We live in New York City, the greatest city in the world. In this city of approximately ten million people, it is often said that one can find anything he/she could possibly want somewhere in the city. So what do we, of the Rockefeller University (RU) community, want? Among other things, it would be nice to go to some interesting events that involve science. There are several venues in the city that host periodic science events. The following are just a few.

The New York Academy of Sciences is always hosting myriad events. This month alone the titles range from The Genome Integrity Discussion Group, hosted by our own Titia de Lange, to What to Eat: Diet, Nutrition, and Food Politics−An Evening with Marion Nestle. They have seminars in all areas of science, policy and even career development. Their Science and the City program is a series of events geared toward the general public. They are located at 7 World Trade Center, but many of their seminars are held at various venues throughout the city. Members get in for free or at a reduced admission. For more information go to nyas.org.

The City University of New York (CUNY) has a program called Serving Science (the CUNY Science Café). They have monthly events at various restaurants around the city, meant to encourage scientific literacy. The events in the past have been about such topics as pollution in the city’s waters and advances in forensics. The spring series is not yet posted as of this writing, but check http://web.cuny.edu/research/Serving-Science-CUNY-Science-Cafe.html for updates.

The Secret Science Club is based in Brooklyn. They hold monthly “science lecture, arts and performance series” at the Bell House bar in Brooklyn on topics ranging from global warming to the biology of aging. In January they had a NYU computer scientist talk about how computers can track human body movements. Check back with http://secretscienceclub.blogspot.com to see when the next event will be.

Of course, there is always the good old American Museum of Natural History. Located on the Upper West Side, at Central Park West and 79th Street, they have a SciCafe on the first Wednesday of every month. Last month’s event was the museum’s ichthyologist talking about her adventures on the Congo River. This month’s event is scheduled for February 3, entitled “Valentine’s Day 101.” There are always the museum’s usual lectures, guided tours and IMAX movies, in addition to shows in the Hayden Planetarium. Go to http://www.amnh.org for more information.

Meetup.com also has many science based groups. Yahoo and Google have online groups, too. These are just a sampling of the different science events around the city. If anyone knows of a fun science event they would like to see written up in this paper, please feel free to send them to us at