Monday, March 29, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Sciences
The world-renowned ichthyologist, Eugenie Clark, known as "the Shark Lady," describes her fantastic and distinguished 60-year career studying deep sea sharks and tropical fish.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Sciences
A treetop ecologist, Nalini Nadkarni, known as the Queen of the Forest Canopy shares what she has learned from 30 years of forest exploration about the intimate connection between humans and trees.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Sciences
Nancy Etcoff, PhD, author of Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty, shares her latest research and thoughts on human beauty and its connection to happiness.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Sciences
Join Science & the City as we host the noted science journalist and zoologist Matt Ridley for a talk about optimism, human progress, and prosperity based on his new book, The Rational Optimist.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Sciences
A leading proponent of medicine and healing that acknowledges the unity of the mind and body discusses the vital connection between pleasure and health.
Saturday, March 13, 2010 | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: New York Hall of Science
Price: $11 adults; $8 children
Saturday, March 13, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Wave Hill
Price: Free with admission to Wave Hill grounds
Saturday, March 13, 2010 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Rubin Museum of Art
Price: $20
Sunday, March 14, 2010 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: American Museum of Natural History, Milstein Hall of Ocean Life
Price: Free with Museum admission
Monday, March 15, 2010 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Medicine
Price: Free
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Sciences
This symposium covers the use of systems biology tools, genome analysis and bioinformatics, to better understand the host-pathogen relationships and the immune response.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Medicine
Price: Free
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Sciences
The Hedgehog Signaling Pathway regulates processes essential for embryo development, offering a novel approach to the treatment of some cancers. This meeting reviews its role in disease pathogenesis and discusses potential therapeutic opportunities.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Medicine
Price: Free
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: NYC-ACRE at NYU-Poly
Price: Free
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Can meditation have long-term beneficial effects on the plasticity of our brains? Bon meditation practitioner Alejandro Chaoul and oncologist Lorenzo Cohen evaluate the healing potential of meditation in a discussion from the Rubin Museum of Art's Brainwave Festival.
Grizzly bears are showing up in an area of northern Manitoba where they've never been seen before. It's also an area inhabited by polar bears. S&C talks to the AMNH's Robert Rockwell about why the grizzlies are moving, and what it means for both bear species.
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February 26, 2010
NYU's food guru Marion Nestle gives you a lesson in decoding food labels, holding big food corporations accountable, and choosing food wisely. She spoke as part of S&C's Girls Night Out series.
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February 19, 2010
Science journalist and adventure-seeker Jeff Wise talks about his new book Extreme Fear: The Science of Your Mind in Danger.
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February 12, 2010
Our circadian rhythms control everything from when we sleep and wake, to when we get hungry. Learn about what (literally) makes us tick, and hear about Carla Green's research into a circadian gene that could offer a cure for obesity.
We talk to two scientists at Hunter College who research different aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD). Jason Dictenberg studies synapses in our brain, and Michael Siller looks at play-based therapies for autistic children. Both are on the cutting edge of new research in the field of autism.
Neuropsychologist Jeffrey Halperin is using behavioral therapy on preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He hopes to train their brains to develop in new ways and if effective, his therapies could offer permanent, drug-free treatment for the disorder.
Take an anthropological tour of the Silk Road exhibit at the AMNH with its curator, Mark Norell. The 4,600-mile trail was the most important trade route in the Eastern world for more than 3,000 years.
Researchers at Harvard have discovered why the headaches of some migraine sufferers worsen when the person is exposed to light. Rami Burstein, the study's senior author, explains what's happening in the brain, and how they made the breakthrough.
Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist and chief scientific adviser for Chemistry.com, delves into the science of why we lust for some people and not for others. Fisher kicked off S&C's 2010 Girl's Night Out series. Watch the Thirteen WNET video of this event here.
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