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SUMMARY:Sci-prov
DESCRIPTION:Science Meets Improv Comedy\n\n\nJoin the Illuminating Discovery Hub and Amalgam Improv for an evening fusing science and spontaneous improv comedy like no other at Sci-Prov! \nSci-prov combines science and improv in creative\, funny\, and never before seen ways. Scientists Laura Hernandez and Leslie Holland will present their work in short\, digestible presentations followed by brief Q&A\, all of which can become fodder for the improv scenes. The improv scenes are created on the fly & unique to each show. \nLight refreshments and cash bar available. Tickets are free and registration is requested to ensure adequate seating. \n\n\nParking: The closest parking ramps to the Discovery building are Lot 80 (Union South)\, lot 20 (Medical Science Center)\, and Lot 17 (Engineering/Camp Randall). Additional surface lots are also available. Please see the campus parking and transportation map for complete options. \n \nBus: The closest bus stop westbound is University & North Orchard (A\, C\, D\, F\, J\, O\, R)\, and eastbound is Campus at Babcock (A\, C\, F J\, R). Free campus route 80 also stops at University & North Orchard \n\n\nWe value inclusion and access for all participants. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations to enhance your participation experience\, please email idhub@wid.wisc.edu no later than 2 weeks prior to the event. This event is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/sci-prov/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 North Orchard Street\, Orchard View Room\, Madison\, WI\, 53715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wisconsin Science Festival
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SUMMARY:The WhySci Variety Show
DESCRIPTION:The most science-inspired variety show in town! Produced by the Wisconsin Science Festival and the UW-Madison Division of the Arts.\n\n\nGet 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. \nHosted 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 art collide in unexpected ways during this one-of-a-kind show. \nDoors and bar open at 6:30pm – show starts at 7pm. \nRegister for your free tickets now! \nProduced in partnership with the UW-Madison Division of the Arts and with support from The Anonymous Fund.
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/the-whysci-variety-show/
LOCATION:Majestic Theatre\, 115 King Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wisconsin Science Festival
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SUMMARY:Michelle Thaller: Cosmic Treasures
DESCRIPTION:Chasing Asteroids for Clues to the Origins of Life\n\n\nJoin 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 difficult\, dramatic\, and rewarding than anyone expected. Join us to find out why we went to so much trouble to bring back an ancient sample of our solar system and what was waiting inside that absolutely blew our minds. This event will take place in the DeLuca Forum in the Discovery Building.
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/michelle-thaller-cosmic-treasures/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 North Orchard Street\, Orchard View Room\, Madison\, WI\, 53715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wisconsin Science Festival
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SUMMARY:Stumble into Science Pub Crawl
DESCRIPTION:A guided pub crawl to some of Madison’s most iconic pubs\, with a science festival twist!\n\n\nA guided pub crawl to some of Madison’s most iconic pubs\, with a science festival twist!  \nEach 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!  \nRegistration includes a lineup of exclusive Wisconsin Science Festival swag\, and more! \nCheck-in starts at 4:30pm at the Up North pub. See the whole line-up below – more details still to come! \n\n\nPub Crawl Schedule and Topics: \n\n4:30pm – Check-in at Up North Pub\nUp North Pub – What ancient rocks can tell us about Wisconsin\, life\, and the universe\nOne Social Food Hall – Plants vs bacteria vs fungi: The Thunderdome\nMerchant – What doesn’t kill you mutates and tries again\nRigby Pub – Utilizing nature to tackle the plastic problem\nGenna’s – Microbes hidden in the workforce: beers to biofuels to biopharmaceuticals\nParadise Lounge – How the adolescent brain makes decisions\nGamma Ray – Cosmic rays\, neutrinos\, dark matter\, and other stuff that are going through your drink as we speak\n\n\n\nAnyone is welcome to stop into a pub on the lineup to chat with a scientist but you must be registered with a ticket to get your festival swag and travel with the pack!
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/stumble-into-science-pub-crawl-2/
LOCATION:Up North\, 150 South Blair Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wisconsin Science Festival
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SUMMARY:The WhySci Variety Show
DESCRIPTION:The most science-inspired variety show in town! Produced by the Wisconsin Science Festival and the UW-Madison Division of the Arts.\n\n\nGet 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. \nHosted by the always-entertaining Ben Rush with more presenter and performer details to come! \nDoors and bar open at 6:30pm – show starts at 7pm. \nRegister for your free tickets now! \nProduced in partnership with the UW-Madison Division of the Arts. \n\n\nCheck out some highlights from the 2025 WhySci Variety Show below!
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/the-whysci-variety-show-2/
LOCATION:Majestic Theatre\, 115 King Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wisconsin Science Festival
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