POPSICULE
@anu-popsicule.bsky.social
The Science in Popular Culture & Entertainment Hub of the Australian National University: http://linktr.ee/anu_popsicule #scicomm #popculture #sciart
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What a great day for a movie with the @anu-popsicule.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
What a great day for a movie with the @anu-popsicule.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
What a night! Packed house at @nfsaonline.bsky.social diving into "Paprika" - a wild anime about dream therapy and neurotech fantasy π¬
And great discussion with @crystationalbio.bsky.social, Dr Chitra V & Dr Lou Farrer about identity, science, and those gorgeous/terrifying neurotech imaginaries!
And great discussion with @crystationalbio.bsky.social, Dr Chitra V & Dr Lou Farrer about identity, science, and those gorgeous/terrifying neurotech imaginaries!
September 26, 2025 at 4:56 AM
What a night! Packed house at @nfsaonline.bsky.social diving into "Paprika" - a wild anime about dream therapy and neurotech fantasy π¬
And great discussion with @crystationalbio.bsky.social, Dr Chitra V & Dr Lou Farrer about identity, science, and those gorgeous/terrifying neurotech imaginaries!
And great discussion with @crystationalbio.bsky.social, Dr Chitra V & Dr Lou Farrer about identity, science, and those gorgeous/terrifying neurotech imaginaries!
September 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
πOutstanding Student Project Alertπ
π€© 2024 Science and Humour student, Gypsy Cook, has published her final project in IJSE Pt.B, OA π€©
"Science is funny as long as it happens to someone else: understanding humour in science publications"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#science #humour
π€© 2024 Science and Humour student, Gypsy Cook, has published her final project in IJSE Pt.B, OA π€©
"Science is funny as long as it happens to someone else: understanding humour in science publications"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#science #humour
Science is funny as long as it happens to someone else: understanding humour in science publications
Humour is the driving force behind the Ig Nobel Prize, which celebrates unusual research that βmakes people laugh and then thinkβ. It appears in publications across STEM fields, on topics such as w...
www.tandfonline.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:40 AM
πOutstanding Student Project Alertπ
π€© 2024 Science and Humour student, Gypsy Cook, has published her final project in IJSE Pt.B, OA π€©
"Science is funny as long as it happens to someone else: understanding humour in science publications"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#science #humour
π€© 2024 Science and Humour student, Gypsy Cook, has published her final project in IJSE Pt.B, OA π€©
"Science is funny as long as it happens to someone else: understanding humour in science publications"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#science #humour
πScience Goes Popπ₯Publication 3/3π
The Superhero Art Edition:
between-science-and-art.com/science-goes...
Kel Ronning, Kikifoxbones, Ben Nickl, and @anna-sophiejurgens.bsky.social cc @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
#sciart #superheroscience #NationalScienceWeek2025
The Superhero Art Edition:
between-science-and-art.com/science-goes...
Kel Ronning, Kikifoxbones, Ben Nickl, and @anna-sophiejurgens.bsky.social cc @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
#sciart #superheroscience #NationalScienceWeek2025
Science Goes Pop: Superhero Art Edition
Popsicule et al.: In this article, visual artists Kel Ronning and Kikifoxbones reflect on the aesthetic strategies used to communicate science through the visual language of superhero comics β from th...
between-science-and-art.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:28 AM
πScience Goes Popπ₯Publication 3/3π
The Superhero Art Edition:
between-science-and-art.com/science-goes...
Kel Ronning, Kikifoxbones, Ben Nickl, and @anna-sophiejurgens.bsky.social cc @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
#sciart #superheroscience #NationalScienceWeek2025
The Superhero Art Edition:
between-science-and-art.com/science-goes...
Kel Ronning, Kikifoxbones, Ben Nickl, and @anna-sophiejurgens.bsky.social cc @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
#sciart #superheroscience #NationalScienceWeek2025
πScience Goes Popπ₯Publication 2/3 π
The Zine Art Edition:
between-science-and-art.com/science-goes...
Patrick Galvin, Camilo Potocnjak Oxman, Stefan Buchenberger, Torsten Weber & @crystationalbio.bsky.social cc @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
#manga #supervillainscience #NationalScienceWeek2025
The Zine Art Edition:
between-science-and-art.com/science-goes...
