This guest post was written by Dr. Claire Murray, who is a project officer with the European Citizen Science Association. I’m still not quite sure why I decided that drawing a comedy set was a good idea. I am the ‘antithesis absolute’ of artistic. In primary school when maths class …
Today, I have COVID. I am lucky enough to be surrounded by people who can help mind my children and care for them during my isolation. Yet all I do as I lie in my bed is make plans for what they will need for lunch, snacks, and dinner that …
In the Autumn of 2022, Bright Club Ireland, the variety night uniting academic research and comedy, will fund two to four comedians / performers to develop material related to philosophy and what it all means, in collaboration with academic researchers working in this area. Given the re-evaluation of societal norms …
This post was written by Dr. John Butler, frequent Bright Club contributor and lecturer in maths at TU Dublin. The first time I had the honour of performing at Bright Club in 2019, I told the maths joke: “What’s purple and commutes?”pause for laughter “An Abelian Grape”,pause for more raucous …
People in this episode: Dr Jessamyn Fairfield (host) Susan Messing (guest) Jessamyn 0:11 My grief counselor passed away last week. Fortunately, she did such a good job that I don’t even care. Jessamyn 0:32 Do a quick search for jokes about death, and you’ll find a lot, like a lot …
People in this episode: Dr Nicole Beisiegel (performer) Dr Jessamyn Fairfield (host) Dr Shane Jensen (guest) Nicole 0:07 Hi, I’m Nicole and I’m a postdoc in applied maths in UCD. And today I thought I am going to give you a bit of an idea what my research is about. …
People in this episode: Ian Lynam (performer) Dr Jessamyn Fairfield (host) Kasha Patel (guest) Ian 0:06 My name is Ian and when I was nine years old, I was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, now more popularly known as autism spectrum disorder. Why am I talking about that? I’ve noticed that …
[Clip Montage] News Anchor 1 0:02 Freedom tonight for a local man who spent nearly a dozen years in prison for crimes he did not commit. Tonight Ruben Martinez is talking about the key evidence that finally cleared him… News Anchor 2 0:13 He was already a free man, but …
Please Note: In this week’s episode we mention the work of Dr. Katalin Karikó. Dr. Karikó laid the groundwork for the mRNA vaccines, turning the tide of the pandemic. Please see more about Dr. Karikó and her fascinating work here: Full Transcript Below: Jessamyn 0:10 Welcome to You’re Up Next, …
