The Secret Science Club Gets Wet and Wild!

When:Tuesday November 9, 2010
Time:8pm
Where:The Bell House
149 7th St.
between 2nd and 3rd avenues
Brooklyn,NY
718.643.6510
Cost:Free

From the site:

Step into liquid with ichthyologist and explorer Melanie Stiassny as she plunges into the heart of darkness. Described by Joseph Conrad as an “immense snake uncoiled, with its head in the sea . . . and its tail lost in the depths of the land,” the Congo is the deepest river on Earth, home to raging rapids, and hidden submarine canyons. Such mysterious depths shelter astonishingly strange creatures, ranging from blind fishes to truly monstrous needle-toothed carnivores.

Axelrod Research Curator of Fishes at the American Museum of Natural History, a New York Times blogger, and featured scientist on The Colbert Report, Dr. Stiassny researches the evolutionary biology of fishes, focusing on freshwater conservation and Old World tropical systems. She discusses her recent fish-finding expeditions to the Congo and plumbs the river’s amazing biodiversity. Prepare to go deep . . .

Before & After
–Groove to siren song and the murmurs of mermaids
–Imbibe the wet and wild cocktail of the night, the Stiassny Stinger
–Immerse yourself in the fishy Q&A