Helen Arney – Page 14 – Comedian. Writer. Presenter. Geek Songstress

You Have Been Warned – series 2 starts tonight on Discovery UK!

Sorry for short notice, but I’ve just found out I’m back on your small screens tonight, with You Have Been Warned, the world’s greatest user-generated pop science show. I’m explaining the science behind some of the silliest videos on the internet, along with Matt Parker of Festival of the Spoken Nerd and others. Series 2 start at 8pm tonight and carries on for the next 12 weeks – do tune in! If you’re not in the UK, look out for local listings across Europe and the rest of the world, though if you’re in the US or Canada you’ll probably have to wait until next year to watch it under the title “Outrageous Acts of Science”.

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Rollercoasters for BBC Two, and “Physics – you’ve got to laugh…”

in Uncategorized on 10/21/13

Quick news update for Monday morning… the article I wrote for Financial Times Magazine is online now (with no paywall!) which means that you too can discover how to poke at science with a funny-stick, rather than just a serious one.

It was fun to write and I’ve had a lot of nice comments about it so far, I hope I get a chance to write more bits and pieces like this next year.

In between that, Ada Lovelace Day, and getting our new Festival of the Spoken Nerd tour on sale (Full Frontal Nerdity guaranteed – details for gigs in London and all over the UK are here) I’ve also been filming my first item for the … Read the rest

Ada Lovelace Day – Live! and TEDxLSE

in Uncategorized on 10/11/13

Next Tuesday I’m quite over-the-moon to be hosting Ada Lovelace Day – LIVE! for the third year running. The whole day is an international celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths, with events online and in real life all over the world. It’s named after Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron’s daughter and the first computer programmer, even though she was born more than 100 years before the first computer was built.

If you’re free on 15th October, head to my old university (Imperial College London!) for a variety night of inspiring talks, science demos, comedy and song. Tickets are £10 with discount code “ukulele” or just £5 for students, concessions and Imperial College staff & friends. Click here to … Read the rest