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

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

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

BBC Newsnight, and vote Ugly Animals!

in Uncategorized on 08/28/13

If you were falling asleep in front of BBC2 on Friday 9th August around 11pm, you’ll have seen me talking to Gavin Esler about the Ugly Animal Preservation Society and all those endangered species who are blessed with neither large numbers nor classic good looks.

UAPS is actually a real thing – and right now, with the help of NSEC, we’re asking the public to choose a new mascot for 2013 and you can vote for it now!

Watch the trailer, or just go straight to vote for my animal of choice, the Awesome Axolotl. Click “like” by 5pm on 11th September and my rare little reptile could be in with a chance.

You’ll recognise a few comedians … Read the rest