Sci fight comedy debate: Nature doesn't care where an animal is from
Schedule
Wed Jan 21 2026 at 08:45 am to 11:00 am
UTC+11:00Location
Howler Melbourne | Brunswick, VI
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**EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW ON SALE** Sci fight is a quarterly Science Comedy Debate where scientists and comedians debate serious issues in a ridiculous manner.
This round's topic: Nature doesn't care where an animal is from
No one is prepared to look at a cane toad and admit: ‘this is what peak performance looks like’.
Biologists often talk about the negative impacts of introduced plants and animals, but is there a bias in this approach? If all life displaces life, if everything with a metabolism consumes energy, is there subjectivity creeping in when we decide when this is good or bad?
When we call something a pest, is this just classic Australian Tall Poppy syndrome tearing down the introduced animals and plants that made a go of it in their new environment? God forbid a feral camel have hobbies, like eroding a water way.
Or in the absence of evolution’s moral compass, is it important for scientists around the world to step in and make sure every (native) creature great and small gets a leg up?
Come and dive into the weeds on this debate with a collection of scientists and comedians at the delicious Howler.
Doors open 6.30 - debate kicks off 7ish
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Where is it happening?
Howler Melbourne, 16 Michael St, Brunswick VIC 3056, Australia, BrunswickEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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