Brain Candy
Brain Candy Live is a live touring stage show and science-themed experience created and hosted by Adam Savage (former co-host of MythBusters) and Michael Stevens (creator and host of the popular educational YouTube channel Vsauce).
Here’s what it’s all about:
Interactive Live Performance: It’s a theatrical production that combines science demonstrations, curiosity-driven discussions, audience interaction, and entertainment.
Entertaining Education: Designed to be both fun and educational, the show features experiments, on-stage builds, props, and examples that explore how the world works — from physics and air pressure to everyday phenomena — with humor and spectacle.
Unique Style: The experience has been described as something between a TED Talk and Blue Man Group, with a playful, family-friendly vibe that makes learning feel adventurous.
Who’s Involved
Adam Savage: Known for his work on MythBusters and as a maker, builder, and science communicator.
Michael Stevens: Creator of the Vsauce YouTube channel, famous for exploring deep questions about science, math, and philosophy in engaging ways.
What to Expect
Interactive experiments and demonstrations
Audience participation (sometimes even brought on stage)
Funny and surprising science stories
Questions and discussions about curious topics
A lively, informal atmosphere that makes science fun for all ages
The show toured extensively (including in the U.S., Canada, and Australia) around 2017–2018, though ticket listings today show no upcoming performances at the moment.
