Inspiring Australia NSW has teamed up with Future Science Talks for five nights of shows to celebrate scientific achievement as part of 2025 Science Week.
Titled ‘Science After Dark’, this science and arts festival is spread across Sydney, with events taking place from Sunday 10 August to Friday 15 August.
Tickets to the events are free – with up to 70 tickets per night.
The first night Improv X Science on Sunday August 10 was sold out, and feauted scientists Tom England, Riley Easton and Sam Hansen, plus comedians sourced from the Improv Comedy Cagefight sharing stories to a packed house.
“Scientists are one of the few professions whose roles involve traveling around the world to give public talks about their endeavours, and this means they often have very good storytelling skills,”
“We’ve been working with scientists and academics for the past few years to improve these skills and give them new platforms to tell their stories, such as in comedy shows and talks,” said the Director of Future Science Talks, Dave Crisante.
Riley Easton, a PhD Candidate at UTS who works on viral infections, said the Sunday night was a great way to share what he does with a new audience.
“It was a blast working with comedians to show the audience in a very compelling and humorous way what everyday life is like for someone who works in a lab,” he said.
Science After Dark has been made possible thanks to a Science Week Grant through Inspiring Australia NSW.
“It’s fantastic to connect science professionals with their local communities across Sydney as part of Science Week,”
“We are looking forward to the shows and can’t wait to see audiences enjoying science stories being told in new and dynamic ways,” said Inspiring Australia NSW Manager Meredith Hall.
The events in this year’s festival are below.
Science Questions Answered
A sit-down in-depth interview with a series of scientists. Kind of like a live podcast, or Andrew Denton’s ‘Enough Rope’. But there’s no Andrew and no rope.
Scientists include: Randell Heyman, Rebecca Duncan, Andressa Almeida and more…
Date and location: Monday August 11, 6:30pm-8pm, The Abercrombie, Chippendale.
True or False: The Science Comedy Gameshow
Teams of scientists and comedians will hear short science stories. They’ll need to guess whether the ‘facts’ that they’re hearing are true or false.
Participants include: Saoirse Connor Desai, Murad Tayebjee, Peter Cowell, Dhiraj Kishnani,
Date and location: 7 – 8:30pm on Tuesday 12 August at the Bank Hotel, Newtown
The Science Comedy Debate: Tech vs Biology
Scientists battle it out to determine which discipline is better. Does tech or biology hold the answers to solve the world’s greatest problems.
Scientists include: Paul Mason, Aditya Joshi, Henry Hickman, Riley Easton, Sam Hansen, Greg Roger, plus comedians Katrina Nielson and Melody Rachel.
Date and location: 7 – 8:30pm on Thursday 14 August at the Bank Hotel, Newtown
TABOO Science
A sit down in-depth interview where we discuss topics and themes under an R18+ umbrella. Think a few interviews with Howard Stern vibes. The audience may ask questions too.
Scientists include: Celine van Golde, Caroline Mills and more…
Date and location: Friday August 15, 6:30pm-8pm, The Harold, Forest Lodge.
Feature Image: Future Science Talks.
Inspiring Australia NSW has teamed up with Future Science Talks for five nights of shows to celebrate scientific achievement as part of 2025 Science Week.
Titled ‘Science After Dark’, this science and arts festival is spread across Sydney, with events taking place from Sunday 10 August to Friday 15 August.
Tickets to the events are free – with up to 70 tickets per night.
The first night Improv X Science on Sunday August 10 was sold out, and feauted scientists Tom England, Riley Easton and Sam Hansen, plus comedians sourced from the Improv Comedy Cagefight sharing stories to a packed house.
“Scientists are one of the few professions whose roles involve traveling around the world to give public talks about their endeavours, and this means they often have very good storytelling skills,”
“We’ve been working with scientists and academics for the past few years to improve these skills and give them new platforms to tell their stories, such as in comedy shows and talks,” said the Director of Future Science Talks, Dave Crisante.
Riley Easton, a PhD Candidate at UTS who works on viral infections, said the Sunday night was a great way to share what he does with a new audience.
“It was a blast working with comedians to show the audience in a very compelling and humorous way what everyday life is like for someone who works in a lab,” he said.
Science After Dark has been made possible thanks to a Science Week Grant through Inspiring Australia NSW.
“It’s fantastic to connect science professionals with their local communities across Sydney as part of Science Week,”
“We are looking forward to the shows and can’t wait to see audiences enjoying science stories being told in new and dynamic ways,” said Inspiring Australia NSW Manager Meredith Hall.
The events in this year’s festival are below.
Science Questions Answered
A sit-down in-depth interview with a series of scientists. Kind of like a live podcast, or Andrew Denton’s ‘Enough Rope’. But there’s no Andrew and no rope.
Scientists include: Randell Heyman, Rebecca Duncan, Andressa Almeida and more…
Date and location: Monday August 11, 6:30pm-8pm, The Abercrombie, Chippendale.
True or False: The Science Comedy Gameshow
Teams of scientists and comedians will hear short science stories. They’ll need to guess whether the ‘facts’ that they’re hearing are true or false.
Participants include: Saoirse Connor Desai, Murad Tayebjee, Peter Cowell, Dhiraj Kishnani,
Date and location: 7 – 8:30pm on Tuesday 12 August at the Bank Hotel, Newtown
The Science Comedy Debate: Tech vs Biology
Scientists battle it out to determine which discipline is better. Does tech or biology hold the answers to solve the world’s greatest problems.
Scientists include: Paul Mason, Aditya Joshi, Henry Hickman, Riley Easton, Sam Hansen, Greg Roger, plus comedians Katrina Nielson and Melody Rachel.
Date and location: 7 – 8:30pm on Thursday 14 August at the Bank Hotel, Newtown
TABOO Science
A sit down in-depth interview where we discuss topics and themes under an R18+ umbrella. Think a few interviews with Howard Stern vibes. The audience may ask questions too.
Scientists include: Celine van Golde, Caroline Mills and more…
Date and location: Friday August 15, 6:30pm-8pm, The Harold, Forest Lodge.
Feature Image: Future Science Talks.
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