Gabrielle Birchak
Podcast Host • Math! Science! History!
Los Angeles, California, United States •
$251 - $1,500
About
Your audience doesn’t need another speaker telling them science is important; they need to feel, for the first time, that scientific thinking is something they already do. That’s the shift I create on stage. I bring rigorous research (the same depth I bring to my podcast, Math! Science! History!®, with over 200 research-based episodes) together with a genuine comedy background, including a nationally-voted competition win and writing/performing credits that trended on Funny or Die. That combination means your audience leaves not just informed, but engaged enough to actually remember your event. As a mathematician, author, and former NASA/JPL communications professional, I bring real credibility to complex topics. And, I make sure it lands with your audience: not over their heads, never boring, and impossible to forget by Monday.
Speaking Topics
Signature Programs (1)
Most people think math is for “smart people.” This talk shows your audience that the core skills of math (curiosity, observation, comfort with being wrong) are ones they already use every day. Audiences leave more confident making decisions under uncertainty and more willing to treat mistakes as data, not failure.
Key Takeaways
- Audiences will see “mathematical thinking” as something they already practice: curiosity, observation, pattern recognition, not a specialized skill reserved for experts.
- Audiences will gain a new comfort with uncertainty and being wrong: treating mistakes as data rather than failure, a mindset shift, not just a fact they learned.
- Audiences will leave with real historical examples of overlooked thinkers whose curiosity-driven approach changed their field, proof that this way of thinking works, not just an abstract claim.
- Audiences will walk away with renewed confidence to trust their own reasoning and ask questions in rooms where they might otherwise stay quiet.
- Audiences will retain more of what they heard, because the ideas are delivered with levity and storytelling. The concepts stick, not because they were drilled, but because they were enjoyed.
Audience
High Schools, Colleges & Universities, Museums & Science Centers, Libraries, Women in Science, Educators/Teacher Conferences, Corporate Leadership & Innovation Teams, Professional & Trade Associations
Format
Duration
30-45 minutes
Delivery
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