Tonight

Being Fall, the time of getting back to scholarly learning, it's not surprising that there are a lot of events going on this week in the city. Tonight, there are two of note:

Musical Creatures: How Vertebrate Locomotion Shapes Human Music

The Multidisciplinary Study of Imagination (God, please don't make me type that again) is hosting a night centered around the question Where did Music even come from? And What is it that makes most of us love it so much? Violinist Stephanie Chase and Professor/Composer Andrew Warshaw will be there to give their professional opinions. This one looks like a winner if the interplay between science and the arts appeals to you.

Wine and Climate Change

I kind of hate mentioning this one because it's actually sold out, but if you do get your hands on a ticket, don't tell me because I may have to resort to violence to nab them from you. AMNH is hosting a lecture/wine tasting tonight that will feature climatologist Gregory Jones, wine connoussieur and author Tyler Colman, and Evan Springarn, a wine importer. They'll be talking about the changing climate's effect on wine regions and the new biggest thing in the wine world - "eco-wines" that have smaller carbon footprints. Best of all, there will be a wine tasting included! And when is science + booze ever a bad idea?