Today’s poem is from Earthly Matters: biology & geology poems, published by The Poets Union for National Science Week 2010. Carol Jenkins Pollen Down-scale gene lifeboat, wind shifted silt, nose teaser, sneeze bearer, deciduous dust, anther emblem, furtive clinger, protein panicle, bee money, corbicula cruiser twitching yellow, gold-white and red dust I love the mode…
Month: August 2013
Get involved with Young Scientists of Australia
You’re young and you’re into science, you study it in school and spend your spare time googling it, but you want something more? The Young Scientists of Australia (YSA) Brisbane Chapter Inc. has been active in Brisbane for over 15 years and its motto is “Promoting science to the youth of Australia”. It is a…
Science Poem of the Day: 11 August
Today’s poem is from Law and Impulse: maths and chemistry poems, published by The Poets Union for National Science Week 2010. Mark O’Flynn The Allotropes of Tin [For Roy Tasker] From the sublime to the ridiculous there is only one step Napoleon Bonaparte After the retreat from Moscow, 1812 Unbeknowst to him it takes a…
Get ready for the 2013 Sunshine Coast Solar Bake-off
Masterchef meets Mythbusters this National Science Week, at the first ever Sunshine Coast Solar Bake-off! There’s even a science themed cake decorating competition. Want to try out your engineering skills? Fancy yourself a whiz in the cupcake department? Great! Grab some friends and register a team in the Sunshine Coast Solar Bake-off. The challenge: build…
Welcome to National Science Week 2013 from Queensland Chief Scientist, Dr Geoff Garrett AO
We need science. It’s part of our lives – all day, every day and everywhere – in the food we eat, clothes we wear, medicine we ingest, money we spend and devices we use. Science is so deeply entrenched in our lives that many people who use the wonders of science do so without thinking,…
Science Poetry Competition
We’re partnering with Australian Poetry to present the inaugural Australian Poetry Science Poetry Prize. Submissions for the prize opened this morning and will be open until Friday 23 August 2013. The winner will receive an invitation to attend the gala Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra, as well as…
Science Prodigy Jack Andraka in Brisbane for TEDxQUT
Science prodigy Jack Andraka – who developed a pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer early-detection sensor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine when he was just 15 years old – will share his talent and enthusiasm with live audiences in Brisbane on his first trip to Australia. Jack won the Gordon E. Moore Award in…
Twittergram Photo Challenge in the ACT
To celebrate the Centenary of Canberra’s Science Month, the ACT National Science Week Coordinating Committee is giving away over $2000 worth of amazing prizes! To enter, simply share a photo of a National Science Week event held in the ACT via Twitter or Instagram using the hashtags #NatSciWk #Canberra. Entries are open throughout the months…
School grant winners share science
Balmoral State High School, Villanova College, Marshall Road State School and Miles State School are among 22 Queensland schools which have received National Science Week school grants in 2013. More than 190 schools around the country have received grants from the Australian Science Teachers Association to conduct fantastic science events during National Science Week, 10-18…
The Science of Wine and Chocolate at Cobb+Co Museum Toowoomba
Discover why wine and chocolate are just so good for you at The Science of Wine and Chocolate, the regional launch of National Science Week in Queensland. The Cobb+Co Museum Toowoomba will transform into a delicious laboratory on Saturday 10 August 2013, featuring local producers of wine, chocolate and other antioxidant-rich foods, and guest speakers…