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SUMMARY:Sci-prov
DESCRIPTION:Science Meets Improv Comedy in this special Wisconsin Science Festival edition! Presented in partnership with Amalgam Improv.\n\n\nJoin the Wisconsin Science Festival 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. In this special\, fusion event\, scientists Rachael Shields and Amy Koike will present their work in short\, digestible presentations followed by brief Q&A\, all of which will become fodder for the improv scenes. The improv scenes are created on the fly\, unique to each show\, and performed by a troupe of phenomenal improvisers! \nRachael Shields is a landscape architect and graduate student in the School of Human Ecology Design Studies program\, while Amy Koike is a PhD student in the People and Robots Lab at UW-Madison. \nLight refreshments and cash bar available. Tickets are free and registration is requested to ensure adequate seating. \n RSVP for your Free  Tickets \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://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/event/sci-prov-2/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 North Orchard Street\, 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. \n Get Free Tickets \nProduced in partnership with the UW-Madison Division of the Arts and with support from The Anonymous Fund.
URL:https://illuminatingdiscovery.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:Threading the Story of Earth's Oldest Rocks
DESCRIPTION:Ancient geology meets modern creativity! Scientists studying the Earth’s oldest rocks collab with a textile artist to bring them to life!\n\n\nJoin us for a very special Wisconsin Science Festival edition of Crossroads of Ideas\, where ancient geology meets modern creativity. This engaging evening features scientists Tyler Blum\, Annie Bauer\, and Emily Mixon\, who have been studying the Earth’s oldest rocks – Acasta Gneiss (that’s pronounced “nice”) – and collaborating with local textile artist\, Leah Evans\, to bring 4-billion-year-old stories to life. \nIn conversation with UW-Madison Geology Museum Associate Director\, Brooke Norsted\, learn how these researchers and artist have explored deep time\, planetary processes\, and creative interpretation. Be among the first to experience the unveiling of Leah’s final artwork – an awe-inspiring textile piece created for the Geology Museum. Learn how curiosity\, conversation\, and collaboration turned billion-year-old rocks into an artistic and scientific celebration of deep time and deeper connections. \nThis event will take place in the DeLuca Forum in the UW-Madison Discovery Building. \n Registration requested
URL:https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/event/crossroads-of-ideas-threading-the-story-of-earths-oldest-rocks/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 North Orchard Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crossroads
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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. \n Registration requested
URL:https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/event/michelle-thaller-cosmic-treasures/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 North Orchard Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wisconsin Science Festival
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SUMMARY:SoundWaves: Atomic Scale
DESCRIPTION:Atomic Scale\, Klezmer Scales\n\n\nGaze into the world of the unimaginably small with an evening exploring the atomic scale. What is quantum computing and how does it work? How do atoms in metals organize themselves into hierarchies? As part of Klez Fest Midwest\, this special SoundWaves event will feature more live music than ever\, with the duo of Krakauer & Tagg\, featuring brilliant klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer and pianist Kathleen Tagg\, performing and explaining what gives klezmer music its characteristic style and sound (it’s all in the scales!). \n\n Get Tickets
URL:https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/event/soundwaves-exploring-scales/
LOCATION:Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:SoundWaves
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