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Facts Machine

@factsmachinepod.bsky.social
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a science comedy show by and for people who are curious about everything, but especially the things that make them laugh! Next show: Thursday (8/20) 7pm in NYC (or stream from wherever you are)

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Anna Klompen, PhD @gelatinoussting.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Given it is #ToxinTuesday and I am seeing many alerts about recent jellyfish blooms, I just want say: Do NOT pee on a jellyfish sting. Please. Do not. Thanks to @factsmachinepod.bsky.social for helping me share this message several years ago! 🪼🧪🪼
Facts machine podcast graphic saying “Anna: Do not - do not - please do not pee on a jellyfish sting.”
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Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast @gettinfishypod.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Great job on @factsmachinepod.bsky.social last night, @joshbarbershop.bsky.social! Was @nerdrvt.bsky.social yelling at her screen over trivia you should have known? Yes. 😂 You call yourself a fish expert?!? 😤
Josh Barber on stage at Caveat in NYC in front of a screen showing the logo for the Facts Machine podcast and a photo of Josh himself.
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Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast @gettinfishypod.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Tonight @joshbarbershop.bsky.social is a guest on the incredibly funny show @factsmachinepod.bsky.social at @caveatnyc.bsky.social! If you can't be there in person, livestream tickets are also available! Josh will blow your minds with fish facts! www.caveat.nyc/events/facts...
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Facts Machine: Science, Comedy & Trivia! — Thu, Jul 16 | Caveat NYC
A science comedy show + trivia showdown by and for people who are curious about everything – but especially the things that make them laugh!
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Arnav Raha @arnavraha.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
@factsmachinepod.bsky.social is doing a bird event next Thursday if any other bird-friends in nyc are interested! Ft. @lesscommonloons.bsky.social, Andrea Trigueros, & @sweatervestsci.bsky.social : caveat.nyc/events/facts...
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Tom Lum @tomlumperson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
This thursday I’ll be joining some hilarious folks for a festive science show! There must be Holmium in the air because Ho Ho Ho! 🎄🎅(Aerosolizing holmium is dangerous and will not be happening at the show) caveat.nyc/events/facts...
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Facts Machine: Science, Comedy & Trivia!
A science comedy show + trivia showdown by and for people who are curious about everything – but especially the things that make them laugh!
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Facts Machine @factsmachinepod.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Join us THURSDAY (12/18) for “THE MYRRH THE MERRIER” – science that’s worth its weight in cold, comedy that’s snow laughing matter, and trivia in which the winter takes all! w/ @tomlumperson.bsky.social @garimaraheja.bsky.social & Lina Zikas! 🎟 ⬇️ (in person OR stream!) caveat.nyc/events/facts...
Facts Machine, the myrrh the merrier, join us for science comedy & trivia at our science holiday party, Thursday, December 18th at 7pm!

Background is a field of white stars with the green and red “Christmas tree nebula. Foreground images are of Tom Lum, Garima Raheja, and Lina Zikas.Image of Tom Lum
Text: Tom Lum (he/him), a science communicator and comedian who isn’t here to play reindeer gamesImage is of Garima Raheja
Text: Garima Raheja, PhD, she/her, an urban pollution expert who wants to clear the airImage is of Lina Zikas
Text: Lina Zikas, she/her, a writer, producer, and engineer whose comedy musicals are scientifically sound.
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Facts Machine @factsmachinepod.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
THURSDAY (11/20) 7pm: Join us for “NEANDER-TALES” - a science comedy show and science trivia showdown inspired by HUMAN EVOLUTION! In person in NYC or stream from wherever you are! @caveatnyc.bsky.social @goastromo.bsky.social
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“NEANDER-TALES” science comedy and trivia inspired by HUMAN EVOLUTION
Thursday, November 20th 7pm
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Emily Costa, PhD @emcosta.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Incredibly excited to share Stories of Ethics, Engagement, and Dialogue in Science (SEEDS), a new ComSciCon initiative to showcase basic scientists who engage with publics on the ethics of their research! 🌱 For more about the project and how to get involved: forms.gle/cEwywaL9xcsF... #scicomm
The flyer has images of a cartoon stem with two leaves, the logo for ComSciCon (a cartoon of an open book with scientific symbols floating over it), and a QR code to the link in the post. Flyer text reads "Stories of Ethics, Engagement, and Dialogue in Science (SEEDS). ComSciCon is seeking stories and case study writer for Stories of Ethics, Engagement, and Dialogue in Science (SEEDS), a new Kavli Foundation-funded project that will showcase how basic scientists engage with publics on the ethics of their research. Interested in writing a case study? Know a researcher of project we should write about? Learn more here!" Next to the word "here" is an arrow pointing to the QR code.
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Facts Machine @factsmachinepod.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
THIS THURSDAY at 7pm, join us @caveatnyc.bsky.social for 👽✨CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE NERD KIND🛸🖖—a science comedy show and science trivia showdown "loosely inspired" by ALIENS AND EXOPLANETS! 🎟️🎟️ Nab those tickets today to see us in-person or by livestream: www.caveat.nyc/events/facts...
The Facts Machine logo (literally a cute cartoon of a fax F-A-X machine) and text superimposed over a starry sky with constellations that resemble flying saucers and little humanoid figures being beamed up into the sky? Uncanny... The test reads: "Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind: science, comedy, and trivia inspired by extraterrestrials, Thursday, January 16th, 7pm at Caveat" A graphic titled "meet our guests" with little photos and names of our lovely, smiling guest hosts for this show. It shows Kate Bredbenner, PhD (pronouns she/her), a white women with curly auburn shoulder length hair; Mark Popinchalk, PhD (pronouns he/him), a white man with dirty blonde short hair and mustache/goatee; and gamemaster Moiya McTier, PhD (pronouns she/her), a black woman with voluminous curly hair, glasses, and absolutely fabulous star earrings.
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