Secret Science Club Bugs Out with Entomologist & Evolutionary Biologist Jessica Ware

Strange, beautiful, overlooked, and essential–insects are the foundation of Earth’s ecosystems, representing 80 percent of all animal species. At the next Secret Science Club, we explore the “creepy, crawly residents of nature’s demi-monde.”

Entomologist Jessica Ware studies the amazing modern-day behaviors of insects, as well as their deep evolutionary origins. Ancestors of the wee beasties that Dr. Ware specializes in (dragonflies) were the first creatures on Earth to take to the air over 400 million years ago. Flash forward to today: There are more than 80 species of dragonflies in NYC alone. They can fly forwards, backwards, up, down–and migrate thousands of miles.

What can’t insects do? According to Dr. Ware not much: “Whatever people do, insects did it first. They waged war, they took slaves, they learned to work cooperatively, they flew, they farmed.”

Jessica Ware is an evolutionary biologist and entomologist at Rutgers University. She has conducted fieldwork around the globe in Guyana, Peru, Ecuador, Namibia, Canada, and good ol’ New Jersey. Earlier this year, she received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government to outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent research careers and showing exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology. Her research has been featured in the Atlantic, Guardian, and New York Magazine.

Before & After
–Raise your glass (and your antennae) to incredible insects with our Love Bug cocktail!
–Groove to six-legged tunes
–Stick around for the buzzin’ Q&A

This buggy edition of Secret Science Club meets Tuesday, August 20, 8PM @ the Bell House, 149 7th St, Brooklyn (between 2nd and 3rd avenues). Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St.

Doors open at 7:30PM. Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self!











When: Tue., Aug. 20, 2019 at 8:00 pm
Where: The Bell House
149 7th St., Brooklyn
718-643-6510
Price: Free
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Strange, beautiful, overlooked, and essential–insects are the foundation of Earth’s ecosystems, representing 80 percent of all animal species. At the next Secret Science Club, we explore the “creepy, crawly residents of nature’s demi-monde.”

Entomologist Jessica Ware studies the amazing modern-day behaviors of insects, as well as their deep evolutionary origins. Ancestors of the wee beasties that Dr. Ware specializes in (dragonflies) were the first creatures on Earth to take to the air over 400 million years ago. Flash forward to today: There are more than 80 species of dragonflies in NYC alone. They can fly forwards, backwards, up, down–and migrate thousands of miles.

What can’t insects do? According to Dr. Ware not much: “Whatever people do, insects did it first. They waged war, they took slaves, they learned to work cooperatively, they flew, they farmed.”

Jessica Ware is an evolutionary biologist and entomologist at Rutgers University. She has conducted fieldwork around the globe in Guyana, Peru, Ecuador, Namibia, Canada, and good ol’ New Jersey. Earlier this year, she received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government to outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent research careers and showing exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology. Her research has been featured in the Atlantic, Guardian, and New York Magazine.

Before & After
–Raise your glass (and your antennae) to incredible insects with our Love Bug cocktail!
–Groove to six-legged tunes
–Stick around for the buzzin’ Q&A

This buggy edition of Secret Science Club meets Tuesday, August 20, 8PM @ the Bell House, 149 7th St, Brooklyn (between 2nd and 3rd avenues). Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St.

Doors open at 7:30PM. Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self!

Buy tickets/get more info now