Mark Popinchalk

August was technically a month of for me! But actually, we still did a lot! Science Tonight! Merch I decided we needed a month off from doing the live show, and it was a welcome respite from the intensity of putting on our one off tapings. I reached out to my cousin Helen Popinchalk, who…

Wow, two posts in two months! Incredible! I’ve never been so up – to – date! July projects included One Year of Science Tonight!, Rogue Objects working day, and another anniversary, as a resident speaker for Lectures on Tap. Rogue Objects Working Day To explain Rogue Objects, let me start by introducing you my friend…

It’s been a year, time for a new post! ; ) June projects included SRMP Mentoring, Science Does Sports!, and secret Radiolab recording! SRMP Mentoring My parents were teachers, and I spent much of my childhood convincing myself “I’ll never be a teacher”. Instead, I’m a professor and mentor! The Science Research and Mentoring Program…

Trying to document my work, here is a belated recap of 3 of my projects from June 2025! NASA SCoPE Symposium NASA SCoPE is a mini funding agency that gives early career subject matter experts a chance to work with a NASA science activation team on a project. AKA – they help fund cool science…

Finally giving this spot some love, and detailing all the various projects I am currently involved in! There are now pages listing my efforts in Podcasts, Video, Writing, Planetarium, Live Shows, and Teaching and Mentoring!

I’m a science communicator and astronomer at the American Museum of Natural History. I find joy sharing science stories. I like to do this with talks, games, and articles. I live in Brooklyn, and spent my childhood in Italy, England, Trinidad + Tobago, Bangladesh and Egypt. My favorite color is sky-blue-pink.