The life of a mathematician is one that most people outside of the sphere don’t understand.
Science communication that engages the heart and the mind.
In the fluorescent glow of a conference hall, two PhD souls collide – entwined by love, yet divided by rival labs.
Interactive science? Hip-hop programmer? Love triangle with AI? Oh.
Atomic Cabaret is a one-woman science-political musical about the existential risks of the nuclear age, starring Lynda Williams, the Physics Chanteuse.
From heroin to gambling, from alcohol to love, Hooked explores the history of addiction.
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What can we learn from ancient cultures regarding climate adaptation, and how can we fuse this with technology and AI? Ash went on an adventure from Ireland to Australia and came b…
Join Scottish artist and musician Lomond Campbell for a unique live performance of MUO, an audiovisual experience powered by the universe itself.
Love stand-up comedy? Love badgers? Of course you do! This show explores how the worlds of humans and badgers collide using jokes, PowerPoint, and West Country charm.
Want to laugh and feel smart? This hilarious crossover is an hour of science-themed stand-up comedy.
A themed stand-up comedy show for spreadsheet experts and casual users alike, performed by a true piece of sheet.
Join our hosts, computer scientist Matthew Collins (BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions) and zoologist Donal Vaughan, with guest comedian friends for an hour of science-themed laughs.
The man behind Science Magic is back with a brand new science show looking at the gross side of biology.
‘Everything a science show should be, and more!’ ***** (SeeSawMag.
Comedy! Science! Games! Cookies!! Join computer scientist and comedian Matthew Collins (BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions) and zoologist and comedian Donal Vaughan and take part in …
The fun, family science show is back again.
A magical, musical science experiment that turns people into instruments! Two scientists take kids on a wild ride where movement becomes music, turning anything and everything into…
A journey through the minds that populate the planet and may populate the universe beyond.
Mario the Maker Magician returns for a limited season only! Bringing his robot magic live from New York, Mario returns to Edinburgh with a show full of original magic, handmade rob…
You think science is boring, think again; this is science like you have never seen it before.
Join Aussie Professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge (the Word Nerd and the Science Freak) for thrilling voyage through the alphabet – where fascinating words inspire spectacular scienc…
Everyone’s favourite climate academic and comedian Dr Matt Winning tests new ideas about climate change.
Join James as they explore some interesting stories, some tricks and some other things they will come up with on the spot.
Climate signals, ice quakes and earth history from leading polar scientists and recent exploration – innovative new music, animation and beautiful images telling the story of the…
Like puns? Like space travel? Like AI? Join Darren for version 2.
Faking Bad – or good – our personality is something we all do.
Scientifically accurate dark comedy about a cancer development.
Astrophysicist Dr Julian Mayers asks whether studying the Universe gives us any insight into earthly matters of life, death and love.
Winner: Best Comedy, Shaftesbury Fringe 2023.
Science tricks you can do at home.
Science tricks you can do at home.
What happens when a comedian walks into a volcano? In 2023, Ben Miller was the artist-in-residence at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, the first stand-up comedian ever selected.
Love science? Love comedy? Want to laugh and feel smart? Come to Stand-Up Science, a compilation of fantastic science-based comedy from across the Fringe.
Alex Mason and Freya McGhee will be showcasing mathematical graphs of their love life, then delving into their funny frustrations with lab experiments, all while ensuring a chemica…
Alex doesn’t want to be a scientist anymore.
Join Professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge (the Word Nerd and the Science Freak) for a thrilling voyage through the alphabet – where fascinating words inspire spectacular science! It…
Following award-winning, sell-out performances around the world, Kevin returns to Edinburgh.
Since 2016, award-winning Improbotics has brought robots to stages worldwide! In this pioneering science comedy show hosted by an endearing robot, improvisers wearing augmented rea…
Sixty minutes of hilarious fast-paced interactive science theatre for the whole family featuring real robots, AI, and laughs.
Eager to stand out from the crowd, a group of teenagers turn to the assistance of AI – but what starts as a fun experiment soon turns to alarming obsession.
Climate signals, ice quakes and earth history from leading polar scientists – inspiring innovative new music, animation and beautiful images, combined to tell the story of the li…
Join Professor Simon Rees for this family-friendly, interactive show exploring the creative and imaginative world of science.
Thirteen-year-old Chrissie is a budding climate-change campaigner, but her family just don’t get it! When a huge storm hits her seaside town of Skiddle, Chrissie reluctantly gets…
Conservation and comedy collide in this hour-long improvised play about endangered species.
A drop-in event with activities, talks and the opportunity to meet one of Edinburgh Zoo’s armadillos! We’re exploring amazing skin – and what it tells us about our identity, our …
Part letter project, part sound project, and part city-wide planting project, this fizzy triptych will begin with you collecting a Listening Pack from the Pleasance Courtyard.
Using emerging technologies, we create Extended Reality experiences coupled with connected services and devices.
Award-winning entertainer Kyle D Evans leads a frantic hour of mind-blowing maths for children and their families.
Science Magic is back and has evolved.
Science Magic is back and has evolved.
Love science? Love comedy? Want to laugh and feel smart? Come to Stand-up Science, a compilation of fantastic scientific comedians from across the Fringe.
This is one small set for Matt, one giant leap for Matt’s kind (ie science geeks).
Comedy for the Curious is a comedy panel show with a science twist, where comedians perform very different stand-up comedy sets around the same theme.
The Sydney Fringe Comedy Award winner is back with a show about.
Since 2016, award-winning Improbotics has brought robots to stages worldwide.
This delightfully friendly and dizzyingly enthusiastic show is an informative and fun hour for both kids and their parents.
Robot magic live from New York! Mario the Maker Magician brings a family show full of original magic, handmade robots, and modern slapstick.
This free exhibition explores the changing meaning of skin from the 1500s to the present day – from flaying and tattooing to prosthetics and skin sculptures.