As attention spans shrink, engaging others with science is getting harder, but does this have to be the case? Whether it is Archimedes taking a bath or an apple falling on Newton’s head, stories are far more engaging and easier to remember than the facts science has to offer.
Please join The Science Nation for The Storytelling of Science. See the best in the nation tell their own story of science, and drive their discussion on the stories behind the latest discoveries. From the origin of the universe to the exciting technologies that will change our future, this event is one story you will want to hear.
Events will be held on the following dates:
Brisbane’s storytellers include: co-creator of Smart Enough to Know Better – a podcast of science, comedy and ignorance – Dan Beeston; mathematician and winner of The Great Debate: My Research Rules Dr Ben Burton; astrophysicist and Australian Ultimate Frisbee representative Prof Tamara Davis; physicist, engineer, science communicator and entertainer Dr Joel Gilmore; and duel PhD, two-time US slam poetry finalist, and manager of Inspiring Australia (Qld) Dr Jayne Keane.
Sydney’s storytellers include: bionanotechnologist, Irish champion and Australian team fencer, poet and builder of bacterial motors Dr Matt Baker; curator of the Museum of Arts and Applied Sciences Matt Connell; neuroscientist and jazz singer Josien de Bie; physicist, science communicator and Science Nation founder Dr Andrew Stephenson; and analytical chemist, neuropharmacologist and trampoline dodgeball enthusiast Dr Jordyn Stuart.
Please submit any questions via email.
Adelaide’s storytellers include: futurist and director of UniSA’s Science, Creativity and Education Studio Dr Kristen Alford; science communicator, former biochemist, and maker of a Guinness Book of Records World’s Largest Whoopee Cushion Dr Lisa Bailey; ex-agricultural scientist and science communication researcher Dr Heather Bray; metaboloepigeneticist and comic Dr Hannah Brown; and physicist, science communicator and Science Nation founder Dr Andrew Stephenson.