Has everyone else heard of the Secret Science Club, though? It sounds a bit like Cafe Scientififique, but with a New York attitude — you lucky New Yorkers ought to go (it's a bit far for this lucky Minnesotan to make the commute).
It's got a good writeup in the Gothamist, too. And a nice logo.
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I've been a few times -- the bar is fantastic and the lectures are almost always very interesting.
You jerk! You scared me!
I thought it was going to be a Secret "science" club.... you know... like the DI "science" club.
Please stop it! You are making me really regret that I don't live in New York.
Sounds interesting. Let's compile a list of similar events in other cities, too.
Cafe Scientifique (numerous international locations) has been mentioned before. Anyone know of others?
Wow. A bar and science. I'm so there. Thanks for the heads-up.
I haven't been to one yet (that's what happens when you move to Connecticut), but I'm sure it's cool because it's the creation of Dorian Devins, science saloniste extraordinaire. I was on her old radio show, The Green Room, which has now been superseded by the more varied fare of her new show, The Speakeasy http://speakeasyreview.blogspot.com/
Do they allow girls?
Just kidding. It just reminds me of a kids "sooper seekrit" club kinda thing...
WOW! They had Ronald Breslow talk! That's catnip to us synthetic chemists. That chap is a genius. If the calibre of speakers is at the Breslow level then I recommend MOVING to NYC just for that!
I'm off to convince the wife!
Louis
Damn! I'm on the wrong coast.
Novus Ordo Seclorum, Octopoda.
Can a conspiratorial, 'Anti-Molluscan Party' be far behind?
Science, drinks AND dancing?? If they had a club like this in Seattle, I would totally go.
I believe the fact that this was featured in the NYT a week ago makes it a bit less Secret now, but what the heck. Very interesting article, BTW:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/fashion/18science.html?ex=1353128400&…
Does this secret science club have plans to end Islamic terrorism by engineering a series of violent "French style" revolutions in the MidEast?
And if they don't, would they want one?
"The Secret Science Club presents "Evolve!" on Wednesday, December 5 @ 8 pm"
When I first read that I thought "Oh crap, it's a bunch of loonies" because that "Evolve!" title, complete with exclamation point, is the same as the name of a really woo filled magazine available for free in Minneapolis. See http://www.evolvemagazine.com Glad to see it's not true.
What's the first rule of the Secret Science Club?
Yet another reminder that I need to move from this podunk town.
It's not the town that's small, it's the minds.
Ok, I'm some 3000 miles away so it's outta reach but I WANT THAT LOGO ON A T-SHIRT!!!