08 November - 16 November
Ilya Kolmanovsky's show is a lively and fascinating journey into the world of nature, where every child will learn what unusual abilities animals have and how they help scientists to create modern technologies.
Thanks to scientific discoveries prompted by nature itself, engineers come up with new materials, medicines and even robots.
Frankfurt am Main, Haus Sindlingen Frankfurt
München, Kulturzentrum Trudering
Köln, Bürgerzentrum Nippes - Altenberger Hof
Ilya Kolmanovsky's show is a lively and fascinating journey into the world of nature, where every child will learn what unusual abilities animals have and how they help scientists to create modern technologies.
Thanks to scientific discoveries prompted by nature itself, engineers come up with new materials, medicines and even robots.
Ilya Kolmanovsky will tell you
why canaries once saved miners from death,
why doctors use the blood of swordtails,
who invented the pregnancy test,
how snail venoms help cure diseases,
what an "electronic nose" is and how animals inspire the creation of sensory systems,
who dogs work for in human hospitals.
Ilya Kolmanovsky is a PhD in biology, author of the popular podcasts "Naked Digger" and "One and a Half Digger", a man who knows how to talk about complex science simply and entertainingly.
He is incredibly enthusiastic about sharing his knowledge and knows how to engage even the youngest of listeners. His talks turn science into an exciting adventure.
"I will tell you how we utilize biodiversity in the era of synthetic biology and what technologies humans can create inspired by animal superpowers," says Ilya Kolmanovsky.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Age category: 6+ (for children and adults)
Language: Russian
Tickets are purchased separately for children and adults.
