Join us for an evening of true, personal stories about science. Hosted by Grant Bowen and Christine Williams. Doors at 6:30 pm. Show starts at 7 pm.
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Michael McFadden grew up a child sports star from western New York. He became a musician, an alt theatre producer and now works in the film industry in NYC. He loves the raw humorous storytelling format as a way to shed light on the darker corners of several "stages" in entertainment and of life.
Adam Ruben is a writer, comedian, and molecular biologist in Washington, DC. He writes the monthly humor column “Experimental Error” in the AAAS journal Science Careers and is the author of two books: Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School, and Pinball Wizards: Jackpots, Drains, and the Cult of the Silver Ball. He has appeared on the Science Channel, the Food Network, the History Channel, the Travel Channel, the Weather Channel, Discovery, Netflix, and NPR and is a writer for the preschool cartoon “Elinor Wonders Why” on PBS Kids.
Adam has performed on stage in 34 states and six countries, including two solo shows. He has told stories onstage with Story Collider, Story District, and Story League, and is a three-time Moth Story Slam Champion and a Lead Producer for the DC/Baltimore chapter of Mortified. He has three kids, two cats, and a day job as a molecular biologist for the US federal government that feels less secure every day.