Check out why we are globetrotters: as previous research has shown, long alleles of the DRD4 gene have been linked to novelty-seeking personality, hyperactivity, and risk-taking behaviors … It can be argued reasonably that exploratory behaviors are adaptive in migratory societies… usually harsh, frequently changing, and always providing a multitude of novel stimuli and ongoing challenges to survival”
“The findings revealed a very strong association between the proportion of long alleles of the DRD4 gene in a population and its prehistorical macro-migration histories.”
Find the article here:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S109051389900015X
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Thursday, November 5, 2015
If you wanna be an astronaut...or just watch the northern lights :)
HELP WANTED AT NASA
NASA is hiring!!!. Yes, NASA is looking for the next generation of space engineers, if you want to go or help other to explore the new frontier, send your resume ASAP. Here is the video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjECZVitU00
AURORA VIEW
Or just be a wallflower and watch the magnificent of nature explore in front of your eyes and watch the norther lights in USA:
http://www.aurora-service.org/
You can monitor the northern lights activity yourself using our aurora forecast page, where we get real time data from some of the worlds top space weather institutions.
NASA is hiring!!!. Yes, NASA is looking for the next generation of space engineers, if you want to go or help other to explore the new frontier, send your resume ASAP. Here is the video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjECZVitU00
AURORA VIEW
Or just be a wallflower and watch the magnificent of nature explore in front of your eyes and watch the norther lights in USA:
http://www.aurora-service.org/
You can monitor the northern lights activity yourself using our aurora forecast page, where we get real time data from some of the worlds top space weather institutions.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Halloween Weekend in NYC
Thursday 29th:
frim fram, times sq or Brooklyn radegast..
Friday 30th:
freedom tower? top of the world?
MoMA free after 4 pm- 8 PM , check out the Picasso and the Andy Warhol expos.
11 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019
The Morgan Library & Museum – formerly the Pierpont Morgan Library – is a museum and research library located at 225 Madison Avenue at East 36th Street in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York Free 7 pm to 9 pm.
Whitney museum pay as you wish 7 pm 10 pm
Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014
Check out: Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist
the high line.
9pm
Tavern on the green swing dancing/central park
Saurday 31th:
mount sinai/central park/jewish museum?
Buenos Aires restaurant 4:45 pm.513 E. 6th St.
parade!!!
6pm Line-up for 2015!
For ONLY those in costume is on 6th Avenue at Canal Street between 6:30pm and 8:30pm.
https://www.halloween-nyc.com/
Sunday November 1 st:
Sundays: Trio at La Casa Mezcal, 86 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side. We play on the second floor above the main restaurant, and they serve brunch up there. It is the most comfortable room I can imagine, next to someone’s living room. I lead the trio with piano (most often Ehud Asherie) and either upright bass (often Rob Adkins) or a horn player. 1-4pm brunch 12;30
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave
New York, NY 10029
Free admission for all on Marathon Sunday, Nov. 1!
Watch the TCS NYC Marathon with us–we're at mile 23. Explore our marathon exhibition, and enjoy treats from our café!
Now on View
The New York City Marathon: The Great Race
“The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama. It has competition. It has camaraderie. It has heroism. Every jogger can’t dream of being an Olympic champion, but he or she can dream of finishing a marathon.” –Fred Lebow
This week we opened The New York City Marathon: The Great Race, telling the story of one of the ultimate celebrations of strength, of endurance, and of the city. The exhibition, featuring more than 100 images made by professional and amateur photographers, and video footage, captures the energy, enthusiasm, and spirit of community that New York’s “Marathon Sunday” is all about.
Learn why the marathon moved from a Central Park-only race to a five-borough one, what happens to the 26 tons of clothing that runners discard along the route, and two dozen other facts explored in our exhibition in this piece from the New York Daily News.
Pegu and the Brooklyn? view of Manhattan from Brooklyn?
Williamsburg 10 pm Sta Maizes.
frim fram, times sq or Brooklyn radegast..
Friday 30th:
freedom tower? top of the world?
MoMA free after 4 pm- 8 PM , check out the Picasso and the Andy Warhol expos.
11 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019
The Morgan Library & Museum – formerly the Pierpont Morgan Library – is a museum and research library located at 225 Madison Avenue at East 36th Street in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York Free 7 pm to 9 pm.
Whitney museum pay as you wish 7 pm 10 pm
Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014
Check out: Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist
the high line.
9pm
Tavern on the green swing dancing/central park
Saurday 31th:
mount sinai/central park/jewish museum?
Buenos Aires restaurant 4:45 pm.513 E. 6th St.
parade!!!
6pm Line-up for 2015!
For ONLY those in costume is on 6th Avenue at Canal Street between 6:30pm and 8:30pm.
https://www.halloween-nyc.com/
Sunday November 1 st:
Sundays: Trio at La Casa Mezcal, 86 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side. We play on the second floor above the main restaurant, and they serve brunch up there. It is the most comfortable room I can imagine, next to someone’s living room. I lead the trio with piano (most often Ehud Asherie) and either upright bass (often Rob Adkins) or a horn player. 1-4pm brunch 12;30
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave
New York, NY 10029
Free admission for all on Marathon Sunday, Nov. 1!
Watch the TCS NYC Marathon with us–we're at mile 23. Explore our marathon exhibition, and enjoy treats from our café!
Now on View
The New York City Marathon: The Great Race
“The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama. It has competition. It has camaraderie. It has heroism. Every jogger can’t dream of being an Olympic champion, but he or she can dream of finishing a marathon.” –Fred Lebow
This week we opened The New York City Marathon: The Great Race, telling the story of one of the ultimate celebrations of strength, of endurance, and of the city. The exhibition, featuring more than 100 images made by professional and amateur photographers, and video footage, captures the energy, enthusiasm, and spirit of community that New York’s “Marathon Sunday” is all about.
Learn why the marathon moved from a Central Park-only race to a five-borough one, what happens to the 26 tons of clothing that runners discard along the route, and two dozen other facts explored in our exhibition in this piece from the New York Daily News.
Pegu and the Brooklyn? view of Manhattan from Brooklyn?
Williamsburg 10 pm Sta Maizes.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
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
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
Monday, September 21, 2015
Are the cell phones changing your cells??
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
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!
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!
Thursday, August 13, 2015
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.”
- 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.”
Thursday, July 30, 2015
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
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
Friday, July 24, 2015
Saturday, June 20, 2015
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.
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.
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