NyYak (New York Yak is your Free Event Distribution Center for news and Information Related New York City Is Your Free Information center for Current Events in Ney York City

... Lectures, Readings, Speakers, Forums in New York City

Receive a free weekly news summary by email!

HOME
Event Categories

Architecture

Cooking

Culture

Events

Fiction

Finance

Food

Health

History

Humor

Law

Media

Memoir

Pets

Poetry

Politics

Religion & Spirituality

Science

Self Help

Self-help

Society

Sports

The Arts

Theater

Travel

Writing

Sub Categories

Events
Events Today
Event Search

Navigation
Most Viewed Articles
FREE XML FEED
Display our news on your website!

Science
View Science Current Events (73 events)

Matt Knutzen: New Tools in Map Research

In this hands-on class, participants learn how to research antiquarian maps using traditional methods as well as new Geographic Information Systems (G.I.S.) accessible only in the Map Division.

Event Date: Sep 20, 2007 11:30 AM

An Evening with Wangari Maathai at The American Museum of Natural History

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai is a celebrated political activist, feminist, and environmentalist. (Photo:Courtesy of Wangari Maathai)

Event Date: Sep 25, 2007 7:00 PM

The Stuff of Thought - Ssteven Pinker

Language as a Window into Human Nature

Event Date: Sep 14, 2007 7:00 PM

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

Author: Steven Pinker, PhD New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books—including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate—have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today's most important and popular science writers.

Event Date: Oct 05, 2007 6:00 PM

A Scientist Goes to the Movies

Neil deGrasse Tyson was educated in the public schools of New York City and attended Bronx High School of Science. He holds aBA in Physics from Harvard and a PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia. In 2001, Tyson was appointed by President Bush to serve on a 12-member commission that studied the Future of the US Aerospace Industry. In 2004, Tyson was once again appointed by President Bush to serve on a 9-member commission on the Implementation of the United States Space Exploration Policy, known as the "Moon, Mars, and Beyond" commission. In 2006, the head of NASA appointed Tyson to serve on its Advisory Committee. Dr. Tyson writes a monthly essayist for Natural History magazine under the title "Universe." And among Tyson's seven books is his memoir The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist; and Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution, co-written with Donald Goldsmith. In the fall of 2006, Tyson appears as the on-camera host of PBS program NOVA ScienceNow , which is an acessible look at the frontier of all the science that shapes the understanding of our place in the universe. Tyson is the recipient of seven honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. Tyson is the first occupant of the Frederick P. Rose Directorship of the Hayden Planetarium where he also teaches.

Event Date: Nov 10, 2006 6:30 PM

Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense

Event Date: Nov 28, 2006 6:00 PM

WATER: H2O = LIFE at AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

OPENS NOV. 3, 2007

Event Date: Nov 03, 2007 10:00 AM

Michael Novacek discusses his new book : Terra

MICHAEL NOVACEK DISCUSSES TERRA: OUR 100-MILLION-YEAR-OLD ECOSYSTEM AND THE THREATS THAT NOW PUT IT AT RISK PRESENTED BY THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Event Date: Nov 28, 2007 6:30 PM

Lecture: Life in the Valley of Death

Alan Rabinowitz speaks at American Museum of Natural History Tuesday, November 20, 7:00 p.m. Kaufmann Theater, first floor (Photo: Courtesy of Alan Rabinowitz)

Event Date: Nov 20, 2007 7:00 PM

String Theory

Event Date: Dec 11, 2006 7:00 PM

To the Ends of the Earth

Event Date: Dec 05, 2006 7:00 PM

21st Century Challenges in Mining

Event Date: Dec 03, 2006 7:00 PM

Forensics Demystified

Event Date: Dec 19, 2006 7:00 PM

LARGE, DAZZINGLY IRIDESCENT FOSSIL AT AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY -NOW ON DISPLAY!

Luis Dreiser, 9, and Leonye Dreiser, 12, from Cologne, Germany admire the American Museum of Natural History's latest acquisition, an 80-million-year-old ammonite. The spectacular coloration is the result of millions of years of high temperatures and pressures acting on the animal's shell to create a gemstone known as an ammolite. The fossil was donated to the Museum by Korite International and Canada Fossils Ltd. Photo Credit: Denis Finnin/AMNH

Event Date: Dec 29, 2007 10:00 AM

Lecture: Wolf Empire

Scott Ian Barry speaks at the American Museum of Natural History

Event Date: Dec 11, 2007 6:00 PM

Word for Word Author Series: Focus on the Environm

Bryant Park “goes green”, as we focus on the environment. Join us for a lively discussion with a diverse panel of experts with recent books covering a wide variety of topics including: global warming, tips for large corporations, green-living in New York City and individual lifestyle changes that make a difference. With authors: Ben Jervey (The Big Green Apple), Eugene Linden (The Winds of Change), Josh Dorfman (The Lazy Environmentalist) and Andrew S. Winston (Green to Gold). Hosted by: Dr. Bill Chameides, Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense. The event is FREE and open to the public. For updates and additional information, please visit our website at www.bryantpark.org. The Bryant Park Reading Room located on the 42nd Street side of the park - under the trees - between the back of the NYPL & 6th Avenue. Look for the burgundy and white umbrellas.

Event Date: Aug 08, 2007 12:30 PM

Virtual Universe: The Dark Side at the Hayden Planetarium

Embark on a fully interactive tour of the universe that surrounds us-the longest trip you can take while staying in New York.

Event Date: Aug 07, 2007 6:30 PM

Art/ Science Collision: Taxidermy Curiosities

Takeshi Yamada, award-winning artist and visual anthropologist, carries on the 19th-century tradition of “gaffs”

Event Date: Jul 10, 2007 7:00 PM

Hayden Planetarium Space Center

Join us on the first Tuesday of each month for a fully interactive tour of the universe that surrounds us—the longest trip you can take while staying in New York.

Event Date: Jul 03, 2007 6:30 PM

Darwin, Other Gods and the Battle Over the Meaning of Everything

Gordy Slack, Matthew Chapman and Laurie Goodstein each covered the Dover, PA intelligent design trial for a different publication and from a different point of view. Discussion and Signing.

Event Date: Jul 31, 2007 7:00 PM

[Page 1] [Page 2] [Page 3] [Page 4]