Patrick Galvin, Camilo Potocnjak Oxman, Stefan Buchenberger, Torsten Weber & @crystationalbio.bsky.social cc @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
#manga #supervillainscience #NationalScienceWeek2025
Science Goes Pop: The Zine Art Edition
Till BΓΆdeker: Drawing inspiration from scholarly discussions on manga as a historically inflected form of educational media, as well as comic books featuring eccentric scientists, visual artists Patri...
between-science-and-art.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:27 AM
πScience Goes Popπ₯Publication 2/3 π
The Zine Art Edition:
between-science-and-art.com/science-goes...
Patrick Galvin, Camilo Potocnjak Oxman, Stefan Buchenberger, Torsten Weber & @crystationalbio.bsky.social cc @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
#manga #supervillainscience #NationalScienceWeek2025
The Zine Art Edition:
between-science-and-art.com/science-goes...
Patrick Galvin, Camilo Potocnjak Oxman, Stefan Buchenberger, Torsten Weber & @crystationalbio.bsky.social cc @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
#manga #supervillainscience #NationalScienceWeek2025
πScience Goes Popπ₯Publication 1/3π
The Whimsical Art Assemblage:
between-science-and-art.com/science-goes...
Houl, Britt Nichols, Dan Santos, @crystationalbio.bsky.social & @anna-sophiejurgens.bsky.social cc @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
#laboratories #hopepunk #NationalScienceWeek2025
The Whimsical Art Assemblage:
between-science-and-art.com/science-goes...
Houl, Britt Nichols, Dan Santos, @crystationalbio.bsky.social & @anna-sophiejurgens.bsky.social cc @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
#laboratories #hopepunk #NationalScienceWeek2025
Science Goes Pop: The Whimsical Assemblage Art Edition
Till BΓΆdeker: Houl and Brit Nichollβs artworks explore science through the lens of comics, artistic imagination and visual storytelling by framing and reflecting on scientific work (in progress) as bo...
between-science-and-art.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
πScience Goes Popπ₯Publication 1/3π
The Whimsical Art Assemblage:
between-science-and-art.com/science-goes...
Houl, Britt Nichols, Dan Santos, @crystationalbio.bsky.social & @anna-sophiejurgens.bsky.social cc @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
#laboratories #hopepunk #NationalScienceWeek2025
The Whimsical Art Assemblage:
between-science-and-art.com/science-goes...
Houl, Britt Nichols, Dan Santos, @crystationalbio.bsky.social & @anna-sophiejurgens.bsky.social cc @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
#laboratories #hopepunk #NationalScienceWeek2025
π¦Ή Meet Africa's SuperScientists! π¦Έ
Check out the the latest interview in our w/k series on Visual Science Storytelling with the (Super)creators of @scisuperheroes.bsky.social!!!
between-science-and-art.com/superscienti...
Check out the the latest interview in our w/k series on Visual Science Storytelling with the (Super)creators of @scisuperheroes.bsky.social!!!
between-science-and-art.com/superscienti...
SuperScientists: Celebrating science through the power of superheroes
Anna-Sophie JΓΌrgens: In this conversation, Dr Justin Yarrow and Clyde Beech discuss the SuperScientists project, which combines science communication and comic art to inspire and educate South African...
between-science-and-art.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
π¦Ή Meet Africa's SuperScientists! π¦Έ
Check out the the latest interview in our w/k series on Visual Science Storytelling with the (Super)creators of @scisuperheroes.bsky.social!!!
between-science-and-art.com/superscienti...
Check out the the latest interview in our w/k series on Visual Science Storytelling with the (Super)creators of @scisuperheroes.bsky.social!!!
between-science-and-art.com/superscienti...
Hi Glendon, thanks so much for that! And noted. We mostly share the art (or links to art) of our students and their final creative SciArt and Science and Humour projects on this profile!
April 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hi Glendon, thanks so much for that! And noted. We mostly share the art (or links to art) of our students and their final creative SciArt and Science and Humour projects on this profile!
πOutstanding Student Project Alert π
β¨Quoll and the Stars!β¨
A beautiful, soulful and exquisitely illustrated children's book, created by the brilliant 2025 SCOM3003 Special Project student, Tilda Joy Blackbourn-Rooney π
popsicule.weblogs.anu.edu.au/quoll-and-th...
