Super moon sunday

Supermoon + lunar eclipse = super-rare.
Lunar eclipses, which can only happen during a full moon, happen a handful of times every year. A supermoon rolls around roughly once every 14 full moons. So the odds of the two events syncing up are pretty rare—the last one happened in 1982, and the next one will happen in 2033.

You've got time to get that perfect Instagram.
The moon will begin to darken at 8:11pm. By 9:07, you'll see a small bite start to appear in the side of the lunar disc; it'll take almost an hour for the shadow to cover it, but at 10:11pm, the entire moon will be in lunar eclipse. It'll start to slide out of Earth's shadow at 11:23pm, and finally return to full brightness at 12:27am. So yeah, you don't have to rush to the window at any specific moment to catch that perfect picture. (That said, if you do want a good pic of the supermoon eclipse, be sure to use a tripod—or at least balance your camera on something sturdy.)
By time out NYC

Are the cell phones changing your cells??

http://metronyawis.weebly.com/blog
New research from women in science unravel the mysteries of the cell phones influence in your cells

ElabNYC

Thinking of Starting your own Bio or Health Tech Company?

Learn more about ELabNYC at one of the upcoming information sessions and chat with previous ELabNYC start-up participants.

ELabNYC is an Entrepreneur Program that equips emergent bio and health technology Entrepreneurs to evolve their science or technology into a viable company. ELabNYC incorporates an intensive and practical curriculum, hands-on one-on-one coaching, mentoring with experienced entrepreneurs, and meaningful access to industry experts, entrepreneurs, and investors. Participants learn what it takes to run a business and write a business plan, and get access to exceptional resources to address critical topics and issues specific to their venture.


Participants in ELabNYC emerge from the program fully prepared to engage with potential customers, partners, and investors.

There will be two information sessions:
WEDNESDAY 16th SEPTEMBER 2015

12-1.30pm
Alumni Hall B
NYU Langone Medical Centre

Please register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elabnyc-information-session-tickets-18408626698

and

5pm
Silver Centre 1003
Washington Square Campus

Please register at:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/elabnyc-information-session-tickets-18458790740

Featuring:
Sam Frons - Addicaid ELab 2015
Carlo Yuvienco - ELab alum
Mary Howard - ELabNYC Program Manager

To learn more about ELabNYC visit their website:
http://elabnyc.com

We hope to see you at one of the events!

Meteorites Tonight!

Look at the sky tonight g😍Go somewhere as dark as possible away from artificial lights.
- Allow at least 15 minutes for your eyes to adjust to the dark.
- Dress up warmly. Even on a mild night, sitting around can be cold after a while.
- There is no need for any optical aids. The naked eye is enough to see the meteor showers.
- Don’t expect miracles . “Expect to see a nice meteorite every couple of minutes. The Perseids are particularly known because they produce a lot of bright meteorites and fireballs. A lot of them are bright enough to cut through the light pollution. Give it a good hour and you have a good chance to see at least one good fireball.”

Blue Moon friday 31!

On Friday night, July 31, look skyward to see the second full moon of this month—a “Blue Moon.”
From Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium:
“The average time between full moons is about 29.5 days. So any month but February can, in principle, harbor a Blue Moon. If you do the math, you will see that somebody gets a Blue Moon every 2.7 years, or so. Not particularly rare—no one thinks of Presidential elections as rare, yet they take place less often than Blue Moons. The Moon can actually look blue during rare (polluting) atmospheric conditions that involve volcanic eruptions and forest fires.”
Learn more about the summer sky from the Sky Reporter: bit.ly/1MWxCFX

What is keeping you awake?

Great summer reads: Review of “Creativity, Inc.”

Great summer reads: Review of “Creativity, Inc.”
By Jesica Levingston Macleod

One of the masterminds behind Pixar Studios, Edwin Catmull, also happens to be an amazing writer. Last year he, with the help of Amy Wallace, published a book about finding true inspiration and creativity in business called "Creativity Inc". If the Buzz Lightyear character directing an orchestra on the cover of the book doesn’t get your attention then I hope this review will do it. Edwin Catmull started his career working in Special FX for George Lucas (yes, as in Star Wars), followed by the creation of the Pixar Studios. After finding enormous success with the movie "Toy Story" the company faced troubled times and it was acquired by Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple Computers). This book is a guide for any entrepreneur, not only for the fantastical story and the outstanding characters, but also for all the knowledge and experiences that Ed wants to share with us. He goes from the starting points for managing a creative culture to great advice about how to manage a start-up. Here are two of my favorites:
1-Give a good idea to a mediocre team, and they will screw it up. Give a mediocre idea to a great team, and they will either fix it or come up with something better. If you get the team right, chances are that they will get the ideas right.
2-Failure isn't a necessary evil. In fact, it isn't evil at all. It is a necessary consequence of doing something new.