Events

The most science-inspired variety show in town! Produced by the Wisconsin Science Festival and the UW-Madison Division of the Arts. Get ready to rock your curiosity at the Why Sci Variety Show—a high-energy mashup of science talks, artful performances, and live music! This year’s theme is Rock and Roll, so expect brainy beats, geology jokes, and scientific showmanship that will have you thinking and tapping your toes. Hosted by the always-entertaining Ben Rush and featuring tunes from our live house band: David Hecht & The Who Dat, this is edu-tainment at its finest. From ancient rocks to musical molecules, science and [...]

Chasing Asteroids for Clues to the Origins of LifeJoin Michelle Thaller, former NASA science communicator, for an evening exploring the origins of life. Thaller, in conversation with Eric Wilcots, Dean of the College of Letters & Sciences and Professor in the Dept of Astronomy, will talk about the OSIRIS-REx mission – an audacious project to return a sample from an asteroid. No problem, right? Just chase down a small rock 200 million miles away, traveling literally faster than a speeding bullet, vacuum up a sample of its surface, and shoot it back to Earth. The story turned out to be more [...]

A guided pub crawl to some of Madison’s most iconic pubs, with a science festival twist!A guided pub crawl to some of Madison’s most iconic pubs, with a science festival twist! Each pub will have researchers stationed there to answer your craziest questions about their research. Pub themes will range from microbiology to astronomy to cannabis research! Registration includes a lineup of exclusive Wisconsin Science Festival swag, and more!Check-in starts at 4:30pm at the Up North pub. See the whole line-up below - more details still to come!Pub Crawl Schedule and Topics:4:30pm – Check-in at Up North PubUp North Pub - [...]

The most science-inspired variety show in town! Produced by the Wisconsin Science Festival and the UW-Madison Division of the Arts.Get ready to unleash your curiosity at the Why Sci Variety Show—a high-energy mashup of science talks, artful performances, and live music! This year’s theme is Us, celebrating the science of humans and the humans who do science. Expect brainy beats, genealogy jokes, and scientific showmanship that will have you thinking and tapping your toes.Hosted by the always-entertaining Ben Rush with more presenter and performer details to come!Doors and bar open at 6:30pm - show starts at 7pm.Register for your free tickets [...]