What’s the Math Behind a Perfect Bubble? | Sip Smarter Vancouver
About this Event
You’ve blown a thousand bubbles in your life and never once asked why they’re always round. Turns out there’s a reason — a sphere is the shape that holds the most air using the least possible surface. Nature doesn’t do anything by accident, and neither does soap. And when bubbles cluster together, they stop being round at all — they snap into precise hexagons, packing together like tile on a bathroom floor. A UVic math professor with over 600,000 YouTube subscribers breaks down the math behind both shapes, live bubble demos included.
Every Sip Smarter talk includes a 45-minute lecture and open Q&A — all over drinks.
DATE
Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
LOCATION
Swans Pub, Bucker Fields Room
SPEAKER
Dr. Trefor Bazett is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Victoria. He has previously taught at Oxford, has won nine teaching awards for making math genuinely accessible, and runs a math YouTube channel with over 600,000 subscribers.
“The only thing better than learning is the conversation after.”
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 25.83 to CAD 36.48
