Humour is the driving force behind the Ig Nobel Prize, which celebrates unusual research that ‘makes people laugh and then think’. It appears in publications across STEM fields, on topics such as w...

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 – from th...

Till Bödeker: 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...

Till Bödeker: Houl and Brit Nicholl’s artworks explore science through the lens of comics, artistic imagination and visual storytelling by framing and reflecting on scientific work (in progress) as bo...

Anna-Sophie Jürgens: 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...

By Tilda Joy Blackbourn-Rooney – A ‘Special Project’ (SCOM3005, 2025, shortened) Communicating Extinction through Children’s Picture Books This report is part of an environmental science communication...

Alicia Vikander’s humanoid AI, Ava, challenges the line between technology and consciousness in this sci-fi thriller.

Punk-rock rebel Tank Girl battles baddies in a post-apocalyptic world without water

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By Lil Logan – A ‘Science & Humour’ Project (SCOM6006, 2024) The YouTube video “TransForming Science” was inspired by my personal experience of trying to find accurate information about testosterone t...

When exploring pop culture is your passion and your profession, violent clowns, parasitic villains and extraterrestrial jellyfish are just another day in the office.

The right to science can serve as a spark for human imagination and curiosity. And this is where its true power resides.

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

By AMIRAH FARRELL – A ‘Science & Humour’ Project (SCOM6006, 2024) Jasper’s Journey is a storybook written for children aged 5-7, inspired by my background in geomorphology, and my young nephews and ni...

Film screenings that celebrate science, cinema and art

By Jaquelen Huang – A ‘Science & Humour’ Project (SCOM2006, 2024) “Poly’s Tour in Sydney” is a creative educational cartoon exploring the impacts of plastic pollution on Australian wildlife and landsc...

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The POPSICULE is an open, community-based interdisciplinary platform created by the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS) at the Australian National University. The POP...