#extinction #anthropomorphism
β¨Quoll and the Stars!β¨
A beautiful, soulful and exquisitely illustrated children's book, created by the brilliant 2025 SCOM3003 Special Project student, Tilda Joy Blackbourn-Rooney π
popsicule.weblogs.anu.edu.au/quoll-and-th...
#extinction #anthropomorphism
Quoll and the Stars - POPSICULE
By Tilda Joy Blackbourn-Rooney β A βSpecial Projectβ (SCOM3005, 2025, shortened) Communicating Extinction through Childrenβs Picture Books This report is part of an environmental science communication...
popsicule.weblogs.anu.edu.au
April 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
πOutstanding Student Project Alert π
β¨Quoll and the Stars!β¨
A beautiful, soulful and exquisitely illustrated children's book, created by the brilliant 2025 SCOM3003 Special Project student, Tilda Joy Blackbourn-Rooney π
popsicule.weblogs.anu.edu.au/quoll-and-th...
#extinction #anthropomorphism
β¨Quoll and the Stars!β¨
A beautiful, soulful and exquisitely illustrated children's book, created by the brilliant 2025 SCOM3003 Special Project student, Tilda Joy Blackbourn-Rooney π
popsicule.weblogs.anu.edu.au/quoll-and-th...
#extinction #anthropomorphism
π―"Science. Art. Film." Season 6 announcement!π―
Where do the boundaries between human and humanoid begin and end?
Join our "Ex Machina" event and find out! 16 April, 6pm, Arc Cinema, tickets:
tickets.nfsa.gov.au/Events/Scien...
#Canberraevents #Canberralife #scicomm #ScienceArtFilm
Where do the boundaries between human and humanoid begin and end?
Join our "Ex Machina" event and find out! 16 April, 6pm, Arc Cinema, tickets:
tickets.nfsa.gov.au/Events/Scien...
#Canberraevents #Canberralife #scicomm #ScienceArtFilm
Science.Art.Film.: Ex Machina
Alicia Vikanderβs humanoid AI, Ava, challenges the line between technology and consciousness in this sci-fi thriller.
tickets.nfsa.gov.au
March 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
π―"Science. Art. Film." Season 6 announcement!π―
Where do the boundaries between human and humanoid begin and end?
Join our "Ex Machina" event and find out! 16 April, 6pm, Arc Cinema, tickets:
tickets.nfsa.gov.au/Events/Scien...
#Canberraevents #Canberralife #scicomm #ScienceArtFilm
Where do the boundaries between human and humanoid begin and end?
Join our "Ex Machina" event and find out! 16 April, 6pm, Arc Cinema, tickets:
tickets.nfsa.gov.au/Events/Scien...
#Canberraevents #Canberralife #scicomm #ScienceArtFilm
SCIENCE. ART. FILM. returns with Season 6 and we're starting it with a bang! π₯³ Join us for a screening of cult classic TANK GIRL (1995), followed by a panel on the science & themes of the film! See you this 26 March, Wednesday, 6:00 PM, Arc Cinema! #Canberra #scicomm #popculture #Canberraevents
March 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
SCIENCE. ART. FILM. returns with Season 6 and we're starting it with a bang! π₯³ Join us for a screening of cult classic TANK GIRL (1995), followed by a panel on the science & themes of the film! See you this 26 March, Wednesday, 6:00 PM, Arc Cinema! #Canberra #scicomm #popculture #Canberraevents
π―"Science. Art. Film." Season 6 announcement!π―
Book your tickets now (8 AUD) for the 20th Anniversary #cult #classic #postapocalyptic #scifi "Tank Girl"
tickets.nfsa.gov.au/Events/Scien...
#canberra #ScienceArtFilm #filmscreening in collab with @nfsaonline.bsky.social @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
Book your tickets now (8 AUD) for the 20th Anniversary #cult #classic #postapocalyptic #scifi "Tank Girl"
tickets.nfsa.gov.au/Events/Scien...
