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Secret Science Club Presents Atmospheric Scientist Sonali McDermid

When Sonali McDermid first began studying the atmosphere, she was drawn by the sheer power and dynamism of Earth’s oceans of air. Compared to our planet’s massive size, our atmosphere is thin and insubstantial. Yet, the colossal amount of energy being transported through the system and the resulting storms, wind currents, and temperature shifts are so influential that they can make or break us.   

At the next Secret Science Club, Dr. McDermid explores Earth’s phenomenal atmosphere and the associated perils of climate change. She asks:

            –Does the way we grow food impact local and global climate? How?

            –How do wild ecosystems influence weather and climate – and vice versa?

            –What impact will climate change have on the world’s ability to feed itself?

            –Can soil help solve the climate crisis?

Sonali McDermid is an atmospheric scientist, climatologist, and professor of environmental studies at NYU. Her research focuses on understanding interactions between climate change and variability, land-use, and agriculture, with an eye towards identifying and quantifying important feedbacks and uncertainties. She employs a variety of tools and datasets, primarily global climate models, but also observed and remote-sensing datasets, and process-based crop models. She has been a featured scientist on Vice News, NPR’s Morning Edition, and ScienceLine.  

Before & After  

–Imbibe our jazz-infused seasonal cocktail of the night: Autumn in New York (It’ll warm you up as the city cools down.)

—Groove to tunes that blow hot and cold 

–Stick around for the scintillating Q&A

This inclement edition of Secret Science Club meets Sunday, October 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: Sun., Oct. 20, 2019 at 8:00 pm
Where: The Bell House
149 7th St., Brooklyn
718-643-6510
Price: Free
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When Sonali McDermid first began studying the atmosphere, she was drawn by the sheer power and dynamism of Earth’s oceans of air. Compared to our planet’s massive size, our atmosphere is thin and insubstantial. Yet, the colossal amount of energy being transported through the system and the resulting storms, wind currents, and temperature shifts are so influential that they can make or break us.   

At the next Secret Science Club, Dr. McDermid explores Earth’s phenomenal atmosphere and the associated perils of climate change. She asks:

            –Does the way we grow food impact local and global climate? How?

            –How do wild ecosystems influence weather and climate – and vice versa?

            –What impact will climate change have on the world’s ability to feed itself?

            –Can soil help solve the climate crisis?

Sonali McDermid is an atmospheric scientist, climatologist, and professor of environmental studies at NYU. Her research focuses on understanding interactions between climate change and variability, land-use, and agriculture, with an eye towards identifying and quantifying important feedbacks and uncertainties. She employs a variety of tools and datasets, primarily global climate models, but also observed and remote-sensing datasets, and process-based crop models. She has been a featured scientist on Vice News, NPR’s Morning Edition, and ScienceLine.  

Before & After  

–Imbibe our jazz-infused seasonal cocktail of the night: Autumn in New York (It’ll warm you up as the city cools down.)

—Groove to tunes that blow hot and cold 

–Stick around for the scintillating Q&A

This inclement edition of Secret Science Club meets Sunday, October 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