send us an email</a> (secretscienceclub@gmail.com)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When it comes to climate change, human beings tend to focus on how it affects <i>us.</i> But how is global warming impacting the <b>wild world?</b> At the next Secret Science Club, Adam Welz jumps off from his new book, <i>The End of Eden,</i> to examine the unexpected stories of <b>animals</b> across the globe and the ways they are coping—or not—with the “climate breakdown” and <b>“global weirding.”</b></span></p>
<p></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GmuPFGLh_5RvMIHbWPv-zuBDRwRpRcMsJcSiBrilp7nZkRgVUV-LKyvRVvuFe34Q4EpgWC3zfzsOYDzIQb1ohVNm05PoyFh0126QGXTvVDVjHvGTfkWyRK4Q88u8dnKKZSojVXp2UWSLJLU4oLJTYZnIpJbwF_jKEz7HQhZERV8tZubsxCdmjw/s2850/9781635575224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="1875" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GmuPFGLh_5RvMIHbWPv-zuBDRwRpRcMsJcSiBrilp7nZkRgVUV-LKyvRVvuFe34Q4EpgWC3zfzsOYDzIQb1ohVNm05PoyFh0126QGXTvVDVjHvGTfkWyRK4Q88u8dnKKZSojVXp2UWSLJLU4oLJTYZnIpJbwF_jKEz7HQhZERV8tZubsxCdmjw/w143-h217/9781635575224.jpg" width="143" /></a></div>Combining firsthand reportage and insights from cutting-edge research, Adam Welz takes us from the Mojave Desert in California to the <b>kelp forests</b> of the Australian coastline… and brings us up close to creatures like <b>parrots</b> in Puerto Rico, <b>cheetahs</b> in Namibia, and <b>moose</b> in Maine as they struggle to survive changes to the environments in which they have <b>evolved.</b></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Mix up our Shock-tober <b>cocktail & mocktail</b> of the night, the <b>"Creature Feature"</b>… (recipe below!)<br />--<b>Groove</b> to wild & wonderful tunes <br />--Bring your questions for the <b>live Q&A</b> <br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Snag a copy of Adam Welz’s exquisitely written new book, <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-end-of-eden-wild-nature-in-the-age-of-climate-breakdown-adam-welz/19639257?ean=9781635575224"><b><i>The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown </i></b></a></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <b></b></span></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Adam Welz</b> is a naturalist, conservation consultant, writer, photographer, and filmmaker whose work has appeared in <i>The Guardian, The Atlantic, Yale Environment 360, Time,</i> and many other publications. He's a recipient of a Middlebury Fellowship in Environmental Journalism and currently lives in Cape Town with his wife, Sarah, and triplet daughters.</span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Cocktail Recipe for the “Creature Feature”</b></span> (created by the Secret Science Club experimental mixology lab)<br /><i>Ingredients: 3 oz Apple Cider, 1½ - 2 oz Dark Rum, 2 oz Ginger Beer, 1 Slice Apple, 1 Cinnamon Stick</i><br />- Combine the apple cider and rum in a highball glass filled with ice cubes; stir<br />- Slowly add the ginger beer; stir again gently <br />- Garnish with a crisp, tart slice of apple and top off with a cinnamon stick<br /><span style="color: red;">For a mocktail version: Skip the rum and change the measurements, using 4 oz of apple cider and 4 oz of ginger beer.<br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-64283184343547427802023-09-12T14:07:00.000-04:002023-09-12T14:07:50.981-04:00IN-PERSON @ THE DISCOVERY TANK ON PIER 57, Secret Science Club joins forces with Hudson River Park, Thursday, September 21 @ 6:30 PM, $10<p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><b><i></i></b></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyW3fy0Z9Uex5cmaDBKOldIKTjnAyqwAuFBMa2-cXks3oNZByVc2H1qPZxJGV9mEGA2IyZ4N_FHRjK0rEwqK0FRiGAQND1POhxP7wjcEj6KZrNIFrPrgF0y5H-y7PQQ-NqI0HI9eNCbl5EwHTKH16-9VNiwNbNi_oioliMYTMmEH96HDITqwXMw/s1102/1-ny_skylineNASAbyEmmaHowells2C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1102" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyW3fy0Z9Uex5cmaDBKOldIKTjnAyqwAuFBMa2-cXks3oNZByVc2H1qPZxJGV9mEGA2IyZ4N_FHRjK0rEwqK0FRiGAQND1POhxP7wjcEj6KZrNIFrPrgF0y5H-y7PQQ-NqI0HI9eNCbl5EwHTKH16-9VNiwNbNi_oioliMYTMmEH96HDITqwXMw/w214-h158/1-ny_skylineNASAbyEmmaHowells2C.jpg" width="214" /></a></i></b></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><b><i>We’re taking the plunge & heading into Manhattan!<br /></i></b></span></span></span>
<p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><b>SPECIAL EVENT! <span style="color: black;">Secret Science Club teams up with Hudson River Park's "Ask a Scientist" to present an evening of hot-and-cold science </span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Thursday, September 21 @ 6:30PM, $10. <span style="color: green;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-scientist-secret-science-club-tickets-704789934667" target="_blank"><span style="color: green;">(Reserve your tickets.)</span></a></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Secret Science Club</b> flows into <b>Hudson River Park's brand-new Discovery Tank</b> on beautiful Pier 57 for Climate Week NYC.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Atmospheric scientists <b>Róisín Commane</b> and <b>Lauren Smalls-Mantey</b> explore the <b>strange weather & climate events</b> we’ve been experiencing, how they are affecting NYC, as well as what we can do to protect ourselves, our urban environment, and our planet.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Before & After the Talks</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Check out the <b>cool interactive exhibits & microscopes</b> at the Discovery Tank!<br />--Stop by the pier’s blazin’ new food court <b>“Market 57”</b> with vendors curated by the James Beard Foundation!<br />--<b>Groove </b>to red-hot tunes in our “Ebb Tide Lounge”<br />--Imbibe <b>thirst-quenching</b> cocktails & mocktails<br />--Ask a scientist (or two!) about urban heat islands, wildfire smoke, intense rains & flooding, rising temperatures, the impact of green spaces and more!</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-scientist-secret-science-club-tickets-704789934667" target="_blank"><span style="color: green;"><b>Get $10 tickets here!</b></span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0Q2I-l7TkrJOjdZlaicrxOjr0Y8X2xWDV8JrdcLG-RrV5O6ynpFEZtIqLbyNmU5acZdcsm6hVXX6W3kZdDBYh2Rt3DLCxhLPF_YAEfpEX1QpOzCN_gnZQNuioFgqQbXsf9J8_BcGqNSs00-lZgDIKwwkU92jJ88f1ZgsGU2EpMpYqzGRQm5JWw/s1883/RoisinCommane2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="1883" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0Q2I-l7TkrJOjdZlaicrxOjr0Y8X2xWDV8JrdcLG-RrV5O6ynpFEZtIqLbyNmU5acZdcsm6hVXX6W3kZdDBYh2Rt3DLCxhLPF_YAEfpEX1QpOzCN_gnZQNuioFgqQbXsf9J8_BcGqNSs00-lZgDIKwwkU92jJ88f1ZgsGU2EpMpYqzGRQm5JWw/w161-h156/RoisinCommane2.jpg" width="161" /></a></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Róisín Commane</b> is an assistant professor in the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University and at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. She’s currently measuring greenhouse gases around New York City (and the Arctic) to understand more about the sources of emissions and their effect on air quality. Her most recent research explored how the city’s trees and greenery absorb a portion of NYC’s carbon emissions. Dr. Commane and her work have been featured in the <i>New York Times, Washington Post, Scientific American,</i> and on the Weather Channel.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnhWa_hpqH-SLvHfjfECQk0FcEWIAz2C9ZRtp_7MCZrngFPtmyC76Nte7h-dPbDmuoNe4iFkynf31LIpJCqaa98JdgtBUQMQiQhcjQ6RVgwQ1OO3aCkQElOaCVvPCjsBzJvsiboco2O6ylTxlhT-urqkJk3H3BdmJG9cqus00-aEEQLeOaZklSw/s238/LaurenSmalls-Mantey1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="234" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnhWa_hpqH-SLvHfjfECQk0FcEWIAz2C9ZRtp_7MCZrngFPtmyC76Nte7h-dPbDmuoNe4iFkynf31LIpJCqaa98JdgtBUQMQiQhcjQ6RVgwQ1OO3aCkQElOaCVvPCjsBzJvsiboco2O6ylTxlhT-urqkJk3H3BdmJG9cqus00-aEEQLeOaZklSw/w161-h164/LaurenSmalls-Mantey1A.jpg" width="161" /></a></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Lauren Smalls-Mantey</b> is a senior environmental systems scientist for the Bureau of Environmental Surveillance and Policy at NYC’s Department of Health, where she studies extreme heat and works on urban climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies that connect equity, green infrastructure, and human health. Previously Dr. Smalls-Mantey was the Urban Heat Resilience Project Manager for the NYC Parks Department’s “Cool Neighborhoods Initiative.” She and her work have been featured in the <i>New York Times</i> and <i>Amsterdam News.</i></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This program meets <b>Thursday, September 21,</b> 6:30PM at the <b>Discovery Tank on Hudson River Park’s Pier 57</b>. (The entrance to the pier is at the intersection of W. 15th St and 11th Ave in Manhattan.) Subway: A, C, E, L to 14th St/8th Ave; 1, 2, 3 to 14th St </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-scientist-secret-science-club-tickets-704789934667" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><b>Tickets are $10. Click here to reserve your spot!</b></span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;"><i>NYC skyline image: NASA/Emma Howells</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-5375392857353726402023-07-17T10:20:00.001-04:002023-07-17T10:36:42.025-04:00IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE, Secret Science Club presents Biologist Daniel Kronauer on Tuesday, July 25 @ 8PM, FREE!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b></b></span></span></span></p><span style="color: #e70b0b; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-style: italic;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CgFXxX8qJ8eQKa1bdAeO5at_RuDvQZZQs5k5EWv9QeJTc4zMbFiYD2g9S9VRuJQiVFGjMr3BBVgxSP8ST7VUq1lizNZ3H9-YianbELp2RaQ5hsq6-sD2pCX_5cHC--OnHSWxcylcCVWhOpHAZ4mqEWraN76UXL9JwjYxVdCOx-q-qKmHwEufLg/s534/Daniel_Kronauer3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="534" height="155.2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CgFXxX8qJ8eQKa1bdAeO5at_RuDvQZZQs5k5EWv9QeJTc4zMbFiYD2g9S9VRuJQiVFGjMr3BBVgxSP8ST7VUq1lizNZ3H9-YianbELp2RaQ5hsq6-sD2pCX_5cHC--OnHSWxcylcCVWhOpHAZ4mqEWraN76UXL9JwjYxVdCOx-q-qKmHwEufLg/w200-h194/Daniel_Kronauer3.jpg" width="160" /></a></div></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-style: italic;"><b>Wild and wonderful…</b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span> <br /></span></span></span></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Secret Science Club BUGS OUT with Biologist DANIEL KRONAUER</b></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Tuesday, July 25, 8PM (Doors open at 7:30PM), Free!</b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We humans are a ubiquitous, abundant, and <b>social species</b>. But there is one animal that has us beat. Scientists estimate that there are <b>20 quadrillion</b> ants on <b>Earth</b>, or about 2.5 million ants for every human. And they are extremely gregarious little beasties, with social lives oddly reminiscent of our own. <b>Strange</b>, intriguing, and <b>wildly successful</b>, ants have been known to raise livestock and <b>crops</b>, wage war, and design architecturally <b>stunning</b> homes. And they’re very chatty.<br /></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next <b>Secret Science Club</b>, award-winning biologist & ant whisperer <b>Daniel Kronauer</b> explores the sophisticated <b>social lives</b> of ants. He asks:</span></p>