#canberra #ScienceArtFilm #filmscreening in collab with @nfsaonline.bsky.social @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
Science. Art. Film.: Tank Girl
Punk-rock rebel Tank Girl battles baddies in a post-apocalyptic world without water
tickets.nfsa.gov.au
March 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
π―"Science. Art. Film." Season 6 announcement!π―
Book your tickets now (8 AUD) for the 20th Anniversary #cult #classic #postapocalyptic #scifi "Tank Girl"
tickets.nfsa.gov.au/Events/Scien...
#canberra #ScienceArtFilm #filmscreening in collab with @nfsaonline.bsky.social @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
Book your tickets now (8 AUD) for the 20th Anniversary #cult #classic #postapocalyptic #scifi "Tank Girl"
tickets.nfsa.gov.au/Events/Scien...
#canberra #ScienceArtFilm #filmscreening in collab with @nfsaonline.bsky.social @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social
For the 10th anniversary of π©βπ«π©βπ¬
International Day of Women and Girls in Science #IDWGS
Celebrate with us! Read Bridget Gaul, @anna-sophiejurgens.bsky.social and Karina Judd's "Women Scientists in American Television Comedy" @springernature.com
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#scicomm #popculture
International Day of Women and Girls in Science #IDWGS
Celebrate with us! Read Bridget Gaul, @anna-sophiejurgens.bsky.social and Karina Judd's "Women Scientists in American Television Comedy" @springernature.com
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#scicomm #popculture
February 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
For the 10th anniversary of π©βπ«π©βπ¬
International Day of Women and Girls in Science #IDWGS
Celebrate with us! Read Bridget Gaul, @anna-sophiejurgens.bsky.social and Karina Judd's "Women Scientists in American Television Comedy" @springernature.com
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#scicomm #popculture
International Day of Women and Girls in Science #IDWGS
Celebrate with us! Read Bridget Gaul, @anna-sophiejurgens.bsky.social and Karina Judd's "Women Scientists in American Television Comedy" @springernature.com
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#scicomm #popculture
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That's a wrap on science at ANU for 2024!
Wishing everyone a safe and happy festive seasonπππ§ͺ
youtu.be/Nhk8sQcv5-c?...
Wishing everyone a safe and happy festive seasonπππ§ͺ
youtu.be/Nhk8sQcv5-c?...
A year in science at ANU | 2024
YouTube video by Science ANU
youtu.be
December 19, 2024 at 12:47 AM
That's a wrap on science at ANU for 2024!
Wishing everyone a safe and happy festive seasonπππ§ͺ
youtu.be/Nhk8sQcv5-c?...
Wishing everyone a safe and happy festive seasonπππ§ͺ
youtu.be/Nhk8sQcv5-c?...
cc @jay.bsky.team thought you might appreciate the art :)
January 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
cc @jay.bsky.team thought you might appreciate the art :)
Just a reminder that you can also find us on Instagram:
@ANU_Popsicule and Twitter: @ANU_Popsicule (we got advice to leave our account open there so our name doesn't get hijacked). The art is a lovely call and response between Teddy Lampert and Phillip Dexheimer, from LinkedIn:
shorturl.at/wG4bV
@ANU_Popsicule and Twitter: @ANU_Popsicule (we got advice to leave our account open there so our name doesn't get hijacked). The art is a lovely call and response between Teddy Lampert and Phillip Dexheimer, from LinkedIn:
shorturl.at/wG4bV
January 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Just a reminder that you can also find us on Instagram:
@ANU_Popsicule and Twitter: @ANU_Popsicule (we got advice to leave our account open there so our name doesn't get hijacked). The art is a lovely call and response between Teddy Lampert and Phillip Dexheimer, from LinkedIn:
shorturl.at/wG4bV
@ANU_Popsicule and Twitter: @ANU_Popsicule (we got advice to leave our account open there so our name doesn't get hijacked). The art is a lovely call and response between Teddy Lampert and Phillip Dexheimer, from LinkedIn:
shorturl.at/wG4bV
πOutstanding Student Project Alert π
"The Science of T!" A brilliant, funny and informative video helping folks navigate the information deluge around testosterone therapy. Created by 2024 SCOM2006/6006 Science and Humour student, Lil Loganπ«
popsicule.weblogs.anu.edu.au/transforming...
