Bethan Burnside

Drawn in by its iconic cool-green, die-cut leaf design, I instinctively picked up a copy of FUKT #22 magazine at the Atheneum in Amsterdam. And while it was filled to the brim with lush nature-inspired drawings, there was one image that would etch itself permanently into my memory: a photograph of Marianne North, poised with her easel in front of a giant cactus in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, in 1877.

Naomi Koh Belic, PhD, is part of a growing wave of creators who are redefining what science communication can be. A self-described “biracial, bisexual, bimbo biologist,” she has built a practice that is bold and playful yet deeply data-driven and committed to representation. From drag shows that double as sex education to co‑created projects with Indigenous communities, Koh Belic’s work amplifies voices too often excluded from science and fights for communication that is participatory, inclusive