Crystal Clitheroe 晶 💎

Science Communication (in Comics) wizard at @ANU_Popsicule. 🇿🇦in🇦🇺 via 🇺🇬🇲🇬🇨🇿🇯🇵. non binary 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 (they/them) 🥼🧬🧑🏻‍🔬🧑🏻‍💻💥🧑‍🎤

[Crystal Clitheroe 晶 💎 @CrystationalBio]

A #termite walks into a bar.

It asks;
"Is the bar tender here?"

#InverteFest #Joke
we need a #termiteemoji

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

What a night! Packed house at @nfsaonline diving into "Paprika" - a wild anime about dream therapy and neurotech fantasy 🎬

🗣️And great discussion with @AnnaSo_Jurgens, @CrystationalBio, Dr Chitra V & Dr Lou Farrer about identity, science, and neurotech imaginaries!

[Crystal Clitheroe 晶 💎 @CrystationalBio]

Whoop whoop, so honored to work with a such a brilliant student and the gifted team, Anastasiya Fiadotava and @AnnaSo_Jurgens!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Read our new publication on humour in scientific publications in IJSE Part B here:

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

🎓Outstanding Student Project Alert🎓

2024 Science and Humour student, Gypsy Cook, has published her final project in IJSE Pt.B

"Science is funny as long as it happens to someone else: understanding humour in science publications"

https://t.co/UJ0lwnKZnX

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

📚Science Goes Pop💥Publication 1/3 📚

The Whimsical Art Assemblage:
https://t.co/z7c289fXnh

Houl, Britt Nichols, Dan Santos (@biotechgeog), @CrystationalBio & @AnnaSo_Jurgens
in @wkScienceandArt!

#laboratories #hopepunk #NationalScienceWeek2025

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

📚Science Goes Pop💥Publication 3/3📚

The Superhero Art Edition:
https://t.co/UG9qosIbuz

Kel Ronning, Kikifoxbones, Ben Nickl, and @AnnaSo_Jurgens in @wkScienceandArt!

#sciart #superheroscience #NationalScienceWeek2025

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

📚Science Goes Pop💥Publication 2/3 📚

The Zine Art Edition:
https://t.co/A2M89OhuRh

Patrick Galvin, Camilo Potocnjak Oxman, Stefan Buchenberger, Torsten Weber & @CrystationalBio in @wkScienceandArt!

#manga #supervillainscience #NationalScienceWeek2025

[Zahra Ghoreishi @zghoreishi]

TEHRAN has 12 million residents, including disabled individuals, hospital patients, and prisoners and ... the majority are unable to evacuate IMMEDIATELY 😭😭😭

My family cannot EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY 😭😭😭

Those people don't have THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS 👊👊👊

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

🎓Outstanding Student Project Alert 🎓

✨Quoll and the Stars!✨
A beautiful, soulful and exquisitely illustrated children's book, created by the brilliant 2025 SCOM3003 Special Project student, Tilda Joy Blackbourn-Rooney 🌌

https://t.co/L2zw7pdGMV
#extinction #anthropomorphism

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

Welcome to the Popsicule! 🥳🥳🥳
Shao-Jie has recently joined our Science in Pop Culture research universe - find out more here:
https://t.co/F90kfqXLOX

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

🦹 Meet Africa's SuperScientists! 🦸

Check out the the latest interview in our w/k series on Visual Science Storytelling with the (Super)creators of @SciSuperheroes!!!

https://t.co/AXlaMsrb24

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📯"Science. Art. Film." Season 6 announcement!📯

Book your tickets now (8$) for the 20th Anniversary #cult #classic #postapocalyptic #scifi "Tank Girl"

https://t.co/yrElCiowpt

#canberra #ScienceArtFilm #filmscreening in collab with @ANU_CPAS @systemsanu and @NFSAonline

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

For the 10th anniversary of
International Day of Women and Girls in Science #IDWGS

Celebrate with us! Read Bridget Gaul, @AnnaSo_Jurgens and @bucketscientist "Women Scientists in American Television Comedy" @SpringerNature @ANU_CPAS

https://t.co/DjXikWBJlh
#scicomm #popculture

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Just a reminder that you can also find us on Instagram: @ANU_Popsicule and Blue Sky: @anu-popsicule.bsky.social. The artwork is the result of a lovely call and response between Teddy Lampert and Phillip Dexheimer, from LinkedIn:

https://t.co/ZzyAHrsFZg

[Centre for the Public Awareness of Science @ANU_CPAS]

☄️🦸‍♀️ "I have always been interested in extreme characters in pop culture, including mad clowns, performers and scientists"

Kicking off 2025 in the most colourful way, with this ANU Reporter profile of @ANU_Popsicule's Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens:

https://t.co/iFL1jZkKUo

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

🎓Outstanding Student Project Alert 🎓

"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 Logan💫

https://t.co/BN1Qo2tkX2

[Crystal Clitheroe 晶 💎 @CrystationalBio]

@SAghdashloo Omg omg omg so insanely excited!!! 🤩🤩🤩

[Centre for the Public Awareness of Science @ANU_CPAS]

Today is #HumanRightsDay2024

The head of the UNESCO Chair in Science Communication for the Public Good @Sujatha__Raman and Professor Brian Schmidt @cosmicpinot discuss the human right to science, and why this is particularly important during a time of crisis.

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

🎓ANOTHER Outstanding Student Project Alert🎓

This week we meet Jasper! Brainchild of this year's SCOM2006/6006 Science and Humour student, Amirah Farell! "Jasper's Journey" is a fantastic educational comic chronicling the life history of a ROCK 🤘🤘🤘

https://t.co/b8jrA6z96w

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

🎓Outstanding Student Project Alert🎓

Meet Poly! They're the brainchild of this year's SCOM2006/6006 Science and Humour student, Jaquelen Huang!

"Poly's Tour of Sydney" is a creative cartoon exploring plastic pollution on the Australian environment 🤩

https://t.co/OKqnyGpMUs

[Crystal Clitheroe 晶 💎 @CrystationalBio]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! For my Twitter anniversary y’all know where I’m headed 🦋

[Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens @AnnaSo_Jurgens]

Our 'Science in Comics' week at the #FramingtheUnreal conference, hosted by the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, was nothing short of super-inspiring, incredibly multifaceted and hyper-intense. And the Popsicule banner made it to Italy! #scicomm #popculture