“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”
Inside Higher Education interview (“Grad School Survival Guide”)
While most doctoral programs have some sort of orientation, the focus on such matters as required courses, time to degree and dissertation goals may diminish opportunities to consider really important matters — such as how to wander into a colloquium at which food is served, timing your entrance so you don’t need to listen to the talk.
About.com Book Review: Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School
There are so many different kinds of grad school programs, it makes giving grad school survival advice a tricky thing. So Adam Ruben takes a tongue-in-cheek approach that’s light on the actual, practical advice, and heavy on the humor. The result is a very funny, entertaining read and a light-hearted gift choice for the new college grad headed for grad school.
Delaware Today: He Plays With Food
An affable biologist double-dips his chips for TV science.
The JHU Gazette: So, This Blue Jay Walks Into a Bar…
Popular Intersession course teaches students the art of stand-up.
Johns Hopkins Arts & Sciences Magazine: For Stand-Up Comics, It’s Academic
Ruben is a fifth-year biology graduate student who, for the last two years, has taught an Intersession course titled The Stand-Up Comic in Society. Think of it as sort of a thinking person’s stand-up comedy boot camp.
