About Me
SciencePunk is the brainchild of Frank Swain. He has lots of certificates on his wall certifying an unsuccessful £15,000 gamble on higher education.
In addition to this website, Frank is the creator of the paper-based War On Error zine, and ex-editor of the Korovian. Most recently, he worked at Sense About Science, co-editing There Goes the Science Bit, a report by the Voice of Young Science group investigating dodgy science claims in advertising, and working with Newsnight to uncover the pseudoscience behind the Brain Gym programme. He has written for a number of other publications including the Guardian Blogs, art-hipster mag Plastic Rhino, and even got a few words into PR Week this one time. He’s been talking head opposite the lovely Kylie Morris on More4 News a couple of times, too.
Frank has a history of putting on music nights, making zines, hosting a radio show, being a filthy scenester, hanging out with strippers and generally being a force for good.
He freelances around London and beyond in exchange for cash or kudos.
You can contact him here: contact@sciencepunk.com or on +44 787 656 3082
Recent Output…
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| There Goes the Science Bit…, an investigation into the dubious science credentials of everyday advertisers. | Guardian Blogs: “Sex sells, the maxim used to go, but these days the women selling you face cream are more likely to be dressed in lab coats than lingerie…” | Sword Swallowing is Dangerous: I try to defend the Ig Nobel Prizes on More4 News. (video) |
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| Are the glory days of science on television gone forever? – “The glory years of Peter Snow giving viewers tantalising glimpses of future technologies are gone. Today, teenagers have to make do with Brainiac, hosting such scientific luminaries as Uri Geller” | Secret Garden Party: footage from the Guerilla Science tent at last year’s SGP festival. | SciencePunk Videos: an instructional video on removing the RFID chip from London Oyster travel cards |
