Jim Al-Khalili’s new book, The World According to Physics, is his love letter to the subject he has spent most of his life thinking about. Physics is a key part of the human quest to understand the world. In this talk, he shares with us his account of what physics has achieved. Taking us on…
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SwingMania presents The Physics of Dance
Come join SwingMania as we play with applied physics in the context of dance, physics can definitely be fun. Have you ever wondered how dancers can spin endlessly, move across the floor so lightly and they can leave the dancefloor barely puffed? It’s not all talent – it’s physics. We’ll play with a variety of…
Royal Society of NSW presentation: The COVID Curve in Context: or Back to the Future—something old and something new
This talk will address two issues: (a) the pattern of health in Australia, and how COVID-19 fits this pattern, and what we can learn from past pandemics in Australia; and (b) why old people die and young people “don’t turn a hair”, and how we can make our airways young again. The talk will also…
Royal Society of NSW presentation: The Periodic Table: ‘… a medley of haphazard facts falling into line and order’
The ancients had isolated and named around thirteen substances, mostly metals, not necessarily realising they were unique, chemically-indivisible ‘elements’. With the discovery of Oganesson (118 Og) we have completed the seventh row of the modern periodic table. In between, the science of Chemistry has been built on the discovery and manipulation of more and more…
Girls Day Out in STEM 2020 Online
Designed for girls aged 10 – 14 years, Eureka Explorers and CSU have partnered to create a fun, carnival like day full of interactive learning experiences online with industry leaders in STEM. There is something for everyone in all four STEM areas in chemistry, paramedicine, environmental science, music x IT, drones, apps, artificial intelligence (AI),…
Community Investigation and Poster Competition: Statistics and Data Science
Collaborate, investigate, create. Why should kids have all the fun? Develop, implement and creatively report upon (in poster format) an investigation on any area or topic of interest … for prizes. Expanding the hugely successful annual National Schools Poster Competition, this new Community Division of the initiative enables teams of two to five participants (of…
Happy Pinot Noir Day! Webinar: Chemical and sensory comparison of Australian pinot noir wines
To celebrate International Pinot Noir Day, watch Dr Rocco Longo’s webinar “Chemical and Sensory Comparison of Australian Pinot Noir Wines: A Preliminary Study”. This is a pre-recorded webinar so you can watch it at a time that suits you. No registration required.
Science Cafe 2020
Inspire your Year 10 students to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics. Science Café provides students with the unique opportunity to speak one-on-one with STEM professionals from a variety of backgrounds to gain practical knowledge about careers in STEM. In the afternoon, students will then gain insight into the pathways for pursuing…
Webinar: Industrial hemp for use as a forage or dual purpose crop
Gain insight into a day in the life of an Honours student at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA). Fourth year student Rohan Borojevic recently presented findings from his world-first Honours project that is investigating the potential use of industrial hemp as a dual purpose crop for grazing. The additional use of the crop is…
Tech Futures Talk – Future of Food: Bees, Technology + Innovation
Join The Bendigo Tech School for an exciting ONLINE forum on all things bees with three of Bendigo Tech School’s industry partners. They will discuss the importance of bees, the innovations, and the things that we can do individually to help bee health and survival. Joining the forum will be CSIRO’s Peter Marendy. Peter leads…