Three space missions, two spacewalks, and a David Bowie cover that went viral. There are few things Chris Hadfield hasn’t done. Now, the retired Canadian astronaut is using the power of storytelling in fiction to give readers a sneak peek into living in-orbit.
Lim Tit Meng is a Singaporean STEM outreach pioneer. Not only is he responsible for a science busking festival and a taboo-busting sex-education musical, he’s launched an innovative program for secondary schools that is changing the way students learn about careers in STEM.
At 27, Petr Lebedev is staking out terrain as the next generation of specialist science communicator. He’s a researcher and writer with YouTube science channel Veritasium and has shared his knowledge with audiences on podcasts, radio and social media, as well as on stages and in classrooms.
Thanks to the thriving beehives at Australia’s Parliament House and surrounding foreign embassies, local and international communities are learning that you can take positive action for the environment and thoroughly enjoy it.
As a behavioural scientist, Vanessa Hill understands what makes us tick. But her choice to communicate that knowledge through video developed quite organically.
How can science communicators rise above the noise and connect with large audiences on social media? For Maynard Okereke, founder of Hip Hop Scientist, forging a better connection between science and the arts is key.
Dr Anika Molesworth is here to do something about climate change. Using the twin superpowers of science and storytelling to communicate the truth about the threat – in particular, to the food system and agriculture – she wants to inspire action and hope where, sometimes, the field seems barren.
We regularly see mainstream media shows dedicated to political humour, but how often do you see science comedians? For the last decade primatologist, actor, producer, writer, host and comedian Natalia Reagan has been working to change that. “Comedy is the perfect opportunity to democratise science, kind of like what Jon Stewart has done for politics. He brought American politics to the mainstream – that’s what I want to do with science,” says Reagan.