Joanne shares her favorite party tricks, startling experiments, and the science of telling jokes.Perfect if you're looking for an icebreaker, someone to warm up the conference or lift the tone.
 

The science of party tricks

Designed to draw out the big kid in everyone and appeal to the curious. Joanne brings out her favorite experiments and draws the crowd out with fireballs, bubbles or slime.

The materials are simple but full of surprises. There's the wierdest white paste that you can pour one moment and punch the next (no splash!). It transforms from cream to concrete in an instant. It changes back just as fast.Incredibly, it costs about a dollar, and may already be in your pantry at home.

Did you know you can make a fireball with a tin-can, flour and a candle? How about making a musical instrument with a straw, or levitating ping pong balls?

While the science behind the demo's is seriously accurate, the jokes, laughs and fun are guaranteed to brighten a heavy agenda.

The science of telling jokes

Who'd have thought neuroscience could help you deliver a joke? Joanne takes some of the mystery out of the art-of-comedy with EEG's that show us why timing is so important and how that famous 'pause' is essential. Studies on laughter help us understand why some people laugh more than others and how you can set up the situation to bring out the giggles.Find out the two essential ingredients in humour, and the three parts to a joke.