<p><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64UyTNItTU9HJDhjUelKGfXS08nt4UpBl8QwMLIk7NUwTh1DlRMtW7CK6I2NV8f5Qvmmbm8Z4AwzUixvtlpjMSuoI8zruJ-pvAsqiy47tNhpBmnfFTVx57HjeQYEbR3aID-HjL7rea-RsYUTK3GLxWp-36_1p0Zqx-B8bKykm65ZP3gL_R2-j9w/s1569/MarkedAntsByDanielKronauerjpg2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1569" height="149.6" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64UyTNItTU9HJDhjUelKGfXS08nt4UpBl8QwMLIk7NUwTh1DlRMtW7CK6I2NV8f5Qvmmbm8Z4AwzUixvtlpjMSuoI8zruJ-pvAsqiy47tNhpBmnfFTVx57HjeQYEbR3aID-HjL7rea-RsYUTK3GLxWp-36_1p0Zqx-B8bKykm65ZP3gL_R2-j9w/w256-h187/MarkedAntsByDanielKronauerjpg2.jpg" width="204.8" /></a></b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>-- Why are some <b>animals</b> social and others are not? What are the pros and cons of being a social species?</i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>-- How are <b>pheromones</b> used by ants to <b>communicate?</b> (Imagine if, instead of <b>speaking</b>, humans exuded <b>nuanced scents:</b> a sniff of violet for “danger” or a whiff of vanilla for “dinnertime.”)</i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>-- How do <b>sisters</b> in a colony divide up work and take on new roles, so that one turns into a diminutive <b>caregiver,</b> another grows the huge mandibles of a <b>soldier,</b> and another becomes an <b>enormous queen?</b></i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>-- Are ants in a colony like <b>neurons</b> in one big brain? How do ants make <b>collective decisions?</b></i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>-- How are <b>social rules</b> enforced in the ant world? Can ant society tell us anything about the <b>human condition? </b></i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>DANIEL KRONAUER</b> is Stanley S. and Sydney R. Shuman Associate Professor and head of the Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior at The Rockefeller University. He is the recipient of numerous research awards, and his insect photography was recognized in the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. He is the author of the book, <i>Army Ants: Nature’s Ultimate Social Hunters.</i> The Kronauer lab has been in the news several times over the past year for a slew of new findings, including discovering that ants secrete and share a form of “ant milk” and the creation of the world’s first transgenic ants (with neurons that flash fluorescent green). The lab—which has over 100,000 ants in all stages of development in different colonies—is highly interdisciplinary, combining research in ecology, ethology, genetics, epigenetics, and neurobiology.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">-- Raise your glass (and your antennae) to “the little things that run the world” with our <b>cocktail</b> of the night, the <b>Love Bug!</b><br />--<b>Groove </b>to six-legged tunes<br />--Stick around for the scintillating <b>Q&A</b></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This ultra-social edition of the <b>Secret Science Club</b> meets <b>Tuesday, July 25,</b> 8PM @ the <b>Bell House</b>, 149 7th St. (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Doors to the performance space open at 7:30PM. </b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self!</b></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 7.5;">Image credits: Daniel Kronauer: The Rockefeller University; Clonal raider ants tagged for individual behavioral tracking--the ants form a main "nest" cluster around larvae: (c) Daniel Kronauer</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-89759507059531477302023-07-03T17:48:00.006-04:002023-07-05T11:02:59.819-04:00LIVE ONLINE: WEDNESDAY, July 12 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club presents “STARSTRUCK” with astrophysicist & author Sarafina El-Badry Nance in conversation with Moiya McTier, FREE!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9JopJByfiVgC0uwwyAQTY3M3E8pgI9-2y-IYgSawHgUemoYk2AhKFuO8QNTq05SW8U9K3IFlAf8u0xy1b7QgGHQa9MikmPIAu8Yzwb0KHxixEPGcrdnF8x6FVuRkHbIanqzUr9tQ9458rNEYVipXb5utP_SnkZmHYGXRmlg0g8xfIFhVXzCHeA/s1201/SarafinaAnalogAstro.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1201" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9JopJByfiVgC0uwwyAQTY3M3E8pgI9-2y-IYgSawHgUemoYk2AhKFuO8QNTq05SW8U9K3IFlAf8u0xy1b7QgGHQa9MikmPIAu8Yzwb0KHxixEPGcrdnF8x6FVuRkHbIanqzUr9tQ9458rNEYVipXb5utP_SnkZmHYGXRmlg0g8xfIFhVXzCHeA/w400-h233/SarafinaAnalogAstro.png" width="400" /></a></div>Prepare to Embrace the Unknown!</i></span></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Secret Science Club Online presents <i>STARSTRUCK</i> with astrophysicist & author Sarafina El-Badry Nance in conversation with Moiya McTier</b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Join us live via ZOOM on WEDNESDAY, July 12 @ 8PM (Eastern Time USA)</span></b> "Doors" open at 7:30PM </span><br /></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Shhh... </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">everyone on our mailing list will be emailed the Zoom link the day before. To join the Secret Science Club mailing list (or just request the Zoom link), <a href="mailto:secretscienceclub@gmail.com?subject=subscribe">send us an email</a> (secretscienceclub@gmail.com)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sarafina El-Badry Nance is an <b>astrophysicist</b> and analog astronaut. She studies <b>exploding stars</b> at Berkeley and recently flew to "Mars,” to live in a <b>Red Planet simulation</b> on Mauna Loa.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Her passion is <b>investigating</b> outer space—but <b>personal challenges</b> have meant diving deep into what she calls the universe within herself.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In her early 20s, she discovered she had the <b>BRCA genetic mutation</b>, which carries an 87 percent chance of getting breast cancer. After researching her options, she made the <b>decision</b> to have a preventative double mastectomy.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">While navigating the <b>unknowns</b> of outer space and her own inner universe, she has publicly shared her journey, becoming a powerful science communicator and women’s health advocate.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next Secret Science Club, <b>Sarafina El-Badry Nance</b> discusses her science-packed, inspirational new book, <b><i>Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark</i></b> with fellow astrophysicist <b>Moiya McTier.</b></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcW6zDCuOcnYh2QVgLLFlhOKWJx94Y7BfpbuyTYpnbKjWRhYaGRjxjSlLZotWefxPOtm8pi-VBifup8KOgOx0KVTECkMyMeil-l8SuagWaujw-LyXFwB4NsB2r2Spx1xBwe3AYLQp9UYt03v4MpJiksIsP0rKdZGyrgfVrUs0-eRpql-1m6ENk5g/s5270/STARSTRUCKbookcover2.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="5270" data-original-width="3675" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcW6zDCuOcnYh2QVgLLFlhOKWJx94Y7BfpbuyTYpnbKjWRhYaGRjxjSlLZotWefxPOtm8pi-VBifup8KOgOx0KVTECkMyMeil-l8SuagWaujw-LyXFwB4NsB2r2Spx1xBwe3AYLQp9UYt03v4MpJiksIsP0rKdZGyrgfVrUs0-eRpql-1m6ENk5g/s200/STARSTRUCKbookcover2.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Sarafina El-Badry Nance</b> is an Egyptian-American astrophysicist and author. She has been awarded fellowships by the National Science Foundation, and she and her work have been featured in the Discovery Channel’s <i>How the Universe Works, National Geographic, San Francisco Chronicle,</i> Refinery29, NPR’s Short Wave, and the BBC. She was named one of <i>Forbes’</i> “30 Inspirational Women” and was on <i>Forbes’</i> list of “30 Under 30” and the Arab American Foundation’s “40 Under 40.” She lives in Berkeley, California, with her partner and her dog, Comet.<i><br /></i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJpnfCJSqaXv6yDCapVfNEOvwVOt8J5gGAqNhDQGA-WbIMGqHw-bbJqe3yStvWJf3PUQ_A8F5SupBuL4qp3ysUbspodd14d06obOAh9iztAu738j_EuHSq3zFsomi38ubZpSBf8JTexKOyjSsffEkfZzIqGod2MCDIRuJg1Pkdrm73AuI28ePJQ/s528/Moiya%20McTier3Blogger.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="505" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJpnfCJSqaXv6yDCapVfNEOvwVOt8J5gGAqNhDQGA-WbIMGqHw-bbJqe3yStvWJf3PUQ_A8F5SupBuL4qp3ysUbspodd14d06obOAh9iztAu738j_EuHSq3zFsomi38ubZpSBf8JTexKOyjSsffEkfZzIqGod2MCDIRuJg1Pkdrm73AuI28ePJQ/w163-h170/Moiya%20McTier3Blogger.jpg" width="163" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Moiya McTier</b> is an astrophysicist, folklorist, author, and science communicator. She is the author of <i>The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy,</i> and the host and producer of “Exolore,” a podcast that explores fictional world-building through the lens of science. Dr. McTier has consulted with companies like Disney and PBS on their fictional worlds, helped design exhibits for the New York Hall of Science, and given hundreds of talks about science around the globe (including features on MSNBC and NPR). When she's not researching space or imagining new worlds, she can likely be found at home in New York City, watching trashy reality TV with her cat, Kosmo.<br /></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Mix up our starry-eyed <b>cocktail & mocktail</b>, the <b>"Sublime Universe"</b>… (recipe below!)<br />--<b>Groove</b> to out-of-this-world tunes<br />--Bring your questions for the <b>live Q&A</b><br />--Snag a copy of Sarafina El-Badry Nance’s amazing new book <b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/starstruck-a-memoir-of-astrophysics-and-finding-light-in-the-dark-sarafina-el-badry-nance/19082331?ean=9780593186794">Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark</a></span></i></b></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What's next at Secret Science Club? </span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We will be in-person at the Bell House in Brooklyn on Tuesday, July 25, with biologist Daniel Kronauer. Stay tuned for details!</span><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can support Secret Science Club's programming by making a DONATION via:</span></b></p>
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<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 10 pt;"> (Note: If you don't already have the Zoom meeting app on your computer or mobile device, you can download it for free at <a href="http://zoom.us" target="_blank">zoom.us</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Cocktail Recipe for the “Sublime Universe”</b></span> (created by Joe Cacciola/Mixologist)<br /><i>Ingredients: 3 oz White Wine (Pinot Grigio), ½ oz Simple Syrup**, ¼-inch Slice of a Peeled Cucumber, Juice of ½ Lime, 1 Mint Leaf, and a Sprig of Mint (for garnish)</i><br />- In a bar glass, add the slice of cucumber, mint leaf, and lime juice; then with a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon, muddle well (until completely combined)<br />- Add the wine and stir well <br />- Double strain (to catch all the cucumber seeds) into a wine glass filled with ice<br />- Garnish with a sprig of mint<br /><span style="color: red;">** Quick Simple Syrup Recipe</span><br />- Put 1 part water and 1 part sugar in a bar shaker, shake for one minute, let settle, and then shake again to a slow count of ten.<br /><span style="color: red;">*** (For a mocktail version, substitute white grape juice for the wine and the simple syrup is optional.)<br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>
Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-90832964324946170392023-06-07T11:40:00.003-04:002023-06-12T19:09:42.082-04:00LIVE ONLINE: Tuesday, June 13 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club presents Biologist & Author Danna Staaf on “Nursery Earth: The Wondrous Lives of Baby Animals & the Extraordinary Ways They Shape Our World,” FREE!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><span><span><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCyK5pE7cn2rlSYccl9D0FymlngX3SbGa-Ik5iIZiguzWOgi_dqU_Apv4aSEbU9bpuhj3xp-GgJEijLYmXMJHPpWCkCik90bacR8oHYZOgPnL3MKiFeEVEg1HZXIrXSf_lDWzMgvdvJf9Jfn2V9hrZVaGQztXKd4rhetT49bR6h3V21a9cYY/s779/Danna%20Staff%20Author%20Photo_credit%20Josh%20Weaver3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="779" height="152.8" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCyK5pE7cn2rlSYccl9D0FymlngX3SbGa-Ik5iIZiguzWOgi_dqU_Apv4aSEbU9bpuhj3xp-GgJEijLYmXMJHPpWCkCik90bacR8oHYZOgPnL3MKiFeEVEg1HZXIrXSf_lDWzMgvdvJf9Jfn2V9hrZVaGQztXKd4rhetT49bR6h3V21a9cYY/w200-h191/Danna%20Staff%20Author%20Photo_credit%20Josh%20Weaver3.jpg" width="160" /></a></div> Oh, baby! Secret Science Club Online presents Danna Staaf & <i>Nursery Earth</i></b><br /></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: green;">Join us live via Zoom on Tuesday, June 13 @ 8PM (Eastern Time USA) </span></b>"Doors" open at 7:30PM </span><br /></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Shhh... </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">everyone on our mailing list will be emailed the Zoom link the night before. To join the Secret Science Club mailing list (or just request the Zoom link), <a href="mailto:secretscienceclub@gmail.com?subject=subscribe">send us an email</a> (secretscienceclub@gmail.com)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Puppies, <b>kittens</b>, chicks—they’re frankly <b>irresistible</b>. But baby animals can be <b>bizarre</b> too. Some <b>developing creatures</b> go through radical <b>metamorphoses</b> on the way to adulthood. A few baby species are comparatively huge, much larger than their adult selves. Other <b>babies</b> are carnivorous, yet become vegetarians as grown-ups.</span></p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdL_oywGLk4cQQQSqIEnsXltJiX-rnFmvnIztjp5ETXeRnSxCvyyl1kB9TQ0uAh5XFA-FUFDhU7dq-PVVvVKpAuTFTLw0P9FcgIJ0QFr9xcNbjV9rzwge_jYrpR-cREx21kDWik_o1ge4lzlz3v8wtVu6IGvhXHhBJCTklQAsEev9AgQ2OlQ/s2334/NurseryEarthCover4.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="1706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdL_oywGLk4cQQQSqIEnsXltJiX-rnFmvnIztjp5ETXeRnSxCvyyl1kB9TQ0uAh5XFA-FUFDhU7dq-PVVvVKpAuTFTLw0P9FcgIJ0QFr9xcNbjV9rzwge_jYrpR-cREx21kDWik_o1ge4lzlz3v8wtVu6IGvhXHhBJCTklQAsEev9AgQ2OlQ/w146-h200/NurseryEarthCover4.jpg" width="146" /></a></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next <b>Secret Science Club</b>, biologist Danna Staaf jumps off from her new book <b><i>Nursery Earth </i></b> to explore the myriad, <b>mysterious,</b> and fascinating ways young animals <b>survive</b> and develop. From cygnet to swan, puggle to <b>platypus,</b> caterpillar to moth, <b>tadpole</b> to frog—she celebrates the <b>strange, wondrous</b> world of baby animals.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Mix up our honking-good <b>cocktail & mocktail</b> of the night, the <b>"Gosling"</b>… (recipe is below!)<br />--<b>Groove</b> to wild tunes <br />--Bring your questions for the <b>live Q&A</b> <br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Snag a copy of Danna Staaf’s awesome new book, <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/summer-2023/nursery-earth/"><b><i>Nursery Earth: The Wondrous Lives of Baby Animals & the Extraordinary Ways They Shape Our World </i></b></a></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <b></b></span></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Danna Staaf</b> earned a PhD in invertebrate biology from Stanford University and has been studying marine animals for decades. Her first book, <a href="https://theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/fall-2020/monarchs-of-the-sea/"><i>Monarchs of the Sea: The Extraordinary 500-Million-Year History of Cephalopods</i></a>, was named one of the best science books of 2017 by NPR’s Science Friday. Her writing has been featured in <i>Science, Atlas Obscura,</i> and <i>Nautilus</i>, and her research has appeared in the <i>Journal of Experimental Biology, Aquaculture,</i> as well as in numerous textbooks. She lives with her family in Northern California.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: green;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>This is a FREE event. </b></span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can support Secret Science Club's programming by making a DONATION via:</span></b></p>
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<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Zelle</b>: scienceliveproductions@gmail.com</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 10 pt;"> (Note: If you don't already have the Zoom meeting app on your computer or mobile device, you can download it for free at <a href="http://zoom.us" target="_blank">zoom.us</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Cocktail Recipe for the “Gosling”</b></span> (created by the Secret Science Club experimental mixology lab)<br /><i>Ingredients: 4 oz Ginger Beer, 2 oz Dark Rum, Juice of ½ Lime, 3 Dashes of Angostura Bitters, Slice of Candied Ginger, and Luxardo Cherry </i><br />- Pour the ginger beer into a highball glass filled with ice cubes <br />- Slowly add the rum, followed by a good squeeze of lime and the bitters <br />- Stir gently and top off with a slice of candied ginger and a Luxardo cherry<br /><span style="color: red;">For a mocktail version: Replace the rum with pineapple or passion fruit juice and skip the bitters.<br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-38865217827724113642023-05-31T18:24:00.000-04:002023-06-09T13:42:50.014-04:00***POSTPONED*** IN-PERSON @ THE WETLAB ON PIER 40, Secret Science Club joins forces with Hudson River Park, Thursday, June 8 @ 6:30 PM, $10<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Folks, we are sorry to announce that our June 8 event at the Hudson River Park Wetlab has been cancelled due to the poor air-quality conditions and smoke from Canadian wildfires that is impacting NYC. We will reschedule at a future date.</b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_8OP4nsaA5E247KImxxYN_dx3GEhhh8XKqkV6f_7U_eQopPJbuGs1jCt0b3NGCX91-h3ixMvEobi9Br9x0eThGxVWg9KdSWkhORwV6z5RlLUIFK4K-it-LEawBHpgE_8Jl0qP70DOwUxRp7XdjMC11RTiqulG6fFJfA-oHeknVyErDDU9HE/s1187/Seahorse2b.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1026" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_8OP4nsaA5E247KImxxYN_dx3GEhhh8XKqkV6f_7U_eQopPJbuGs1jCt0b3NGCX91-h3ixMvEobi9Br9x0eThGxVWg9KdSWkhORwV6z5RlLUIFK4K-it-LEawBHpgE_8Jl0qP70DOwUxRp7XdjMC11RTiqulG6fFJfA-oHeknVyErDDU9HE/w148-h171/Seahorse2b.jpg" width="148" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><b><i>We’re taking the plunge & heading into Manhattan!<br /></i></b></span></span></span>
</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><b>SPECIAL EVENT! <span style="color: black;">Secret Science Club joins forces with Hudson River Park's "Ask a Scientist" to present an all-aquatic evening in Lower Manhattan</span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Thursday, June 8 @ 6:30PM, $10. <span style="color: green;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-scientist-secret-science-club-tickets-644352464567" target="_blank"><span style="color: green;">(Reserve your tickets.)</span></a></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Secret Science Club</b> flows into <b>Hudson River Park's Wetlab</b> on beautiful Pier 40 to explore some of the most <b>mysterious marine animals</b> living in our waters.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Biologists <b>Melina Giakoumis</b> and <b>Lalitha Jayant</b> dive into the strange, fascinating, and spiny lives of echinoderms <b>(sea stars! sea urchins!)</b> at this special <b>Ask a Scientist</b> event.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Before & After the Talks</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Get up close and personal with wildlife from NYC’s liquid wilderness. Check out the <b>exhibits & aquariums</b> in the Wetlab, filled with creatures that live right under our noses alongside Wall Street, Tribeca, the West Village, and Chelsea.<br />--<b>Groove </b>to sea-salty tunes in our “Ebb Tide Lounge”<br />--Imbibe <b>thirst-quenching</b> cocktails & mocktails<br />--Ask a scientist (or two!) about your favorite Hudson River species </span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-a-scientist-secret-science-club-tickets-644352464567" target="_blank"><span style="color: green;"><b>Get $10 tickets here!</b></span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidkvWDzJlEneyrmNicCOpzsqkWQYUZXi0S6qC738bC3qGlqBR62pwIlCkBSN8yIYpnYFSM81di7jg1bnlLILfP1TOubNr6DbpujeHCv-JCOT2PR7wT6zaRv8xw9FsjKUiDAuaQ5KvgRY9i2Bnq3UHj7PsDqLBIbfAmlAfZPkhYFc_kFrIqgxI/s963/SeaStar.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="963" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidkvWDzJlEneyrmNicCOpzsqkWQYUZXi0S6qC738bC3qGlqBR62pwIlCkBSN8yIYpnYFSM81di7jg1bnlLILfP1TOubNr6DbpujeHCv-JCOT2PR7wT6zaRv8xw9FsjKUiDAuaQ5KvgRY9i2Bnq3UHj7PsDqLBIbfAmlAfZPkhYFc_kFrIqgxI/w163-h130/SeaStar.jpg" width="163" /></a></div><b>Melina Giakoumis</b> is the associate director of the Institute for Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural History. She studies sea stars in the North Atlantic Ocean, and the causes of sea star population declines. She recently earned her PhD in biology, with a focus on Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Behavior, from the Graduate Center at the City University of New York. She uses genomics and field research to understand the evolutionary history, population dynamics and future distributional changes in intertidal communities and is passionate about science communication & education.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MPFw42slt0K55V4EIilyK2tEExFP49ZwHmzg14uy1vVJ2OO6HXjmFHdmiqOkc1oYV8clJEtngmi5q8ZGHLYGqkTVwTnAM6ODD1WBhlYz-bnn7xe65zSapnX0fWy_lU5GCIYLUxJZe6oebQRHWeiXXkIODMDu9iKi-eypLg9vt3mvypa0-G8/s1041/SeaUrchin.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="1041" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MPFw42slt0K55V4EIilyK2tEExFP49ZwHmzg14uy1vVJ2OO6HXjmFHdmiqOkc1oYV8clJEtngmi5q8ZGHLYGqkTVwTnAM6ODD1WBhlYz-bnn7xe65zSapnX0fWy_lU5GCIYLUxJZe6oebQRHWeiXXkIODMDu9iKi-eypLg9vt3mvypa0-G8/w157-h136/SeaUrchin.jpg" width="157" /></a></div><b>Lalitha Jayant</b> is a professor of cell and molecular biology at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. She works with the sea urchin <i>Lytechinus variegatus</i> and marine bacteria associated with this species. One of her research projects involves extending the shelf-life of sea urchin eggs for laboratory use using liposomes. Given the limited life span of isolated eggs from <i>L. variegatus</i>, one aim of this work has been to make sea urchin gametes more readily available and useful for developmental research and for class experiments in biology labs.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This program meets <b>Thursday, June 8,</b> 6:30PM at the <b>Wetlab on Hudson River Park’s Pier 40</b>. (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. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-42132617107547944362023-05-10T11:36:00.003-04:002023-05-15T10:09:22.169-04:00IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE, Secret Science Club presents Biologist & Circadian Rhythm Researcher Orie Shafer on Monday, May 15 @ 8PM, FREE!