Isabelle Boemeke
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| Other names | Isodope |
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| Website | isodope |
Isabelle Boemeke, also known as Isodope, is a Brazilian fashion model and social media personality. She is known for her TikTok videos, in which she promotes the benefits of nuclear electricity and its role in solving climate change.
Early life
[edit]She was raised in a small town in Brazil and attended a Catholic high school.[1] Boemeke began working as a fashion model at the age of 17.[2] After moving to the United States for her modeling career, she read Richard Dawkins’ The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, Frans de Waal's Our Inner Ape, and David Deutsch's The Beginning of Infinity, which sparked her interest in science.[2][1]
Career
[edit]In 2016, Boemeke first learned about the benefits of nuclear generated electricity from a tweet by Carolyn Porco about molten salt thorium reactors.[2][3][4][5]
The 2019 Australian bushfire and Amazon rainforest wildfires motivated Boemeke to use her platform to address climate change.[2][3] She believed that despite its controversial reputation in the media, nuclear generated electricity is necessary to solve climate change.[5][6]
Boemeke began incorporating climate and energy information into her modeling shoots in 2020.[4]
In February 2020, she created her social media account, Isodope, and began writing, producing, and editing videos that promoted facts about nuclear generated electricity.[5][7] Inspired by Lil Miquela, she took visual cues from vaporwave and mashed the aesthetic with contemporary social media tropes.[7]
Activism
[edit]In December 2021, she organized protests against the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in San Luis Obispo County, California, arguing that the state would struggle to reduce carbon emissions without it.[8][9] Subsequently, the plant closure has been delayed until 2030.[4][10]
Time magazine described her as a "Next Generation Leader" in 2022.[4]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b Maughan, Philip (2021-04-23). "Isabelle Boemeke Is the Nuclear Influencer the World Needs". Highsnobiety. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ a b c d Holden, Madeleine (January 4, 2021). "TikTok Star Isodope Is the World's First Nuclear Energy Influencer". Mel Magazine. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b Joseph, James (December 20, 2022). "Nuclear Energy Activist: Isabelle Boemeke". Cybr Magazine. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Dugan, Jennifer (October 13, 2022). "This Influencer Is Using Her Platform to Help People Understand Nuclear Energy". Time. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Gault, Matthew (November 2, 2020). "TikTok Influencer 'Isodope' Is Stanning for Nuclear Energy". Vice. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "The Future History of the Nuclear Renaissance With Isabelle Boemeke". Palladium Magazine. September 21, 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ a b Pontecorvo, Emily (October 19, 2020). "This radiant model wants you to stop worrying and love nuclear energy". Grist. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Chatzis, Irena (2023-09-21). "Fashioning Perceptions of Nuclear Energy". IAEA Bulletin. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Gault, Matthew (2021-12-07). "Grimes Made a PSA to Save California's Last Nuclear Plant". Vice. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Johnson, Nathanael (January 11, 2022). "Save the nukes?". Grist. Retrieved 12 January 2024.