Who

Ig Nobel Laureate Dan Meyer has garnered international recognition as performer, public speaker, and expert for his research on the ancient art of sword swallowing, its dangers, risks and side effects. A passionate advocate for preserving the ancient art, Meyer is known for his live performances, research studies, motivational talks, high profile stunts, and media appearances around the world.

Performer
As a 3x Guinness World Record holder and featured Ripley's Believe It or Not performer, Dan swallows solid steel blades from 15 to 30 inches long and up to 8 swords at once. Known worldwide for swallowing a sword while submerged 20 feet underwater in a tank of sharks and stingrays, Dan is recognized as one of the top performers of only a few dozen true sword swallowers left performing around the world today.

Expert
As Executive Director of the Sword Swallowers Association Int'l, avid historical researcher and collector of sword swallowing artifacts, and co-author of a 2 year-long medical study published in the prestigious British Medical Journal that won him the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard, Dan Meyer is widely recognized as the foremost authority in the world on the ancient art of sword swallowing.

Speaker
In demand as a featured speaker, Dan has been featured in documentaries, articles, and medical/scientific lectures around the world.

How

Dan can present a lecture/presentation to reveal the ins and outs of sword swallowing, show x-rays and explain the medical aspects of where the sword really goes in the human body, and describe the near-fatal injury he sustained while swallowing 5 swords at once.

He explains the social history of sword swallowing, explores why sword swallowers do it, and shows how science and medicine have employed sword swallowers for research over the past 150 years since Dr. Adolph Kussmaul enlisted a sword swallower to help develop the rigid endoscope in 1868.

And Dan can perform amazing demonstrations right before your very eyes... a very unique and interesting presentation to spice up your next science or medical program or event!

Where he's performed

At medical demonstrations at science and medical centers, hospitals, research centers, swallowing disorder clinics, at colleges and universities around the world, from Vanderbilt to Harvard to Oxford, to medical documentaries and articles as seen on The Discovery Channel, Discovery Health, CNN Health, The Learning Channel, ABC Medical News, British Medical Journal, Scientific American, Science Daily, National Geographic, Nature Magazine, BBC, CBC, NPR, PBS, at Stallworth Medical Center, Imperial College, Newcastle Science Centre for Life, and more.

Where he can perform

• Science Museums, Science Centers
• Hospitals, Medical Centers, clinics, seminars
• Medical Association Meetings and Conventions
• GERD, Dysphagia and Swallowing Disorder Clinics and research centers
• Colleges, Universities, Medical Colleges
• Motivational/Keynote speeches
• Documentaries, medical articles, research
• For YOUR  next Science or Medical program!

Events in the UK and throughout Europe may also include a PowerPoint presentation lecture by co-author Dr. Brian Witcombe, consulting radiologist, on their article "Sword Swallowing and its side effects" as published in the British Medical Journal. The team has presented this lecture to popular acclaim at Harvard, MIT, Oxford University, Imperial College, the Newcastle Centre for Life, BBC, ITV, and at the Guardian Newsroom on the 2008 Ig Nobel Tour of the UK. Please inquire for details of having the team speak at your event!