Lectures on Tap - "Made of Stardust: Tracing Our Cosmic Roots"

Join us for an engaging evening where professors, experts, and storytellers bring their thought-provoking lectures to your favorite bar in Dumbo, Brooklyn!

Hosted by the Lectures on Tap team.

🗓️ Date: July 15th, 2025

🕡 Time: 6:30 PM

📍 Location: Dumbo Brooklyn (exact address provided in confirmation email)

📚 Lecture: “Made of Stardust: Tracing Our Cosmic Roots”

🎤 Speaker: Astronomer, Dr. Mark Popinchalk

How do the building blocks of your body connect you to a pantheon of stellar ancestors? Join astronomer Dr. Mark Popinchalk on an extraordinary journey that begins with the atoms in your cells and takes us through the cosmic elements forged in the hearts of stars, all the way back to the big bang.

This fascinating lecture will trace the necessary cosmic events that have made life and our existence on this planet possible. Dr. Popinchalk will unveil the deep connections between the universe's history and our own biological makeup, revealing how the very fabric of our being is interwoven with the stars.

Dr. Mark Popinchalk is a postdoctoral researcher and astronomer at the American Museum of Natural History and an adjunct professor at NYU. With a passion for astronomy, he studies the ages of stars and engages audiences as a planetarium presenter.

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the cosmic origins of life and our connection to the universe!

Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌

Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.