"Bad Science had our students sitting on the edge of their seats...a real treat for staff and students."De Salle College
"Once again you provided a fantastic show for us. To keep over a hundred boys on the edge of their seats for an hour is an amazing achievement. We're so glad you could be a part of our Science Week program."Scotch College
44% of teenagers reckon they don't have the critical thinking skills required to tell fake news from real news.
That means, I could have made that statistic up and almost half of your students wouldn't know how to call me out.*
The Bad Science Show is a sixty-minute incursion that encourages students to think critically about who they can believe and what science they can trust.
I demonstrate the placebo effect by hammering a five-inch nail into my head. (Really.)
I explore causation and correlation by walking on broken glass with bare feet. (Not even kidding.)
I show why you can't trust anecdotal evidence by bending a spoon with the power of my mind. (Maybe that one is a little fake.)
Length: 60 minutes plus Q&A
Technical Requirements: Data projector with HDMI input, table and chair.
Price: $880 inc GST per show for up to 100 students. Additional students are charged at $8.80 inc GST.
Curriculum Links:
General Capabilities
Critical and Creative Thinking
Science As Human Endeavour
Yr 7 - ACSHE119
Yr 8 - ACSHE134
Yr 9 - ACSHE160
Yr 10 - ACSHE162
Science Inquiry Skills
Yr 7 - ACSIS124
Yr 8 - ACSIS139
Yr 9 - ACSIS164
Yr 10 - ACSIS164
"Bad Science tackles scientific disciplines and subject matter, approaching issues in a scientific manner, and the realistic nature of science in society...I would thoroughly recommend Nicholas J. Johnson's Bad Science show."Angie Carter - Australian Science Festival
"The Bad Science Show was an amazing afternoon and it was a great learning experience and all the girls who attended were left mystified."St Benedict's College
"I highly recommend Nick as a speaker. It is clear that a life-time of standing in front of an audience and performing makes Nick a natural for communicating ideas and information."Ian Griffiths, Australian Skeptics
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