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b></b></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPO9jDUTB0YwAb0VH6npi23GP4_f5klbrguz-iaWTd6-y66IirN-lAh1cM00UPLz6EEQ6b2Vrvd6EouQ8F5emWlYz1SENb-bq7vM7TWIThE500nOKQLwqlMmf4ASRdYWzjqfxKllMK1BTmLUxPtFxD7KbMUANFZdY7NofE2qIFW_swhYT6Jsw/s675/OrieShafer6.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="675" height="159.2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPO9jDUTB0YwAb0VH6npi23GP4_f5klbrguz-iaWTd6-y66IirN-lAh1cM00UPLz6EEQ6b2Vrvd6EouQ8F5emWlYz1SENb-bq7vM7TWIThE500nOKQLwqlMmf4ASRdYWzjqfxKllMK1BTmLUxPtFxD7KbMUANFZdY7NofE2qIFW_swhYT6Jsw/w200-h199/OrieShafer6.png" width="160" /></a></b></span></span></span></div><span style="color: #e70b0b; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-style: italic;">Synchronize your watches! We’re about to explore the mysteries of circadian rhythms…</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: red;"><b> <br /></b></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Secret Science Club presents Biological Clock Researcher Orie Shafer</b></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b>IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Monday, May 15, 8PM (Doors open at 7:30PM), Free!</b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We all have <b>biological clocks</b> embedded in our <b>minds & bodies</b>. So how do they work? <br /></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next <b>Secret Science Club</b>, we’re exploring <b>circadian rhythms</b> with chronobiologist and neuroscientist <b>Orie Shafer</b>. He asks:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>-- How do <b>circadian rhythms</b> guide everything from <b>sleep </b>to digestion to daily changes in body temperature?</i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>-- How <b>accurate </b>is our biological clock and what can knock it <b>off-kilter?</b></i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>-- Where in the body is the biological clock <b>located?</b></i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>-- Do <b>early birds</b> and <b>night owls</b> have different circadian rhythms? What is <b>social jet lag?</b></i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Try our fastidiously measured <b>cocktail</b> of the night, the <b>“Right on Time”</b><br />--<b>Groove </b>to syncopated tunes (as we rock around the clock)<br />--Stick around for the scintillating <b>Q&A</b></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>ORIE SHAFER</b> is a professor of biology at the Advanced Science Research Center at the City University of New York. He studies the neurobiological basis of circadian clocks, the molecular time-keeping mechanisms that orchestrate rhythmic behaviors, such as sleeping and waking. His research employs genetic, physiological, imaging, and behavioral methods to understand how neural networks create a robust yet resettable circadian rhythm, and he is particularly interested in how biological clocks operate when challenged by the unreliability of the modern-day light environment. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This up-to-the-minute edition of the <b>Secret Science Club</b> meets <b>Monday, May 15,</b> 8PM @ the <b>Bell House</b>, 149 7th St. (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Doors to the performance space open at 7:30PM. </b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self!</b></span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can support Secret Science Club's programming by making a DONATION via:</span></b></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Credit Card, PayPal, Apple Pay,</b> or <b>Google Pay</b> on <a href="https://donorbox.org/secret-science-club" target="_blank">Donorbox</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>
Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-88628092532097693072023-04-23T00:08:00.007-04:002023-04-23T15:25:19.206-04:00LIVE ONLINE: TUESDAY, April 25 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club presents Sleep Researcher Gina Poe, FREE!<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #e60000;"><i></i></span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #e60000;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT567nnuZcXNSqcb6e7L2FAR4I4AZt13bn9Eeht7N_ncB3diEpL19hYmS--8E7HT-0QjhO__3W1hBf12OS-MBlSbs3a-a3ER0oM3D0RBQcdFMHLmulUFeKjZfGNIdBAW_vCbt3tKW9letSasorXen7L3t3TUfDJQ4IxLWuDZqgNS0Vs_1w1Q/s1063/IMG_7823cropped2b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1063" height="151.2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT567nnuZcXNSqcb6e7L2FAR4I4AZt13bn9Eeht7N_ncB3diEpL19hYmS--8E7HT-0QjhO__3W1hBf12OS-MBlSbs3a-a3ER0oM3D0RBQcdFMHLmulUFeKjZfGNIdBAW_vCbt3tKW9letSasorXen7L3t3TUfDJQ4IxLWuDZqgNS0Vs_1w1Q/w200-h189/IMG_7823cropped2b.jpg" width="160" /></a></i></span></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #e60000;"><i>Sweet dreams! </i>Secret Science Club presents Sleep Researcher Gina Poe</span></b></span><br /></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #e60000;">Join us live via Zoom on Tuesday, April 25 @ 8PM (Eastern Time USA)</span></b> "Doors" open at 7:30PM </span><br /></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #e60000; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here's how to sign up: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Everyone on our mailing list will be emailed the Zoom link the night before. To join the Secret Science Club mailing list (or just request the Zoom link), <a href="mailto:secretscienceclub@gmail.com?subject=subscribe">send us an email</a> (secretscienceclub@gmail.com)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> At the next <b>Secret Science Club,</b> neuroscientist <b>Gina Poe</b> uncovers the mysteries of a good night’s sleep. She asks:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> - What is the architecture of a <b>good night’s sleep?</b> And what are the purposes of the <b>different phases of sleep?</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> - What is the <b>brain</b> working on when you’re sleeping? How is sleep involved in <b>learning</b>, memory, and the processing of <b>emotions?</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> - Why is it so important to go to bed at the same <b>time</b> every night? We’ve all heard about <b>R.E.M. sleep</b>, but what’s so special about the first 20 minutes of sleep?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> - What are the connections between <b>sleep disturbances</b> and <b>mental health? </b> How does sleeping and <b>dreaming</b> rejuvenate our minds, bodies, and <b>memories?</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Gina Poe</b> is a neuroscientist, professor in the department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, and the Eleanor Leslie Chair in Innovative Brain Research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In her lab, she focuses on the role of sleep in learning and memory consolidation, as well as sleep’s role in mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction recovery, and depression.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span><span style="color: #e60000; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Mix up our soothing, sleepy-time <b>cocktail</b> of the night, the <b>"Dream Weaver"</b>… (recipe below!)<br />--Groove to rock lullabies and other <b>dreamy tunes</b> <br />--Bring your questions for the <b>live Q&A</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #e60000;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>This is a FREE event. </b></span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can support Secret Science Club's programming by making a DONATION via:</span></b></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Credit Card, PayPal, Apple Pay,</b> or <b>Google Pay</b> on <a href="https://donorbox.org/secret-science-club" target="_blank">Donorbox</a></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Zelle</b>: scienceliveproductions@gmail.com</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 10 pt;"> (Note: If you don't already have the Zoom meeting app on your computer or mobile device, you can download it for free at <a href="http://zoom.us" target="_blank">zoom.us</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Cocktail Recipe for the “Dream Weaver”</b></span> (suggested by our speaker and created by the Secret Science Club experimental mixology lab)<br /><i>Ingredients: 6 oz Milk (any kind you like); 1 oz Amaretto, Baileys Irish Cream, or Kahlúa; 1 tsp Honey; 2 to 3 dashes Vanilla Extract; a pinch of Ground Cinnamon</i><br />- On the stove, gently warm the milk in a saucepan over low-to-medium heat (but do not let milk simmer or boil)<br />- Pour the warm milk into your favorite mug<br />- Add honey, vanilla, and alcohol—and stir until combined<br />- Top off with a sprinkling of cinnamon <br /><span style="color: red;">For a mocktail version: Skip the alcohol, and add a little extra warm milk and honey to taste. <br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>
Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-89558864995653154572023-03-28T14:44:00.004-04:002023-03-31T18:04:52.437-04:00LIVE ONLINE: SUNDAY, April 2 @ 2PM, Secret Science Club presents “Science & the Information Epidemic” with Psychologist Sander van der Linden and Disease Detective Seema Yasmin, FREE! <span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAo2BDnrgz9hzAekkKhAFtb-i2aIFULjvu8hPsYbFX6KBtt20labLpoRnMaQCapNOSfyOmSeGLTNnPmp2dkJ_jNhXmkar7C0ROpGUuBnF9tPCC04xd1pn7xXplev5-0B2fIJtCW-kMl7xgTQslP2SLGgQEc6hsCE8bH9RjMks7ECyaioezR6M/s1920/SanderSeemaHeadshotsBooks1.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1920" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAo2BDnrgz9hzAekkKhAFtb-i2aIFULjvu8hPsYbFX6KBtt20labLpoRnMaQCapNOSfyOmSeGLTNnPmp2dkJ_jNhXmkar7C0ROpGUuBnF9tPCC04xd1pn7xXplev5-0B2fIJtCW-kMl7xgTQslP2SLGgQEc6hsCE8bH9RjMks7ECyaioezR6M/w400-h210/SanderSeemaHeadshotsBooks1.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><i>This Sunday afternoon! Join us for a brunch-time Zoom event…</i></span></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>LIVE ONLINE! Secret Science Club presents "Science & the Information Epidemic" with social psychologist Sander van der Linden and disease detective Seema Yasmin</b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Join us live via ZOOM on SUNDAY, April 2 @ 2PM (Eastern Time USA)</span></b> "Doors" open at 1:30PM </span><br /></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Shhh... </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">everyone on our mailing list will be emailed the Zoom link the day before. To join the Secret Science Club mailing list (or just request the Zoom link), <a href="mailto:secretscienceclub@gmail.com?subject=subscribe">send us an email</a> (secretscienceclub@gmail.com)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Misinformation </b>campaigns—designed to recruit, sell, <b>influence</b>, manipulate, <b>engage </b>(or enrage)—are not a new phenomenon. But in recent years, content that is false or misleading seems to have metastasized. In an era of information overload, is it possible we are losing the ability to separate <b>fact </b>from <b>fiction</b>?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next Secret Science Club, psychologist <b>Sander van der Linden</b> and disease detective <b>Seema Yasmin</b> explain why our <b>brains </b>are so <b>vulnerable </b>to misinformation, how it spreads like a <b>virus </b>across social networks, and what we can do to <b>inoculate ourselves</b> and others.