I have been interviewed by a local newspaper (Gladsaxe Bladet) about the work with my book, the graphic novel “Matilda-effekten”. The article is in Danish and can be read here: Gladsaxe Bladet, Jan 7th, 2026
I have just reorganized this website and made it easier to navigate. For instance, I have changed the animation gallery (organized by subjects), the cases-page and the illustration page.
On Dec 10th – the day of the Nobel prize dinner in Stockholm – I gave a lecture about the “Matilda effect”, based on my book with the same title. The lecture was arranged by “Folkeuniversitetet” and was based on the University of Copenhagen. The book is a graphic novel and follows four (partially) forgotten […]
I’ve written – and drawn – a graphic history about some of the women in the history of science, who were forgotten. The book is in Danish only (so far) and bears the title “Matilda-effekten”. The Matilda effect was coined by the american historian Margaret Rossiter and she choose the name Matilda after Matilda Roslyn […]
These days, I am working hard on finalizing a graphic history about the Matilda-effect. The book is 100 % written and handdrawn by myself and is planned to come out Dec 10th (publisher: FADL’s). The book describes the Matilda-effect (the systematic under-recognition of female scientist) by focusing on four scientists, who were all active contributors […]
I am working on a book – a graphic novel / history about the Matilda effect (the systematic devaluation of female scientists). The book is centered around four scientists; two danish and two american, who all worked with polio and made significant contributions both to the general knowledge about the disease – and to the […]
I have made all the illustrations (except the frontpage) for the book “Fremtidens Sundhedsteknologier” (the health technologies of the future) by Palle Høy Jakobsen. The book was published in december 2023. Read more here.
I have a part-time job in a department in Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region of Copenhagen), where I make help to develop e-learning, make illustrations and animations for education and publications and edit the department webpage. It is a partially research, partially out-patient department. See more on the webpage for “Enhed for kompliceret skizofreni og Oligofreni” […]
Why is Lise Meitner ‘forgotten’ in the Oppenheimer film? The Matilda-effect in 2023 Article and illustration by Ann-Louise Bergström (alb@movingscience.dk) The makers behind this summer’s blockbuster film, “Oppenheimer“, have forgotten – or omitted on purpose – the person, who calculated and formulated the theory behind the atomic fission process (which is the scientific basis for […]
I have recently been on a course in Infographics on the Danish School for Journalism (Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøjskole) where I learned a lot about infographics, data visualization and animation. I also got to play a bit with AI-generated images. It was very interesting, but also sometimes created some funny or nonsens-like results. I often […]