[Ig Nobel Events] Improbably Funny Science Events, May 2 and 7 in Cambridge, MA

[Julia Lunetta]

Improbable Research brings two improbably funny science events to the
Central Square Theater in Cambridge, MA!

Master of Ceremonies:
Marc Abrahams
Annals of Improbable Research

Monday, May 2, 7:30 pm
Scientists (and Friends) Sing Improbable Science Songs
A benefit for the Catalyst Collaborative at MIT Science Theater Project

Some of the world's great scientists (and some friends from the Boston
area's theater and music communities) perform songs by Tom Lehrer, songs
from the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony mini-operas, and other beloved and hated
purportedly funny songs about science, including:  The Elements;
Lobachevsky; Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Dress; the mini-opera
Atom & Eve; The Coffee Diet, and much more!

Performers include:
Frank Wilczek (Nobel physics prize winner) & Teresa Winner Blume
(soprano), Deborah Henson-Conant (jazz harpist, Museum of Burnt Food),
Roberta Gilbert (mezzo-soprano), David Frieze (baritone), Debra Wise
(Underground Railway Theater), Ben Sears & Brad Conner (cabaret), Thomas
Michel (accordionist), and many more!

More information:
http://improbable.com/2011/04/25/scientists-et-al-sing-improbable-science-songs/

Saturday, May 7, 11:00 pm  (After Breaking the Code)
Improbable Research After Dark
A benefit for the Catalyst Collaborative at MIT Science Theater Project and
Improbable Research

Dramatic, 2-minute-long readings of Ig Nobel Prize-winning studies and
patents, performed by some of the Boston area's leading scientists,
actors, and journalists. These are studies that make people laugh, then
think. Studies include: Effect of Coca-Cola on Sperm Motility, Farting as
a Defense Against Unspeakable Dread; The Collapse of Toilets in Glasgow,
Homosexual Necrophilia in the Mallard Duck; and many more!

Warning:  Do not come to this event if you are easily offended by anything.

More information:
http://improbable.com/2011/04/25/improbable-after-dark-cambridge/

TICKETS:  $15/$30 – CentralSquareTheater.org – 866-811-4111

Part of the Cambridge Science Festival
http://cambridgesciencefestival.org/
-- 
Julia Lunetta
Improbable Webmaster