This Wednesday

What a gross day! I hope everyone is staying dry today.

There are two science events that look particularly interesting tomorrow:

A Natural History of Jamaica Bay
For all of you nature-lovin' people out there, author Betsy McCully will be talking about the estuaries and wetlands around the city, including Jamaica Bay, and our impact on them. It's going to be held at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge visitor center at 7pm. It's a nice surprise that a wildlife refuge in the five boroughs even exists!

Physics for Future Presidents
My favorite pick for the night (sorry, herons) is AMNH's Physics for Future Presidents. Berkeley professor Richard Muller will be talking about what the next president should know to make informed decisions about energy policies, climate change, and the fight against terrorists. Yep, all of the things in school that Bush missed while he was snorting things up his nose. Muller's class at Berkeley was voted "best class" by the students, so I'm expecting greatness. The event starts at 7:30pm at the planetarium.

I have a link on the right to the Science Events Calendar. Check it out if you want to know about events that are happening later this week and into November.