# Event Details - **Event Name**: Lectures on Tap- "Are Aliens Ghosting Us? The Search for Life Beyond Earth" - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 31 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Mon, 31 Aug, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in NYC bars.About this Event? Location: Exact address given in confirmation email? Lecture: "Are Aliens Ghosting Us? The Search for Life Beyond Earth"? Speaker: Dr. Mark Popinchalk"Where are all the aliens?" is a pretty valid question. Even more unsettling: "Are they leaving us on read?"Join astronomer Dr. Mark Popinchalk for a fast-paced, funny, and thought-provoking exploration of our search for life beyond Earth. This lecture will touch on the origins of life, how we discover distant planets, and the clever ways scientists could detect signs of life elsewhere in the galaxy—and how they might detect us.Together, we’ll ask whether humanity is interesting enough to get noticed, and what it would actually mean if advanced civilizations are ignoring us. By the end of the evening, you’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of astrobiology, the search for exoplanets, and a possible answer to the question: "Are Aliens Ghosting Us?"Dr. Mark Popinchalk is an astronomer at the American Museum of Natural History, an adjunct professor at NYU, and host of the late-night science comedy show Science, Tonight!Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! ?Agenda6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.6:55 PM – Host introduction7:00 PM – Lecture begins7:45 PM – Audience Q&A8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round8:30 PM – Wrap up. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brooklyn/lectures-on-tap-are-aliens-ghosting-us-the-search-for-life-beyond-earth/100001994093082088 - **Event Categories**: science-fair, comedy - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Williamsburg - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 41.32, max: 41.32, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Brooklyn - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Williamsburg - **lat**: 40.7081156 - **long**: -73.9570696 - **full address**: Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Lectures on Tap- "Are Aliens Ghosting Us? The Search for Life Beyond Earth" - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/79442da7085aab3257b305bf3c56c4709fe00bb03bf4c5aa724463b73251c355-rimg-w1200-h600-dce0e1da-gmir.jpg?v=1785329525 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Lectures on Tap- "Are Aliens Ghosting Us? The Search for Life Beyond Earth" being held? - **A:** Lectures on Tap- "Are Aliens Ghosting Us? The Search for Life Beyond Earth" takes place on Mon, 31 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Mon, 31 Aug, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Lectures on Tap- "Are Aliens Ghosting Us? The Search for Life Beyond Earth"? - **A:** Lectures on Tap- "Are Aliens Ghosting Us? The Search for Life Beyond Earth" is organized by Felecia For The Win. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Lectures on Tap- "Are Aliens Ghosting Us? 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