Welcome to the wonder of Science Slam! 

We are Vancouver’s most epic science showdown. Sit back, relax, and watch as our competitors battle to achieve science communication fame and glory while learning something new in to kick off the fall season.

What exactly is a science slam? Based on the format of a poetry slam, a science slam is a competition where speakers gather to share their science with you - the audience. Competitors have five minutes to present on any science topic without the use of a slideshow and are judged based on communication skills, audience impact and scientific content. Props and creative presentation styles are encouraged — no slides!

Topics for Slam into Fall include:
Textile fibres & natural dyes 
Gut science 
Engineering fat to fight disease
Co-creating arts-based interventions with incarcerated men
Behind the scenes of the Large Hadron Collider

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Enjoy improv? While the Slam scores are being tabulated, members of our audience are welcome to come on stage and participate in a fun, improv show very loosely inspired by science. 

Doors open at 7pm, event begins at 7:30pm.

There will be a few tickets available at the door:
$20 cash 

(and yes the Fox does have an ATM)

Notes:

The venue is wheelchair accessible. The main cabaret room is accessible through a ramped entrance. We also have a wheelchair accessible washroom in the space as well.

Venue is a 19+ venue with non-gendered bathrooms.

Masks are not required but they are encouraged.

Science Slam acknowledges that this event takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil Waututh Nation. Many of our attendees, Science Slam included, are guests of these territories and must act accordingly.

Science Slam is an inclusive event, as a result hate speech and abuse will not be tolerated.