It's time for the annual BrisScience science/comedy spectacular! We're hosting an evening of science and comedy in the style of the great panel shows (think Spicks and Specks and QI), as we take a lighter look at the top science stories of 2024 - and some of the quirkier ones too!
Join us as world-leading researchers and gifted comedians battle wits and wittiness, exploring everything from interstellar spacecraft to magnetic slimes.
Hosted by well-known figure of stage and science (and BrisScience!) Dr Joel Gilmore, you'll be guaranteed a night of entertainment, competition, and comedy - and perhaps even education! So secure your tickets early and join us in November.
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Meet the presenters
Dan Beeston first tread the boards at the Sit Down Comedy club in 1998. Since then he’s worked as a improvisational performer in comedy clubs all over Australia. He's an award-nominated writer of The Movie: The Play series of interactive theatre. He's a keen science advocate and currently co-hosts 'Smart Enough to Know Better', A Podcast of Science, Comedy and Ignorance. He had to take a break in the middle of writing this bio to explain evolution to a Jehovah's Witness at the door.
Halina Baczkowski is an award-winning journalist. Halina can be seen onscreen with ABC TV’s Landline and Movin’ To The Country. Prior to television, Halina had a 20-year career in radio, as a presenter and producer.
Professor Bob Doneley graduated from UQ in 1982. After working in veterinary practices in Australia and overseas, he opened his own clinic, the West Toowoomba Vet Surgery, in 1988. After nearly 30 years he sold his practice to take a position at UQ Gatton and now is a Professor and Head of the Avian and Exotic Pet Service.
Kristen Kenney is a former Fulbright Fellow, former professional basketball player, a 2021 ABC Top 5 Scientist, and one of three Queensland ambassadors for Inspiring Australia. As an ecologist and toxinologist at UQ, she researches snake venoms and antivenoms, snake behaviour, snake ecology, and the human-snake conflict.
Dr Anthony Romilio is a dedicated palaeontologist specialising in dinosaur trackways, renowned for pioneering digital methods and 3D life reconstructions to analyse and interpret fossil footprints.
Michael Morgan is a computer scientist currently working for the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, mostly working on making tools that assist other agricultural researchers work more efficiently.
About BrisScience
BrisScience is a monthly lecture series that brings science out of the labs and to the people, making it accessible to all – from scientists, to scientists-at-heart.
Run by The University of Queensland, BrisScience has been delivering engaging lectures on diverse topics from local and international scientists for over a decade.
BrisScience speakers are leaders in their given fields and deliver dynamic presentations based on cutting-edge research.
The University of Queensland has been running BrisScience since 2005, bringing the best and brightest scientific minds to the people of Brisbane – from early career researchers to Nobel Laureates!
| Time | 6:30pm to 7:30pm (light refreshments 7:30-8pm) |
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| Venue | The Edge, State Library of Queensland, Stanley Place, South Bank |
| Cost | Free - Eventbrite ticket required |
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