I had a great deal of fun Friday night, 3/11/16, visiting the Baltimore UnderGround Science Space (BUGSS) for their first #BmoreSciSlam. BUGSS is a great citizen science makerspace/hackerspace where members have access to molecular biology lab equipment, 3D printers, and the technical expertise of lab and program manager Dr. Sarah Laun. Founded by Dr. Tom  Burkett, BUGSS offers classes, workshops, featured speakers, and many other exciting activities for people interested in biotechnology. If you are in the Baltimore Metro area, join their email list to keep up with the many events they sponsor. There’s an upcoming talk on the science of coffee I need to get on my calendar! They are also co-hosting a microbe-art event. Stay tuned for more details on that! Another sponsor of the event was Project Bridge – a group of graduate students at Johns Hopkins University who have Science Cafes, go to farmer’s markets, and sponsor other events to communicate science to the public. As a graduate research assistant at the University of Arizona in the ADVANCE program, we featured several “Data Blitzes”. which were 5 minute research talks. I’d seen several and thought it would be easy and fun. Well, fun it was, easy – not so