Challenge to male science writers: can you write a whole book without referencing that American judge who said “I know it when I see it” about porn?

Happy World Storytelling Day! To celebrate, I've written a blog post on the Storyology Ltd. blog, called 'Why Science Needs Global Stories' Read here: www.storyology.co.uk/blog/why-sci...

This week on the Storyology blog, I wrote about my favourite tip for putting together strong technical communication. All you have to do is write on three post-it notes... Read more here: www.storyology.co.uk/blog/three-p...

typical book project timeline

Storyology has a blog! I'll be writing weekly content on all things storytelling and how to up your communications game if you work in science, engineering, research or tech. This first post is 'Seven Reasons for Storytelling'. www.storyology.co.uk/blog/seven-r...

This headline really pisses me off. All human made materials, including smelted metals and alloys, fired ceramics, concrete and engineered glass will also endure. The article goes on to list other materials but plastic gets clicks 🙄 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

So many women, including myself, raised the alarm on the predatory behaviour of PhD students (and staff) at UCL. The only surprising element of this case is that one of them got caught.

I've just added three new workshops to the Storyology website: - Advanced Storytelling - Podcasting - Personal Branding Read more here: www.storyology.co.uk/workshops

Everyone, please sign this open letter to the @royalsociety.org calling for Elon Musk’s fellowship to be revoked Currently over 1200 signatories 👀 occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...

Finally got round to framing this. Feels like a lifetime ago 🏊‍♀️

I help STEM experts connect technical content with audiences through storytelling. Are you a business who communicates technical content to customers, clients or funders? Sounds like you need a storytelling expert who's also a scientist 🤓 Get in touch! www.storyology.co.uk

Some snaps from today’s Storytelling for Researchers training at Uni of Reading. Storytelling is a powerful communication tool, but must be used responsibly!

So now we have it. Rachel Reeves's claim that a third runway at Heathrow Airport would boost economic growth comes from a report commissioned by .... Heathrow Airport. Instead of acting in the national interest, she's channelling corporate lobbyists. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Storyology Podcast is in double-digits! Ep 10 is out today and it's a fun one; the role of storytelling in science media coverage. A timely conversation given *gestures towards the world generally* Listen here, or search The Storyology Podcast in the usuals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX8N...

Surprise, surprise www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

at UCL to coach some quantum physics professors. Did you know I do coaching? I want to do more of it, it’s super rewarding working with senior people on better communication while also desperately trying to remember my undergraduate quantum mechanics lectures from a thousand years ago

Hello lovely Bluesky 👋 please help me find people who would enjoy my free online course, 'Storytelling Foundations'. Particularly #STEM #PhD students, but also #research and #marketing teams in #tech, #science and #engineering industries. It's 25 vids in 30mins and my hair looks great throughout

Woohoo this course is popping off! Get it while it's hot 🔥

"The peer-reviewed paper turned out to have miscalculated the dosage by a factor of 10"

Attention scientists, engineers, researchers and techy people 📣 I've just released a FREE online course that will help you write quicker and present better using tools from the world of storytelling. Get it here: www.storyology.co.uk/storytelling...

Episode 9 of the Storyology Podcast is out now! It's all about the problems with how science gets picked up and reported by the media. If you're a science researcher or work in science comms, I think you'll love the pod 😁 open.spotify.com/episode/4n87...

The indomitable scientist and illustrator @hanaayoob.co.uk was the perfect person to illustrate my book and I'm so grateful for her style and flair bringing my chapters alive 🥰

Do we know what the @royalsociety.org 's current stance on Elon Musk FRS is? royalsociety.org/people/elon-...

Overall people’s trust in science is good however more extreme political bias seems to make people less likely to trust science and there is variation within countries too 🧪

It makes me so happy that people are still reading and enjoying my book 🥰

Episode 8 of The Storyology Podcast is out now! It's all about how science gets covered in the media; how that selection process works and whose hands the science story passes through before it reaches us. Listen here! open.spotify.com/episode/7exr...

Today I’m with researchers at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social talking about responsible research communication. We thought about narratives in research, and how these influence audience expectations. Any narratives we missed?

Episode 7 of The Storyology Podcast is out now! It's all about Open Science, and features Sarah Callaghan from @ox.ac.uk, Pen Yuan-Hsing from @bristoluni.bsky.social and Jess Wade from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. Listen here! open.spotify.com/episode/20r9...

Today, in pointless 'discovery' stories

I really like this take - second-hand consumption is still consumption.

This seems like a terrible idea.

Woah, hello new followers! I haven’t posted on here much so far, but this year you can expect lots of storytelling shenanigans, writing chat and hopefully some useful stuff too. The occasional unsolicited dog pic.

Good morning to all the writers who said they’d finish the thing by the end of the year

So, let's try doing #duvetknowitschristmas here this evening? People are literally Driving Home For Christmas right now, which MIGHT JUST mean that they'll be sleeping somewhere unusual. 1/

Time for the Storyology Christmas party with my colliegue Spud

The latest episode of my podcast, The Storyology Podcast, is out today! The pod is all about the role of storytelling in science communication... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2HQLq1T... Amazon music: music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/b32...

Here we go... I'm hoping Bluesky can work its magic like the good old days of Twitter... 🤞I'm looking to speak to a researcher who works with cloaking metamaterials for an article I'm writing 🤞 Give me your best photonics people!

A List of Things People Blamed on Short Skirts 🧵

Did someone say blue sky? Back to my desk today after a week of hiking in the Lake District with my dog Spud. Follow me for more wholesome dog content, as well as chatter about science communication, storytelling and materials science.