Laugh while you learn

Published: 08 Aug 2024 2:27pm

If you love science and love a good laugh, then the place to be this Friday night is at the CSU Playhouse for Future Science Talks: Comedy Edition!

This national Science Week event is made possible through a partnership between Future Science Talks, the Wagga Wagga City Library, and Inspiring Australia NSW.

Future Science Talks brings comedy and science together for an event that will have you learning things even as you roll laughing in the aisles.

At this show you’ll hear from Wagga's best and brightest science professionals.

Jess Hawker is talking about the structure of proteins made or co-opted by viruses – one of life’s tiniest organisms and the cause of diseases such as COVID-19, herpes and chicken pox.

Jaishree Ravindran will present on new discoveries concerning lactoferrins, important components of our immune system that help us fight off bacterial and fungal infections.

Doaa Hanafy will discuss the search for treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, an illness that affects up to one-in-ten Australians over the age of 65.

And Maddy Ray explains why we should give a quack about parasites infecting native ducks.

The show heralds National Science Week starting on Saturday 10 August, Australia’s annual celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Doors open at 6pm at the CSU Riverina Playhouse.

Future Science Talks: Comedy Edition! has taken Australia by storm and regularly sells out, so buy your tickets now before it is too late via Eventbrite.

The library will also celebrate National Science Week by hosting a special workshop on August 15. Local artist and educator Emily Shannon will lead the session, teaching participants how to create compostable sculptures of endangered tree-dwelling mammals.

The workshop is suitable for children aged 6-16, and places can be reserved by contacting the library during opening hours on 6926 9700 or by booking online.