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Stand Up for Evolution!
February 28th, 2009
Continuing our celebration of 2009 as The Year of Science, this is my second video for the COPUS Project.
Science Comedian, Lincoln, and Darwin on Time.com
February 16th, 2009
If you know me, you probably know I’ve always had a thing about Abraham Lincoln. Nothing kinky. It goes back as far as 2nd grade – at least that’s my oldest surviving writing about Abe.
Now, combine that with my obvious respect for Charles Darwin – who shares his birthday with Lincoln (February 12, 1809) – and you’ll know how excited I am to have tied it all together in a video piece celebrating their birthdays – and also the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species.”
I wrote the piece and it was produced by Craig Duff – and today it’s featured on the front page of Time.com – as a “Must See” video about Lincoln and Darwin.
“Lincoln and Darwin – Birthdays and Evolution”
Check it out, let me know what you think – and please feel free to forward it to EVERYONE!
* Update 2/23/09: Although it was only a “Must See” video for a short time, now it’s displayed as one of the most popular videos!
Year of Science – January – Why is the sky blue?
January 4th, 2009
If you don’t already know, let me be the first to tell you: 2009 is the Year of Science!
It’s the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. Abraham Lincoln was also born on the exact same day (and year) as Darwin, and Lincoln would found the Academy of Sciences.
Science Comedy Video
August 5th, 2008
A montage of some of my science comedy routines, taken mostly from two events at the Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences (in 2006 and 2007).
A couple clips from my 2008 performance appear earlier in this blog (on cell phones and Karma) and more are coming soon.
Instant Karma is NOT Gonna Get You
August 3rd, 2008
Just a few words about the current state of the karmic retribution system…
Brian Malow on Edison, Cell Phones, Vista…
August 2nd, 2008
An excerpt from “The Final Frontier?” presentation I gave at the Marian Koshland Science Museum, in Washington, D.C., April 10, 2008.
Mostly about cell phones, but a bit about Thomas Edison and the light bulb, Las Vegas, Windows Vista, and cost-benefits analysis.
More to come…
Science Comedian on the Bob Rivers Show
July 27th, 2008
Back in April, I was in Seattle, performing at the Mainstage Comedy and Music Club, a fantastic newer club, which I highly recommend to anyone in the area.
To promote my shows, I made an appearance on The Bob Rivers Show on KZOK 102.5, a classic rock station.
I had about as much fun as I’ve ever had on the radio – the whole crew was fun to interact with and they seemed genuinely happy to have “the science comedian” on the show. They had even been talking me up before I got to town.
They also videotaped my segment and put it up on YouTube in two clips:
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Part 2:
Brian Malow on MicrobeWorld
July 20th, 2008
One of my favorite places to perform is the Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
I’ve performed there annually for the past three years. (I’m admittedly partial to any place that has me back even once 
The first event, in 2006, was called Rational Comedy for an Irrational Planet. It was a grab bag, a best of, a greatest hits of my science routines. The classics. No particular theme, just science comedy.
When they invited me back, my contact there, Amy Shaw, asked if I could do a new show to go along with their exhibit on Infectious Disease.
Yes, in what may be a first in comedy history, she actually asked me to create an infectious disease-themed comedy show. Why not?
So of course I did. That became Science Comedy: It’s Infectious!
The American Society for Microbiology got wind of the scheduled show, and Chris Condayan (Manager of Public Outreach) arranged to videotape it and interview me. The result was episode 5 of their surprisingly popular podcast, MicrobeWorld … further evidence of my knack for landing the strangest credits of any stand up comedian.
“Oh, you got Letterman and a mention in Variety? That’s awesome! I got MicrobeWorld! And Chemical & Engineering News is doing a profile of me!”
It’s a living.
