Posts Tagged ‘Brian Malow’
Synthetic Biology Conference
January 4th, 2011
Feb. 3-4, 2011 – Synthetic Biology conference held at Google’s Washington, D.C. offices
I am participating in a synthetic biology conference called “Here Be Dragons: Governing a Technologically Uncertain Future.”
Stellar cast of speakers from science AND science fiction: Drew Endy, Andrew Hessel, George Church, Robert J. Sawyer, Neal Stephenson, Bruce Sterling, Robert Wright, and many more!
Part of the Future Tense series, the event is co-sponsored by Slate magazine, Arizona State University, and the New America Foundation, and will explore governance issues surrounding new, rapidly-developing fields of science.
How do we proceed when we have no maps for these unexplored territories?
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Thursday, February 3, 2011 – 8:30am - Friday, February 4, 2011 – 1:30pm
Google, DC
1101 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Bad Science in Star Wars
December 4th, 2010
FORA.tv has a short video of me performing at the recent Wonderfest science festival in Berkeley. I’m talking about bad science in science fiction movies, and the example in the clip is a classic moment from Star Wars…
Science Comedian – the Heat in Arizona
September 27th, 2010
I had a fantastic time performing at the Sacramento Comedy Spot this past Friday. We had a packed house in an intimate room – and they were just the perfect science-loving crowd. Or, I should say, science-comedy-loving crowd.
The opening act was the hilariously geeky Nick Pettigrew (link is to a previous set of his), and I did a whopping hour and forty minutes, including some Q&A. I’ll be putting more clips online soon. Here’s the first.
My fever-dream inspired by the unbearable heat of an Arizona summer. Some might fantasize of bikinis and water sports; I can only imagine global devastation, mutation, human extinction…
Good Day, Sacramento!
September 27th, 2010
This past Friday, I performed at the Sacramento Comedy Spot (in , uh, Sacramento, CA). To promote the show, I made an early morning appearance on a local TV show, “Good Day, Sacramento.”
I said, “Good day!”
We talked about science and comedy and insect photography. They even pulled up my photo blog: InsectPaparazzi.com .
Georgetown University – Free Show
September 27th, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010. As part of the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival, I will be performing 8pm, Friday night, October 22, 2010, at Georgetown University – and it’s free and open to the public (that’s YOU!).
For details:
Rational Comedy for an Irrational Planet – An Evening of Science Humor
My friend Norm Goldblatt, the Phunny Physicist, will also appear.
USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo Saturday
September 27th, 2010
As part of the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival, I will be performing multiple shows.
At the huge weekend Expo – which is free and open to the public (that’s YOU!) – I will be doing 20-minute sets:
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 2:30pm – on the Wilson Plaza stage
Sunday, October 24, 2010, 3:30pm – on the National Mall stage
And check out my full-length show on Friday night at Georgetown University – also free.
USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo Sunday
September 27th, 2010
As part of the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival, I will be performing multiple shows.
At the huge weekend Expo – which is free and open to the public (that’s YOU!) – I will be doing 20-minute sets:
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 2:30pm – on the Wilson Plaza stage
Sunday, October 24, 2010, 3:30pm – on the National Mall stage
And check out my full-length show on Friday night at Georgetown University – also free.
The Business
September 27th, 2010
8pm, Wednesday, November 3, 2010.
I’ll be a guest comic on a great show in San Francisco’s Mission District. It happens every Wednesday and it’s run by four great locals: Alex Koll, Sean Keane, Chris Garcia, and Bucky Sinister. It’ll be my first time joining them. Here are the details:
The Business
$5
8pm, Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Dark Room Theater
2263 Mission (at 18th St.)
San Francisco CA
Schmahl Science Workshops Fundraiser
September 27th, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010. I’m performing at a fundraiser for a very worthwhile cause - Schmahl Science Workshops offers an after-school career mentorship program that enables pre-K through 12 students to participate in on-going science and engineering research programs.
16th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser: ”The Science of Success”
Food, wine, live entertainment (that’s me!)
6-10pm, Saturday, November 6, 2010
Quadrus Conference Center
2400 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tickets available at http://sswevent2010.eventbrite.com
More info on Schmahl Science Workshops:
The Bay Area is home to significant innovation in science and technology. However many local school districts have eliminated science education from their curriculum. The key is more Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) educated graduates if we want to continue to be leaders in the global economy. By partnering with schools, institutions of higher education, science based institutions, museums, local governments, and the business community our non-profit, Schmahl Science Workshops (SSW) develops young scientists to participate in the next wave of scientific innovation. We need your help to keep Schmahl Science Workshop strong. We invite you to join us to celebrate the accomplishments of our students and to learn more about how you can inspire the next generation of scientists.
Wonderfest
September 27th, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010. Once again I am thrilled to be performing at Wonderfest – the Bay Area’s long-running festival of science. This is their 12th annual event – and my third time participating.
As always, it’s a 2-day event – Saturday on the Stanford campus and Sunday on the Berkeley campus.
I am only attending Sunday, November 7, at UC Berkeley’s Stanley Hall. I will perform and then moderate a dialogue:
3pm: Science Laughs with Science Comedian Brian Malow
4pm: Moderator for “Do We Understand the Structure of the Universe?” – a dialogue between Lloyd Knox, a physics professor from UC Davis, and Chung-Pei Ma, an astronomy prof from Berkeley
And, in between my two slots, you can enjoy a live podcast of “This Week in Science” with my friends Dr.Kiki and Justin!
