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John et al Re: Maths Slams - surely there's nothing to stop you from going along to a Science Slam and doing a set about mathematics? That puts maths in its rightful place, alongside the rest of science, where it can inform and interact with other subjects too. Why keep it separate? Katie > From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Bibby > Sent: 20 September 2013 17:10 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Science Slams in England > > I'd like to organise the world's first ever MathSlam - a similar project > but relating to the popularisation of mathematics. > > Anybody interested in joining me on this? > > JOHN BIBBY > > On 19 September 2013 13:23, Jochen Müller <[log in to unmask]<mailto: > [log in to unmask]>> wrote: > List members may be interested in the following upcoming events: > > Science Slam > > London: 15th October 2013 in "The Proud Camden" > Cambridge: 17th October 2013 in "The Fountian Inn" > Oxford: 22nd October 2013 in "The Old Fire Station" > > > Science Slam is a competition for young scientists, combining science > communication and science entertainment. Organised by policult, Science > Slam has run in Germany, Russia, the USA, and now comes to the UK! These > will be the first Science Slams EVER in England. The first Science Slam in > the UK was earlier this year in Glasgow. > > Each participant presents their own scientific work in an entertaining and > understandable way, in a maximum time of 10 minutes! The format is > flexible; Science Slammers can give a traditional presentation, but can > also sing, dance or act. The winner is decided by audience applause! > > Early career scientists with an undergrad or postgrad qualification and > postdocs are now eligible to sign up for Science Slam. Free training is > available for all participants. > > Doors will open at 7pm, the Slam will start at 8pm, and finish around > 10:30pm. > Tickets are available at the box office as well as via > www.wegottickets.com<http://www.wegottickets.com> (London and Oxford) or > via www.ticketabc.com<http://www.wegottickets.com> (Cambridge). > £7 per person (£5 for students in London). > Open to everyone, but most suitable for adults from 18+. > > For more information visit our website: > http://www.scienceslam.net/greatbritain< > http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/after-hours/science-uncovered/index.html > > > For example videos of Science Slams in english, visit our Youtube channel: > www.youtube.com/user/scienceslamenglish< > http://www.youtube.com/user/scienceslamenglish> > Or join us on Facebook: > Facebook.com/scienceslamuk > Facebook.com/scienceslamlondon > Facebook.com/scienceslamcambridge > Facebook.com/scienceslamoxford > > In case you have questions, please contact me. > Looking forward to seeing you on the events, > best regards, Jochen > > ********************************************************************** Commands - send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) • set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) • set psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) • signoff psci-com (to leave the list) • Subscribe here https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and JISCMail acceptable use policy https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print **********************************************************************