‘Science Is Fun’: 50 Funny And Smart Memes For Science Lovers Everywhere

“The inspiration for the project was that I always loved two things: humor and science, but I rarely saw these two topics at once. Tuesday afternoon, August 21, 2018, was the moment the ‘Science Is Fun’ project was created to simply put humor and science together, hoping that having this content ‘under one roof’ would get its appreciation and, hopefully, more people would relate to it,” Tomas, the creator of the account, told Bored Panda via email.

According to Tomas, the account had its fair share of ups and downs over the years due to the changes in Instagram's algorithm. It also went through different phases, experimenting with different balances between science memes, facts, and news. “The goal still remains the same: to popularize science in a way people might find it interesting.”

In the founder's opinion, there are multiple factors that affect whether or not a meme is high-quality. “Since the point of a meme is that it’s basically a visualized joke, the picture (graphics in general) might be, at some point, crucial. What might decide whether it will get its appreciation is the geography of the audience, gender, age, interest, and level of education in the area of the particular meme," he told Bored Panda.

"When the meme requires some (but a low) level of education, there is a chance it will make more sense for the majority of the audience." Aside from making people laugh, memes can also make the audience feel educated or like they relate to the situation described in the meme. On top of that, some memes can evoke a deep sense of nostalgia, too.

"These emotions can be more powerful than laughter itself. And combining more emotions with having a low education requirement for the post can cause the post to go viral.”

In Tomas' opinion, popularizing science in society through memes, facts, news, and education comes down to showing everyone that science is different from what they experienced in school. Some people think that science is 'boring' and difficult because their only experience with it has been going to physics, chemistry, biology, or math classes.

From his perspective, the best step is "showing them that science is actually really fascinating and logical." He added: "I believe showing people that learning about science is basically learning about our world, laws of nature, laws of our very own existence and our essence." For the freshest science memes, facts, and news, be sure to follow 'Science Is Fun' on Instagram!

‘Science Is Fun’ has a massive presence on the internet and social media. On Instagram alone, its account is followed by 1.9 million people. What’s more, the project has 21.2k followers on X (formerly Twitter) while 1.2k internet users have subscribed to its YouTube channel. 

The project, which was initially created nearly 6 years ago, isn’t just focused on memes (though they are hilarious). It also shares news and facts that many science lovers are going to enjoy.