A panel of young people aged 8-16 years interview a revolving door of acclaimed scientists about their research and passions. Sparks fly and views collide as the tough questions are asked that can only come from a generation born with mobile phones and access to early stage AI. Expect fresh conversations, honest encounters and lightbulb moments as the scientists are challenged to dispense with the jargon and explain themselves. This experience might just be a pivotal moment in these scientists’ lives.
Featuring Saskia Ellis-Gardam, Ned Foletta, Hugo Lethbridge-Ford, Spencer Maxwell, Harriet McNicol and Zara Nawaz.
This event is part of National Science Week at Science Gallery Melbourne.
Meet the Presenter
Jackson Castiglione is an Artist, Director and Teacher working to make contemporary theatrical performance, screen content and podcasts often in collaboration with young people. His artmaking interests include developing conceptually rigorous ideas to realise highly original and challenging performances. He loves working with interesting people who may or may not consider themselves performers or artists but offer something to stimulate and challenge our cultural, social and political ideas and assumptions. Jackson has made work in collaboration with major cultural institutions such as the Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne Festival, National Gallery of Victoria, Inter-Film Berlin, Federation Square, Arts House, Performance Space, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art and Next Wave Festival. He is also a co-founding member of Field Theory, working as part of the collective since 2009 and has also been a core member of pvi collective (1999 to 2010).
