When Art Meets Science with Dr Phil Dooley

When Art Meets Science with Dr Phil Dooley

From The SciComm Collective by The SciComm Collective

March 23, 2026 · 12 min · Season 2 · Episode 5

About this episode

Clare Boon interviews Dr Phil Dooley about the intersection of art and science communication.

“I think of the audience as a fried egg” – Phil Dooley Today, Clare sits down with Dr Phil Dooley (the current President of the Australian Science Communicators) to discuss art and audiences. Together they explore how science art reaches different audiences and how the ever-changing algorithm impacts who our content reaches. As performers, they discuss how theatre has can be used in science communication, especially when we can get scientists up on stage with us. Episode links: Catch up with Phil Dooley on social media ⁠here⁠ Find Phil on Youtube ⁠here⁠ Watch Phil’s videos with Veritasium ⁠here⁠ If you want to catch Phil in person, try to get to his ⁠next Phil Up On Science event⁠ Interested in Australian Science Communicators? Check out their ⁠website⁠ Check out Clare's work here This episode was brought to you by: Episode Host : Clare Boon Special Guests: Dr Phil Dooley Socials: Follow The SciComm Collective on Instagram Produced: Clare Boon Audio edited: Holly Dear Show notes by: Clare Boon Follow The SciComm Collective on Instagram and online at https://thescicommcollective.com/

People in this episode

Host: Clare Boon

Guest: Dr Phil Dooley

Topics covered

  • art and science
  • science communication
  • audience engagement
  • theatre in science
  • social media algorithms

Keywords

  • science art
  • audience
  • theatre
  • science communication
  • social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Science Communicators, Veritasium, The SciComm Collective

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