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>THE SPEAKERS</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Sander van der Linden</b> is professor of social psychology in society at the University of Cambridge and director of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab. His research examines how people process (mis)information, how it spreads in online networks, and what behavioral interventions we can design to counter it at-scale. He co-developed the award-winning fake news game, <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.getbadnews.com/en">Bad News</a></span></b>, which has been played by millions of people around the world, and he regularly advises governments, social media companies, and the World Health Organization on fighting misinformation. He and his research have been featured in the <i>New York Times, Wired,</i> and <i>Rolling Stone</i> and on NPR and the BBC. His new book - <b><i>Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity</i></b> - was published in March.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Seema Yasmin</b> is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, medical doctor, professor and author. She is director of the Stanford Health Communication Initiative, clinical assistant professor in Stanford University’s Department of Medicine, and visiting professor at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA where she teaches crisis management and communications. Previously, she served as an officer in the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Her scholarly work focuses on the spread of health misinformation and disinformation, the growth of medical and news deserts, and the impact on public health. Her writing has appeared in the <i>New York Times, Scientific American,</i> and <i>Rolling Stone,</i> and she regularly appears on CNN. Her most recent book is <b><i>What the Fact?! Finding the Truth in All the Noise.</i></b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Mix up our sneaky <b>cocktail & mocktail</b>, the <b>"Sweet Persuasion"</b>… (recipe below!)<br />--<b>Groove</b> to strangely alluring tunes<br />--Bring your questions for the <b>live Q&A</b> <br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Snag copies of our speakers’ awesome new books! You can order Sander van der Linden's <b><i>Foolproof </i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/foolproof-why-misinformation-infects-our-minds-and-how-to-build-immunity-sander-van-der-linden/18507016?ean=9780393881448">here</a></span></b> and Seema Yasmin's <b><i>What the Fact?!</i> <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-the-fact-finding-the-truth-in-all-the-noise-seema-yasmin/18543063?ean=9781665900034">here</a></span></b>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Cocktail Recipe for the “Sweet Persuasion”</b></span> (created by the Secret Science Club Experimental Mixology Lab)<br /><i>Ingredients: 2 oz Grapefruit Juice, 2 oz Orange Juice, 4 oz Prosecco or Sparkling Rosé, 1 dash Rose Water, Raspberries (for garnish)</i><br />- Combine chilled juices and rose water in a wine glass, and stir <br />- Slowly top off with well-chilled sparkling wine<br />- Garnish with raspberries and your favorite spring flower<br /><span style="color: red;">** (For a mocktail version, substitute lemon-lime seltzer or Sanpellegrino Aranciata Rossa for the sparkling wine.)<br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-13146425794349804302023-03-15T22:23:00.005-04:002023-03-25T11:20:43.634-04:00IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE, Secret Science Club presents Squid-ologist Diana Li on Tuesday, March 21 @ 8PM, FREE!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b></b></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ycb-9Y6Rkv1yVhV56agbpR0Fgl_DN8HvPsTTemnKMwj4KqVs_xqz-CmeNoFhRjnZL0Ea18ZDGOlN9qOcVdXVqAKUNdEp-k2pYpsWGMn-G4PavzB8toCK5qAHeBf-M5ygEM3xBBp42CoXq62YVCzXZoKnWdGXaRwQ2uWen3DYV0aBWpbcnew/s1122/DianaLi-bySirinSamman.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1116" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ycb-9Y6Rkv1yVhV56agbpR0Fgl_DN8HvPsTTemnKMwj4KqVs_xqz-CmeNoFhRjnZL0Ea18ZDGOlN9qOcVdXVqAKUNdEp-k2pYpsWGMn-G4PavzB8toCK5qAHeBf-M5ygEM3xBBp42CoXq62YVCzXZoKnWdGXaRwQ2uWen3DYV0aBWpbcnew/w199-h200/DianaLi-bySirinSamman.png" width="179.1" /></a></div>Secret Science Club presents Everyone’s Favorite Squid-ologist, Diana Li!</b></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b>IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Tuesday, March 21, 8PM (Doors open at 7:30PM), Free!</b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next Secret Science Club, <b>squid-ologist Diana Li</b> explores undersea life and shares her amazing discoveries about these transfixing, <b>tentacled creatures</b>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Get ready to <b>dive deep!</b> More than just calamari—<b>squids</b> are some of the most <b>extreme creatures</b> on the planet. Dr. Li asks:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>-- How are <b>swimming</b> squid literally like rockets?</i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>-- Of all the over 300 species of squids—from the <b>alien-like</b> Big Fin Squid to the <b>see-through</b> Glass Squid—which species deserves to be crowned Most Wondrous?</i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>-- What’s it like getting up close and personal with squid in the lab and in the ocean? And what’s it like to <b>get inked?</b></i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Try our propulsive <b>cocktail</b> of the evening, the <b>“Night Swimmer”</b><br />--<b>Groove </b>to wet & wild tunes<br />--Stick around for the scintillating and salty <b>Q&A</b></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>DIANA LI</b> is a scientist & educator at Columbia University. She earned her Ph.D. at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station where she studied the neurophysiology and biomechanics of swimming squid. She is currently Associate Director of Education & Training Initiatives at Columbia's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain and Behavior Institute and is dedicated to programs that inform the public about science: Dr. Li has appeared on “Science Friday,” the “Facts Machine” podcast, and “Story Collider.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This undersea edition of the <b>Secret Science Club</b> meets <b>Tuesday, March 21,</b> 8PM @ the <b>Bell House</b>, 149 7th St. (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Doors to the performance space open at 7:30PM. </b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self!</b></span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">*This event will be mixed seated/standing. Arrive early for best seat selection.*</span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What’s next at Secret Science Club Online?</span></b><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On Sunday, April 2, join us on Zoom for a brunch-time program on misinformation with psychologist Sander van der Linden (author of <i>Foolproof</i>) and medical doctor Seema Yasmin (author of <i>What the Fact?!)</i>. Stay tuned for details!</span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can support Secret Science Club's programming by making a DONATION via:</span></b></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Credit Card, PayPal, Apple Pay,</b> or <b>Google Pay</b> on <a href="https://donorbox.org/secret-science-club" target="_blank">Donorbox</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-3105442725652316622023-03-05T15:03:00.011-05:002023-03-27T20:22:57.610-04:00LIVE ONLINE: YOUR BRAIN, YOUR TEEN'S BRAIN & THE LAW, Tuesday, March 14 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club presents the “Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Lecture” with Francis X. Shen & Adriana Galván, FREE! <p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: red;">We’re back with another brainy Zoom talk!</span></i></b><br /></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78O5VcInnLNj8NDx8WjJqnWHR3i9a4zD49klZts7wllpK9WNIB4h83XwHg-OQSJQmdNRnkh0KNavLUygym9tjcBR9FISpQUODahwZYC0YgK_8jInIE9Y8lRnJN5YaI4UdMj4ltGyld1IFWZuyAagHf8COPobrXbuAY0Jg30O73kuH6Ut-PN0/s926/ShenAndGalvan.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="926" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78O5VcInnLNj8NDx8WjJqnWHR3i9a4zD49klZts7wllpK9WNIB4h83XwHg-OQSJQmdNRnkh0KNavLUygym9tjcBR9FISpQUODahwZYC0YgK_8jInIE9Y8lRnJN5YaI4UdMj4ltGyld1IFWZuyAagHf8COPobrXbuAY0Jg30O73kuH6Ut-PN0/w400-h175/ShenAndGalvan.png" width="377" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Secret Science Club presents the “Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Lecture” with Brain Experts Francis Shen & Adriana Galván (in honor of Brain Awareness Week)</b><br /></span></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Join us live via Zoom on TUESDAY, March 14 @ 8PM (Eastern Time USA)</span></b> "Doors" open at 7:30PM </span><br /></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Shhh... </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">everyone on our mailing list will be emailed the Zoom link the night before. To join the Secret Science Club mailing list (or <b><span style="color: red;">request the Zoom link</span></b>), <a href="mailto:secretscienceclub@gmail.com?subject=subscribe">send us an email</a> (secretscienceclub@gmail.com)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next Secret Science Club Online, <b>pioneering researchers</b> Francis Shen and Adriana Galván discuss <b>groundbreaking discoveries</b> about the <b>adolescent brain</b>—and how these scientific insights are affecting our legal system, public policy, and <b>society</b>. They ask:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">• What’s going on in the <b>brains</b> of teens and young adults?<br />• What impact does <b>stress</b> have on the adolescent brain?<br />• How does the young adult brain evaluate <b>risk-taking and rewards?</b><br />• In what ways is <b>neuroscientific research</b> on the developing brain influencing laws, court decisions, and sentencing guidelines?<br />• How are <b>insights</b> about the adolescent brain affecting young people themselves—in terms of legal culpability and incarceration, age restrictions for controlled substances, and their rights to make decisions about their own medical care?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>THE SPEAKERS</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Francis X. Shen</b> is a professor at Harvard Medical School’s Center for Bioethics and an affiliated faculty member at Harvard Law School. He is a pioneer in establishing the interdisciplinary field of law and neuroscience, and conducts research on how insights from neuroscience and artificial intelligence can make the legal system more just and effective. In 2021, he was awarded the Early Career Scholars Medal from the American Law Institute. He is the director of Harvard’s Shen Lab: Law, Ethics, Neuroscience & Artificial Intelligence, where the motto is “every story is a brain story.”</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Adriana Galván</b> is a professor of psychology and dean of undergraduate education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). An expert on the adolescent brain and the author of over 100 scientific papers, she has made seminal discoveries about brain development in children, teens, and adults. In 2019, she received the Troland Research Award from the National Academy of Sciences and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Her research on the adolescent brain has played a central role in landmark Supreme Court decisions regarding the culpability and punishment of juvenile offenders.