Kat Arney
Kat Arney is an award-winning science writer, broadcaster and author. She co-presented the Naked Scientists BBC Radio show for 15 years and now presents and produces the monthly Naked Genetics podcast, in association with the Genetics Society. She has fronted several BBC Radio 4 science documentaries, and wrote and presented the comedy factual Radio 4 series Did the Victorians Ruin the World? with her sister, science comedian Helen Arney.
As a writer, her work has featured in the Daily Mail, the Times Educational Supplement, BBC Focus Magazine, Wired, Little Atoms, BBC Online, Guardian Online, Mosaic, New Scientist and more. Kat has written two books about genetics for the public – Herding Hemingway’s Cats: Understanding how our genes work and How to Code a Human.
Magnificent moleculesPhenolphthalein
A molecule with two very different use: it’s in pH indicators and – laxatives
FeaturePart-time work, full-time life
Should schools be more open to recruiting part-time science teachers?
FeatureNot ‘clever enough’ to be a scientist? Nonsense.
It’s time we stopped equating science with braininess
FeatureRecruiting and retaining teachers
The number of trainee chemistry teachers is plummeting while qualified teachers continue to leave the profession. Kat Arney investigates what might be done to reverse the trend.
Magnificent moleculesSodium poly(acrylate)
Need some fake snow for your Christmas party? Simply look inside an astronaut’s suit
