“Compelling and hilarious”
“It is hard to explain adequately, but this is one of the funniest shows I have seen all year”
“Unlike some comics that hammer you to death in delivery, Ruben just tells his stories and the laughs come very naturally”
Science Careers 2012: The Year’s Best Stories
For the second straight year, three of the year’s most popular articles were in Adam Ruben’s “Experimental Error” series.
The Last Word (SCRABBLE® Newsletter): Phonies, Kids, and a Prize-winning SCRABBLE® Story
A video inspired by a SCRABBLE® story from Washington, D.C., SCRABBLE® club member Adam Ruben won the first contest sponsored by a D.C. storytelling organization called SpeakeasyDC involving the quick production of a movie based on a story. (See pp. 40-41)
Washington Post: “Better Said Than Done” Storytelling Workshop in Fairfax
Ruben, a stand-up comedian and a molecular biologist, told a story about trying to find the right Christmas presents for his hard-to-please ex-girlfriends. The story begins with humor but turns poignant when Ruben realizes the right woman is one who doesn’t care what the present is, as long as it’s meaningful.
Washington Post Going Out Guide: Dr. Science’s Science Time Science-va-ganza!
This quirky middle school science demonstration gone wrong is hilarious, has a great message, and is a lot of fun. Kids in the audience were laughing just as hard as adults. Don’t miss it!
Washington Post: Future Montgomery Workforce Experiments with Science, Medicine
Adam Ruben, a scientist with Sanaria of Rockville, demonstrates to Forest Oak Middle Schools students how a balloon dipped in liquid nitrogen becomes small and wrinkled because of the cooling, then quickly expands again as it warms up.
Huffington Post DC Top 5 for November 1
HuffPo names “Dr. Science’s Science Time Science-va-ganza!” one of the top 5 picks for 11/1/12.