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Mix up our <b>cocktail</b> (and <b>mocktail!</b>) of the night, the <b>"Legal Limit"</b>… (recipe below!)<br />--Groove to <b>synapse-soothing</b> tunes<br />--Bring your questions for the <b>live Q&A</b> <br />-- Learn how you can participate in <a href="https://brainawareness.org/"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Brain Awareness Week</span></b></a>, the global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for brain science</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYaUOllNAOx5FUKYOeojvgIagz18rgNzk5eSRWmXqjtfqDoI7Bq2kCN34wLvhV40YhEfNdZ3Ya9IGXK5I2W3CcGAsOrKpgwtN4TRuuRJfgxfFuari2VVKoikfw5AIt1IgeoVQuQ/s1693/Dana-Foundation-stack-logo-color-rgb3.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1693" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYaUOllNAOx5FUKYOeojvgIagz18rgNzk5eSRWmXqjtfqDoI7Bq2kCN34wLvhV40YhEfNdZ3Ya9IGXK5I2W3CcGAsOrKpgwtN4TRuuRJfgxfFuari2VVKoikfw5AIt1IgeoVQuQ/w200-h100/Dana-Foundation-stack-logo-color-rgb3.png" width="160" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">This mind-blowing edition of Secret Science Club - the <b>“Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Lecture” in honor of Brain Awareness Week</b> - is supported by the <a href="https://dana.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dana Foundation</span></b></a> as part of its Dana Education program, which includes the coordination of <a href="https://brainawareness.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Brain Awareness Week</span></b></a>. The Dana Foundation is dedicated to advancing neuroscience and society by supporting cross-disciplinary intersections such as neuroscience and ethics, law, policy, humanities, and arts.</span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>This is a FREE event. </b></span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What’s next at Secret Science Club?</span></b><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--On Tuesday, March 21, we will be back at the Bell House with an in-person event, featuring squid-ologist Diana Li!<br />-On Sunday, April 2, join us for a brunch-time event on misinformation. Psychologist Sander van der Linden (author of <i>Foolproof</i>) will be in conversation with medical doctor Seema Yasmin (author of <i>What the Fact?!</i>)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 10 pt;"> (Note: If you don't already have the Zoom meeting app on your computer or mobile device, you can download it for free at <a href="http://zoom.us" target="_blank">zoom.us</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Cocktail Recipe for the “Legal Limit”</b></span> (created by the Secret Science Club experimental mixology lab)<br /><i>Ingredients: 2 oz Bourbon or Spiced Rum, 4 oz Cereal Milk**, a few dashes of vanilla extract, a cinnamon stick</i><br />- Pour the alcohol and cereal milk into a cocktail shaker <br />- Add 2 or 3 dashes of vanilla, along with ice—and shake <br />- Pour the strained mixture over ice into an old-fashioned glass <br />- Garnish with cinnamon stick <br /><span style="color: red;">** Cereal Milk Recipe <br /></span> To make this, you will need your favorite sugary breakfast cereal (e.g., Cap’n Crunch, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Fruit Loops… you get the idea). You will also need milk and brown sugar.<br /> -Pour 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of cereal in a bowl. Let it “infuse” for about 20 minutes, then strain out the cereal. Mix in 1 teaspoon of brown sugar. Refrigerate until ready to use. <br /><span style="color: red;">For a mocktail version: Substitute chilled Earl Gray tea for the alcohol. <br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p><p></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-82910914244145105262023-01-26T10:50:00.002-05:002023-01-26T11:16:45.648-05:00IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Tuesday, February 7 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club presents Social Psychologist Daniel Yudkin, FREE!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b></b></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4so4SrMblPD3xRpYfaaa_kRlmmaBT4zqxUASyaS-taV23v-cycH48itqCuAyk5TYKIoXbM4j7JpEe-rlEBjYM7WIOZoCnq6BTMkxvzNABkbTzlS2feEZRNOLCo5wHLJIxYV5SRAvMkpbmvlXKRWCbcLo-wkiTNH1ANp1wii24KphsaIvVQc/s3677/DanielHeadshot2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3593" data-original-width="3677" height="156.8" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4so4SrMblPD3xRpYfaaa_kRlmmaBT4zqxUASyaS-taV23v-cycH48itqCuAyk5TYKIoXbM4j7JpEe-rlEBjYM7WIOZoCnq6BTMkxvzNABkbTzlS2feEZRNOLCo5wHLJIxYV5SRAvMkpbmvlXKRWCbcLo-wkiTNH1ANp1wii24KphsaIvVQc/w200-h196/DanielHeadshot2.jpg" width="160" /></a></b></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Secret Science Club presents Social Psychologist Daniel Yudkin on Moral Dilemmas</b></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b>IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Tuesday, February 7, 8PM (Doors open at 7:30PM), Free!</b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> We’ve all been there. You say or do something, maybe it’s telling a <b>“little”</b> <b>lie </b>that ends up backfiring, or perhaps you blow your stack at someone else for their <b>bad behavior</b>. It leaves you wondering: Was I in the wrong? Or was it <i>their</i> fault?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fortunately, there’s a website for vetting such <b>moral dilemmas</b>, the Reddit forum, titled: “Am I the A-hole?” With thousands of posts and millions of comments, “Am I the A-hole?” is a clearinghouse for ethical quandaries about <b>honesty</b>, privacy, <b>fairness</b>, kindness, loyalty, and decency.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For social psychologist <b>Daniel Yudkin</b>, “Am I the A-hole” has proved to be a goldmine (and vast database) for studying the ways people think about and experience morality in their everyday lives.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next <b>Secret Science Club</b>, Dr. Yudkin shares his insights from his research on the moral codes that we impose on ourselves and each other—and the ways we adapt, bend, and break those rules as we navigate relationships & social situations in our daily lives.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Try our well-mannered <b>cocktail</b> of the night, the <b>“Mea Culpa”</b><br />--<b>Groove </b>to morally ambiguous and nonjudgmental tunes<br />--Stick around for the scintillating <b>Q&A</b></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>DANIEL YUDKIN</b> is a social psychologist who studies how people decide between right and wrong, and how these decisions impact relationships, organizations, and society. He is a postdoctoral fellow in the psychology department and Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a senior advisor at More in Common. a nonprofit that uses insights from social science to understand and bridge political divides. His research has been featured in the <i>New Yorker, Atlantic, New York Times, Washington Post</i> and on CNN, NPR, and the BBC World News, and his essays have appeared in the <i>Guardian, New York Times,</i> and <i>Scientific American.</i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This edition of the <b>Secret Science Club</b> meets <b>Tuesday, February 7,</b> 8PM @ the <b>Bell House</b>, 149 7th St. (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Doors to the performance space open at 7:30PM. </b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self!</b></span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">*This event will be mixed seated/standing. Arrive early for best seat selection.*</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>
Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-23553018458050897102022-11-30T15:33:00.000-05:002022-12-02T09:49:35.862-05:00IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Monday, December 12 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club & the Dana Foundation present Neuroscientist Xiaosi Gu on “The Social Brain,” FREE!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b> </b></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmUg3Qirf6XuHF2dnJUoUcqL9pxdwgiC8atzxSjxPt5JHpa4b_x4hCFG6XBBUffu6M0Bbp6XxhNbJYme0ejGCEBXk3I_xGAT_iEk85LNzv5L2EjUBTkqHsoP4DrAaw4il3Y9Yruh8OZgreHi9KX1MP9VAXq5LEXP7kBafgbOfDPtfVVxL6eI/s859/XiaosiGu4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="859" height="155.2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmUg3Qirf6XuHF2dnJUoUcqL9pxdwgiC8atzxSjxPt5JHpa4b_x4hCFG6XBBUffu6M0Bbp6XxhNbJYme0ejGCEBXk3I_xGAT_iEk85LNzv5L2EjUBTkqHsoP4DrAaw4il3Y9Yruh8OZgreHi9KX1MP9VAXq5LEXP7kBafgbOfDPtfVVxL6eI/w200-h194/XiaosiGu4.jpg" width="160" /></a></div> Secret Science Club & the Dana Foundation present the “Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Lecture” with Neuroscientist Xiaosi Gu<br /></b></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b>IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Monday, December 12, 8PM (Doors open at 7:30PM), Free!</b></span></span></span>
</p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Should I ask him out? Is my boss mad at me? Can my frenemies be trusted?</i> Managing <b>social interactions</b> is hard work for our brains—and it’s probably our social natures that make the <b>human brain</b> so complex. It’s also what makes a <i>lack</i> of positive social interactions potentially damaging to our <b>mental health.</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next Secret Science Club, <b>neuroscientist Xiaosi Gu</b> explores the mysteries of the <b>social brain.</b> She asks:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">-- How do our <b>social lives</b> and social interactions impact our moods and well-being—in both good ways and bad?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">-- How do our <b>brains</b> adapt to <b>shifting social situations</b>, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, or changes in social norms? How can that be studied?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">-- How do social norms, <b>pressures</b>, and expectations affect <b>decision-making?</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">-- How can <b>computational methods</b> be used in psychiatry to improve <b>mental health treatment?</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Dr. Xiaosi Gu</b> is a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience and the director of the Center for Computational Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her research examines the neural and computational mechanisms underlying human beliefs, emotions, decision making, and social interactions—in both health and disease—through a synthesis of neuroscience, cognitive science, and behavioral economics. She uses a variety of technologies, including brain imaging and machine learning, to study the brain’s processes, with the goal of improving general knowledge about the brain as well as psychiatric treatments. She is the co-developer of the Social Brain app, which uses games and participatory narratives to measure the relationship between social behaviors and mental health.