Tag: science and the city
event: The End of Aging: An Evening with Aubrey de Grey
by Greg on Aug.20, 2009, under Science Event
NYAS is hosting an aging lecture by gerontologist Aubrey de Grey this September. With healthcare being the topic of choice, life expectancy takes on an entirely different, costly meaning. Lets hope these later years are disease and pain free: (continue reading…)
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New York Academy of Sciences has new look online
by Greg on Jun.22, 2009, under Science Life Alert
Just got a tweet of the new beta website of New York Academy of Sciences and Science and the City. It looks great. They made an attempt to show two of the better aspects of NYAS: its ever-increasing library of worthwhile content, and its event listings. The site is such an improvement, i felt compelled to complete their survey.
things to do
by Greg on Mar.28, 2009, under Science Life, Science Life Alert
Lots of events this week. you’ve got a bacon lovers event, free markets, music, coyote memorials, a reverse beer crawl (where you help a bar move). check them out
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Nasa's Image of the Day
Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA
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