Helen van de Pol

Naarm / Melbourne, Australia

Science communicator for many years now building this site for reviewing and critiquing science communication events for both audiences and practitioners. Guest reviews welcome.

Dec 17, 2022 critique book review good advice

An Insider's Plague Year by Prof. Peter Doherty, a review

Guest reviewer, Dr Rachel Nowak comments: “And scattered throughout An Insider's Plague Year are references to the importance of the knowledge held by social scientists, nurses, actuaries, industry and the arts for tackling COVID and other problems facing humanity”.

Apr 21, 2022 panel event 5 stars talk great talent

The hard core of outer space

How do you know which part of what program helped form the adult you see before you today?

Apr 21, 2022 critique novelty good advice

Crafting science events? Choose the right tool.

When I see a notice of a public lecture by a visiting academic I wonder - is it really fulfilling our charter to engage the public in science?

Apr 21, 2022 panel event talk good advice

Breakfast with the Brians

What makes a good science panel event?

Apr 21, 2022 novelty theatre 5 stars

Playback on climate

In a complex news and entertainment ecology, clever science communicators are experimenting with new ways to make science more standard cultural fare.