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Imbibe our specially made <b>cocktail</b> of the night, the <b>Social Hour</b><br />--Shimmy to <b>synapse-soothing grooves</b><br />--Stick around for the scintillating <b>Q&A</b></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYaUOllNAOx5FUKYOeojvgIagz18rgNzk5eSRWmXqjtfqDoI7Bq2kCN34wLvhV40YhEfNdZ3Ya9IGXK5I2W3CcGAsOrKpgwtN4TRuuRJfgxfFuari2VVKoikfw5AIt1IgeoVQuQ/s1693/Dana-Foundation-stack-logo-color-rgb3.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1693" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYaUOllNAOx5FUKYOeojvgIagz18rgNzk5eSRWmXqjtfqDoI7Bq2kCN34wLvhV40YhEfNdZ3Ya9IGXK5I2W3CcGAsOrKpgwtN4TRuuRJfgxfFuari2VVKoikfw5AIt1IgeoVQuQ/w168-h84/Dana-Foundation-stack-logo-color-rgb3.png" width="168" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">This mind-blowing edition of Secret Science Club - the <b>“Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Lecture” featuring Xiaosi Gu</b> - is supported by the <a href="https://dana.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dana Foundation</span></b></a> as part of its Dana Education program, which includes the coordination of <a href="https://brainawareness.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Brain Awareness Week</span></b></a> in mid-March. The Dana Foundation is dedicated to advancing neuroscience and society by supporting cross-disciplinary intersections such as neuroscience and ethics, law, policy, humanities, and arts.</span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Secret Science Club</b> meets <b>in-person</b> on <b>Monday, December 12, 8PM</b> @ the <b>Bell House</b>, 149 7th St. (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, <b>Brooklyn</b>. Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Doors to the performance space open at 7:30PM. Please bring ID: 21+.</b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>No cover. Just bring your smart self.</b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">*This event will be mixed seated/standing. Arrive early for best seat selection.*</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-40780937976586165352022-11-27T22:18:00.003-05:002022-11-28T21:49:32.975-05:00LIVE ONLINE: Thursday, December 1 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club presents Karen Bakker & the Smart Earth Project, FREE!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: green;"><span><span><b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJPTW6f4Y-dS6yc7EqLf2hUDjwq8mJUdF3_eOy6vTLSYUCs0yhz7p51cyDigFpyjHdigTCVfAoSJTSOCGMjKx-1Hw2fUuc0pUYzlGxB6-9cZTqXuAE3qk2IM-Y53txmg6hsjVeIj4cnI_HjfW2fiv5uO3jx7ANZQuK8sDniRVkJ-E-Ne5NiM/s923/5-bakker-cropped.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="923" height="148.8" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJPTW6f4Y-dS6yc7EqLf2hUDjwq8mJUdF3_eOy6vTLSYUCs0yhz7p51cyDigFpyjHdigTCVfAoSJTSOCGMjKx-1Hw2fUuc0pUYzlGxB6-9cZTqXuAE3qk2IM-Y53txmg6hsjVeIj4cnI_HjfW2fiv5uO3jx7ANZQuK8sDniRVkJ-E-Ne5NiM/w200-h186/5-bakker-cropped.png" width="160" /></a></div>Sounds of Life! Secret Science Club Online presents Karen Bakker & the Smart Earth Project </b><br /></span></span></span></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: green;">Join us live via Zoom on Thursday, December 1 @ 8PM (Eastern Time USA)</span></b> "Doors" open at 7:30PM </span><br /></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Shhh... </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">everyone on our mailing list will be emailed the Zoom link the night before. To join the Secret Science Club mailing list (or just request the Zoom link), <a href="mailto:secretscienceclub@gmail.com?subject=subscribe">send us an email</a> (secretscienceclub@gmail.com)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The <b>natural world</b> teems with remarkable <b>conversations</b>, many beyond the range of human hearing. <b>Prairie dogs</b> and dolphins whistle to each other by “name.” <b>Elephants</b> share their whereabouts with far-off relatives, using low-frequency <b>rumbles</b>. Even <b>coral reefs</b> are filled with a <b>symphony</b> of ultrasonic <b>sounds</b>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next <b>Secret Science Club</b>, Karen Bakker jumps off from her new book <b><i>The Sounds of Life</i></b> to explore the ways scientists are using <b>groundbreaking</b> digital technologies to <b>eavesdrop</b> on <b>Earth’s animals</b> and ecosystems, from the Arctic to the Amazon.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <b></b></span></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYZxrPX8Zh-8Mm4CDatlZorVl9_QwDmCAAk4fsBvnMAP7_tq2ahvp6EIxU0Po5hAWaO7QVsPEWcbYycNMHx53k6iuE4vLgjHRM_LByCsBHDBTjiQU7Z3sfFOVUW3cWFJGwiQmHkWfz8txFxO2QD_ioMfgoyteEH6A7GfSxvsnZ802WZVe6Fs/s1536/Sounds-of-Life-Cover2-1011x1536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1011" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYZxrPX8Zh-8Mm4CDatlZorVl9_QwDmCAAk4fsBvnMAP7_tq2ahvp6EIxU0Po5hAWaO7QVsPEWcbYycNMHx53k6iuE4vLgjHRM_LByCsBHDBTjiQU7Z3sfFOVUW3cWFJGwiQmHkWfz8txFxO2QD_ioMfgoyteEH6A7GfSxvsnZ802WZVe6Fs/w132-h200/Sounds-of-Life-Cover2-1011x1536.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><b>Karen Bakker</b> is a professor of geography at the University of British Columbia, focusing on the environment, sustainability, freshwater issues, natural sounds, and bioacoustics. The recipient of numerous awards, she was recently named a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow and a 2022-2023 Radcliffe Fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, where she is currently working on the <a href="https://smartearthproject.com/" target="_blank">Smart Earth Project</a>. The author of over 100 academic publications, she has written seven books, including her most recent <i>The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants. </i></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Mix up our murmuring <b>cocktail</b> of the night, the <b>"Sonic Tonic"</b>… (recipe below!)<br />--<b>Groove</b> to wild tunes & natural soundscapes<br />--Bring your questions for the <b>live Q&A</b> <br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Snag a copy of Karen Bakker’s fascinating new book, <b><i>The Sounds of Life</i> <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-sounds-of-life-how-digital-technology-is-bringing-us-closer-to-the-worlds-of-animals-and-plants-karen-bakker/18252919">here</a></span></b> or wherever you buy books!</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: green;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>This is a FREE event. </b></span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: green; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What’s next at Secret Science Club?</span></b><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We will be back in-person at the Bell House on December 12 with neuroscientist Xiaosi Gu on the "Social Brain." Stay tuned for details!</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 10 pt;"> (Note: If you don't already have the Zoom meeting app on your computer or mobile device, you can download it for free at <a href="http://zoom.us" target="_blank">zoom.us</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Cocktail Recipe for the “Sonic Tonic”</b></span> (created by the Secret Science Club Experimental Mixology Lab)<br /><i>Ingredients: 2 oz Fresh-squeezed Blood Orange Juice, 1 oz Cranberry Juice, 2 oz Gin, 4 oz Tonic Water, Slices of Blood Orange and Fresh Cranberries (for garnish), Ice </i><br />- Pour juices and gin into a rocks glass filled with ice <br />- Slowly add tonic water, and stir <br />- Top off with a slice or two of blood orange and a few cranberries<br /><span style="color: red;">** (For a mocktail version, skip the gin, double the amount of juice, and add a splash of lime.)<br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-78417884195009053212022-11-15T17:45:00.005-05:002022-11-16T14:36:25.265-05:00LIVE @ THE BELL HOUSE on Monday, November 21 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club presents Astrophysicist Nora Eisner, FREE!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEcFaONE2Jgi6ysKPP1eZfzM4I4mn9yVAXZd5ikBa-THBRrZYdBk5_KgiFfOnQlLX4tJooQVf5Ntwkiv-_OPluddS0Jg1E91hM8y3FmaJ_glTQtzabUjbyrspmPs14OamTTL_9OpfTToaLk5U8015ZQQm25IUtgII0lOHk81H3ax_MdCvi0U/s580/NoraEisnerByColeJohnston2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="580" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEcFaONE2Jgi6ysKPP1eZfzM4I4mn9yVAXZd5ikBa-THBRrZYdBk5_KgiFfOnQlLX4tJooQVf5Ntwkiv-_OPluddS0Jg1E91hM8y3FmaJ_glTQtzabUjbyrspmPs14OamTTL_9OpfTToaLk5U8015ZQQm25IUtgII0lOHk81H3ax_MdCvi0U/w160-h159/NoraEisnerByColeJohnston2.jpg" width="160" /></a></div>We're Blasting Off to Other Worlds…<br /></i></b></span></span></span><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b> LIVE & IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Monday, November 21, 8PM (Doors open at 7:30PM), Free!</b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Secret Science Club presents Astrophysicist and Planet Hunter Nora Eisner</b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Astrophysicist Nora Eisner is hunting for the most complex, the most <b>unusual</b> and the most <b>exciting planetary systems</b> in our <b>Galaxy</b>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The drastic improvement in telescopes over the last 50 years has led to the <b>discovery</b> of thousands of <b>exoplanets.</b> While many exoplanets resemble planets in our own solar system, there are also <b><i>strange</i> systems</b> including <b>gigantic</b> exoplanets (called <b>“hot Jupiters”</b>) and even exoplanets that orbit multiple stars.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the next <b>Secret Science Club</b>, Dr. Eisner describes her work with citizen scientists to <b>detect</b> some of the most <b>elusive</b> exoplanets in the <b>Milky Way</b>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>NORA EISNER</b> is an astrophysicist at the Center for Computational Astrophysics at the Flatiron Institute in New York City. She scans the galaxy with the help of NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), and she is the project leader for Planet Hunters TESS, a citizen science project involving over 35,000 people around the globe. Her research focuses on studying unique planetary and stellar systems that are missed by automated searches. As an advocate for making science more accessible to the public, she collaborates with a team at NASA Ames to develop tools on how to conduct exoplanet science from the comfort of your own home. Dr. Eisner and her research have been featured in <i>New Scientist, Astronomy, CNN</i> and <i>Forbes</i>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Imbibe our otherworldly <b>cocktail</b> of the night, the <b>“Thrilling Atmosphere”</b><br />--<b>Groove </b>to interstellar tunes<br />--Stick around for the scintillating <b>Q&A</b></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This edition of the <b>Secret Science Club</b> meets <b>Monday, November 21,</b> 8PM @ the <b>Bell House</b>, 149 7th St. (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Doors to the performance space open at 7:30PM. </b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self!</b></span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> *This event will be mixed seated/standing. Arrive early for best seat selection.*</span></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What’s next at Secret Science Club Online?</span></b><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On December 1, join us on Zoom with Karen Bakker of the Smart Earth Project with <i>The Sounds of Life</i>. Stay tuned for details!</span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can support Secret Science Club's programming by making a DONATION via:</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>
Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-87263650948980151662022-10-17T15:46:00.002-04:002022-10-24T21:17:34.926-04:00LIVE ONLINE: Tuesday, October 25 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club & the Lasker Foundation present the “2022 Lasker Public Lecture” with Molecular Geneticist & Medical Pioneer Yuk Ming Dennis Lo, FREE!<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2hF-PGfGRq-Fnwd90ZuNzJEj-b5mVYouXnVOp0FRvhgi5y46NErO_7IZVk-N_3lPZVlyu-vzV0WX73b7HwvHgWDS1-cuWcPZbHlSexBKI9MwDxNmR59P5cA3msWF2nfMOmBqa_fMcDZ8M4fBz59K6R2lodV6PkpRebGFny8Jfeg-GUisnoo/s2208/DennisLoImage4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A headshot of Dr. Dennis Lo" border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1804" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2hF-PGfGRq-Fnwd90ZuNzJEj-b5mVYouXnVOp0FRvhgi5y46NErO_7IZVk-N_3lPZVlyu-vzV0WX73b7HwvHgWDS1-cuWcPZbHlSexBKI9MwDxNmR59P5cA3msWF2nfMOmBqa_fMcDZ8M4fBz59K6R2lodV6PkpRebGFny8Jfeg-GUisnoo/w128-h157/DennisLoImage4.jpg" width="128" /></a></div>Secret Science Club</b> <span style="color: black;">& the</span><b> Lasker Foundation</b> <span style="color: black;">present the 2022 Lasker Public Lecture with</span> <b> Molecular Geneticist & Medical Pioneer Yuk Ming Dennis Lo</b><br /></span></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Join us live via Zoom on TUESDAY, October 25 @ 8PM (Eastern Time USA)</span></b> "Doors" open at 7:30PM </span><br /></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Shhh... </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">everyone on our mailing list will be emailed the Zoom link the night before. To join the Secret Science Club mailing list (or just request the Zoom link), <a href="mailto:secretscienceclub@gmail.com?subject=subscribe">send us an email</a> (secretscienceclub@gmail.com)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A pioneering medical researcher, <b>Dennis Lo</b> has spent his life uncovering & deciphering <b>microscopic clues</b> hidden in our <b>bloodstreams</b>. At the next Secret Science Club, he shines a light on <b>DNA fragments</b> circulating in our blood that can indicate <b>signs of disease</b> and offer a new window into <b>human health</b>. He asks:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">• <i> What is circulating DNA and how was it <b>discovered?</b><br />• What diseases and <b>health conditions</b> can be <b>detected</b> in circulating DNA with a simple blood test?<br />• What is the impact of using this type of non-invasive genetic testing on <b>treatment options and outcomes? </b></i> <br /></span></span></p>
<p></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Dennis Lo</b> is a molecular geneticist, professor of medicine, and director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This year, he received the <b>2022 Lasker-Debakey Clinical Medical Research Award</b> for his <b>groundbreaking discovery</b> of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood and the development of non-invasive prenatal tests for Down syndrome. Using similar techniques, he and other researchers are developing non-invasive blood tests that can detect early signs of cancer and other diseases & conditions. For his research, Dr. Lo has received numerous other awards and honors, including the 2016 Future Science Prize & the 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. He is a founding member of the Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong, a fellow of the UK Royal Society, and an international member of the US National Academy of Sciences.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Mix up our <b>cocktail</b> of the night, the <b>"Clinical Investigator"</b>… (recipe below!)<br />--<b>Groove</b> to our ever-evolving playlist<br />--Bring your questions for the <b>live audience Q&A</b> <br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepHoFhRuGKMQ-XWGx6DcEkPNAZdqlyl3YDUhkfxcv-ftqtB_BDs7mFtPYQMul_a1Z02BLjYp2Ipc1fffXu4amw-vDdML9JSnge8s12PJrg1waYfnIReuLh5YMMHluOKSN6lpceA/s1078/NewLaskerLogo.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The Lasker Foundation logo" border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1078" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepHoFhRuGKMQ-XWGx6DcEkPNAZdqlyl3YDUhkfxcv-ftqtB_BDs7mFtPYQMul_a1Z02BLjYp2Ipc1fffXu4amw-vDdML9JSnge8s12PJrg1waYfnIReuLh5YMMHluOKSN6lpceA/w200-h155/NewLaskerLogo.png" width="160" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">This edition of the <b>Secret Science Club</b>, the 2022 Lasker Public Lecture in honor of Al Sommer, is sponsored by the <a href="http://www.laskerfoundation.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Lasker Foundation</span></b></a>. The Foundation works to foster the prevention and treatment of disease and disabilities by honoring excellence in basic and clinical science, educating the public, and advocating for support of medical research. </span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>This is a FREE event. </b></span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can support Secret Science Club's programming by making a DONATION via:</span></b></p>
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<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Zelle</b>: scienceliveproductions@gmail.com</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 10 pt;"> (Note: If you don't already have the Zoom meeting app on your computer or mobile device, you can download it for free at <a href="http://zoom.us" target="_blank">zoom.us</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Cocktail Recipe for the “Clinical Investigator”</b></span> (created by the Secret Science Club Experimental Mixology Lab)<br /><i>Ingredients: 1 Cup Crushed Ice, 1 Lime (cut in half), 4 oz Cranberry Juice Cocktail, 2 oz Vodka, 4 oz Ginger Beer, Fresh or Frozen Cranberries</i><br />- Place crushed ice in a large highball glass, and squeeze the juice of ½ lime over the ice<br />- Pour in cranberry juice cocktail, vodka, and ginger beer <br />- Gently stir and garnish with cranberries and lime wedge <br /><span style="color: red;">** (For a mocktail version, simply skip the vodka.) <br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs logo" border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="1008" height="14.34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV6M8zQAwA2iW7iQdEWihd8O1PNiE9mxNIkekXSeEtcgqJyWbegenrsfa8avxQbe4QZjJ5jvF1Jh_gyIgBRN-fUMXcfhxIO9NH5sAJ9t84EdrfTLavkmESLrJO4lVjrAwAQrl8w/s1600/dclaLogo_color_2.jpg" width="79" /></a><i><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.</span></span></i></p>Secret Science Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865590228324616266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476527.post-49710108149407535492022-09-28T12:37:00.001-04:002022-09-28T14:58:52.068-04:00Are 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!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b> </b></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4O0zwzwZ-C3MLBULX3LLPi9Vm4o4uUTls1m-Q3Y-dTMQGHqEAd0naqWcZBLJlI6aHJnqojFDdtbjruahmOKNfyprz6n2mOxHtQliTJf6gxeyLEXuw5ToZLDZM0EFgKLnkht_i31qTlz5FEQafZzn2t-4Oh81U_MKYyVV0YqX11Vki9Y3hJg/s504/Chris-Mason-Portrait5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="486" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4O0zwzwZ-C3MLBULX3LLPi9Vm4o4uUTls1m-Q3Y-dTMQGHqEAd0naqWcZBLJlI6aHJnqojFDdtbjruahmOKNfyprz6n2mOxHtQliTJf6gxeyLEXuw5ToZLDZM0EFgKLnkht_i31qTlz5FEQafZzn2t-4Oh81U_MKYyVV0YqX11Vki9Y3hJg/w153-h159/Chris-Mason-Portrait5.jpg" width="153" /></a></div>LIVE & IN-PERSON @ THE BELL HOUSE on Tuesday, October 4, 8PM (Doors open at 7:30PM), Free!</b></span></span></span><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Secret Science Club presents Geneticist, NASA Researcher & Author Christopher Mason<br /></b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <b>Christopher Mason</b> is a geneticist and computational biologist, who works with NASA to study what happens to <b>astronauts’ bodies</b> when they go into <b>space</b>. It turns out <b>life </b>is tough in <b>zero-G</b>. Our bones start leaching calcium. Our <b>bodies</b> kinda stretch. Our <b>genes </b>mutate a bit. Even on short trips, it’s not exactly healthy. So what is a species hell-bent on <b>colonizing Mars </b>to do?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Christopher Mason has a plan that just might transport <b>humanity</b> into the <b>next galaxy</b>. Jumping off from his recent book—<b><i>The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds</i></b>—he takes Secret Science Club on a wild ride through the world of <b>human genetics</b> and <b>space travel</b>. Prepare to have your mind blown! (And to survive off-Earth when the Sun blinks out.)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Before & After</b></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">--Imbibe our <b>intergalactic cocktail</b> of the night, the <b>Asteroid Belt</b><br />--<b>Groove </b>to out-of-this-world tunes<br />--Munch on pepperoni, mushroom truffle oil, and Margherita <b>pizza</b><br />--Stick around for the scintillating <b>Q&A</b><br />-- Snag a copy of Christopher Mason’s amazing new book, <b><i>The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds</i></b> at our pop-up book shop!</span></p><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCZoN7TaUoHYLyOq6oNGLQLBTxiAlCaLYYeWQDUN8UaIQv1XJSnBk3BwUbV3MmtlZKq2gUi_2ixVyJrzhVDoTc3-NNCnjnMkmZZ3dzIzO9GTOZB57JfkaCRxeYXiyvERAzskJeZdAsK5laxZ0nXaaKiiIgKQeWI7YV24mhoMmzB4wtdZSVJw/s1837/Next500YearsCover3.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="1401" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCZoN7TaUoHYLyOq6oNGLQLBTxiAlCaLYYeWQDUN8UaIQv1XJSnBk3BwUbV3MmtlZKq2gUi_2ixVyJrzhVDoTc3-NNCnjnMkmZZ3dzIzO9GTOZB57JfkaCRxeYXiyvERAzskJeZdAsK5laxZ0nXaaKiiIgKQeWI7YV24mhoMmzB4wtdZSVJw/w154-h202/Next500YearsCover3.jpg" width="154" /></a></div>Christopher Mason</b> has been a Principal Investigator and Co-investigator for <b>eleven NASA missions</b> and projects. He is Professor of <b>Genomics, Physiology, and Biophysics</b> 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 <i>Washington Post, Wired,</i> and <i>Scientific American</i>, and on NPR, the BBC and CNN.</span><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This space-age edition of the <b>Secret Science Club</b> meets <b>Tuesday, October 4,</b> 8PM @ the <b>Bell House</b>, 149 7th St. (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Doors to the performance space open at 7:30PM. </b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self!</b></span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">**Proof of full vaccination required for entry to the <a href="https://thebellhouseny.com/">Bell House</a>** </span></span></b></p><b>
</b><p><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> *This event will be mixed seated/standing. Arrive early for best seat selection.*</span></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What’s next at Secret Science Club?</span></b><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We will be back with a Zoom event on Tuesday, October 25. Stay tuned for details about all our upcoming programs!</span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can support Secret Science Club's programming by making a DONATION via:</span></b></p>
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