As well as our keynote guests, we also welcome some new and returning faces to the festival, including:
Tom McFadden
After introducing NZ to his unique way of communicating science through rap, Tom is studying at the University of Otago on a Fullbright scholarship, and is taking part in the festival again, this time through his pre-festival tour around the country, demonstrating his passion for science to a number of schools from Auckland to Dunedin.
His Science Idol tour also coincides with a promotion to encourage children from around the country to share their own science rap performances online, with a grand prize winner coming to Dunedin to have their rap professionally recorded at the new University of Otago music studio