"The Science of T!" A brilliant, funny and informative video helping folks navigate the information deluge around testosterone therapy. Created by 2024 SCOM2006/6006 Science and Humour student, Lil Loganπ«
popsicule.weblogs.anu.edu.au/transforming...
TransForming Science - POPSICULE
By Lil Logan β A βScience & Humourβ Project (SCOM6006, 2024) The YouTube video βTransForming Scienceβ was inspired by my personal experience of trying to find accurate information about testosterone t...
popsicule.weblogs.anu.edu.au
January 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
πOutstanding Student Project Alert π
"The Science of T!" A brilliant, funny and informative video helping folks navigate the information deluge around testosterone therapy. Created by 2024 SCOM2006/6006 Science and Humour student, Lil Loganπ«
popsicule.weblogs.anu.edu.au/transforming...
"The Science of T!" A brilliant, funny and informative video helping folks navigate the information deluge around testosterone therapy. Created by 2024 SCOM2006/6006 Science and Humour student, Lil Loganπ«
popsicule.weblogs.anu.edu.au/transforming...
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βοΈπ¦ΈββοΈ "When exploring pop culture is your passion and your profession, violent clowns, parasitic villains and extraterrestrial jellyfish are just another day in the office"
Kicking off 2025 in the most colourful way, with this ANU Reporter profile of @anu-popsicule.bsky.social's Dr Anna-Sophie JΓΌrgens
Kicking off 2025 in the most colourful way, with this ANU Reporter profile of @anu-popsicule.bsky.social's Dr Anna-Sophie JΓΌrgens
Science goes pop: where mad scientists meet the world
When exploring pop culture is your passion and your profession, violent clowns, parasitic villains and extraterrestrial jellyfish are just another day in the office.
reporter.anu.edu.au
January 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
βοΈπ¦ΈββοΈ "When exploring pop culture is your passion and your profession, violent clowns, parasitic villains and extraterrestrial jellyfish are just another day in the office"
Kicking off 2025 in the most colourful way, with this ANU Reporter profile of @anu-popsicule.bsky.social's Dr Anna-Sophie JΓΌrgens
Kicking off 2025 in the most colourful way, with this ANU Reporter profile of @anu-popsicule.bsky.social's Dr Anna-Sophie JΓΌrgens
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"[The human right to science] can also serve as a spark for human imagination and curiosity. And this is where its true power resides," write Professor Sujatha Raman and Professor Brian Schmidt in The Conversation.
#science #humanrights
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
#science #humanrights
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
The human right to science is 76 years old. Itβs a reminder for us all to be more curious
The right to science can serve as a spark for human imagination and curiosity. And this is where its true power resides.
science.anu.edu.au
December 10, 2024 at 12:15 AM
"[The human right to science] can also serve as a spark for human imagination and curiosity. And this is where its true power resides," write Professor Sujatha Raman and Professor Brian Schmidt in The Conversation.
#science #humanrights
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
#science #humanrights
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
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This lecture on the case for hope by Professor Joan Leach from @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social will be great way to end the year!
ποΈ: 5.30pm 18th December at Smith's Alternative, Canberra & online
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
ποΈ: 5.30pm 18th December at Smith's Alternative, Canberra & online
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
ASC Christmas Lecture: THE CASE FOR HOPE
Professor Joan Leach, the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS), ANU will delvier a lecture on the case for hope in science communication
science.anu.edu.au
December 11, 2024 at 12:22 AM
This lecture on the case for hope by Professor Joan Leach from @sci-comm-anu.bsky.social will be great way to end the year!
ποΈ: 5.30pm 18th December at Smith's Alternative, Canberra & online
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
ποΈ: 5.30pm 18th December at Smith's Alternative, Canberra & online
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
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We've collated a starter pack of researchers, students and staff from the College of Science at the Australian National University (ANU). This is a growing starter pack, so please send us your suggestions!
go.bsky.app/D2Cih9V π§ͺ
go.bsky.app/D2Cih9V π§ͺ
November 19, 2024 at 12:21 AM
We've collated a starter pack of researchers, students and staff from the College of Science at the Australian National University (ANU). This is a growing starter pack, so please send us your suggestions!
go.bsky.app/D2Cih9V π§ͺ
go.bsky.app/D2Cih9V π§ͺ