This Science Week, get ready to be inspired by some incredible Australian scientists! In this interactive learning session, you will join Future You’s Professor Lisa A. Williams and the National Library Education team to explore diversity and personal qualities in STEM fields. We will take to the air and into space, hearing from Katherine Bennell-Pegg,…
Topic: Science Communication
Science, Visual and Performing Arts – A multilingual confluence
Get ready for a fun-filled family day as we celebrate National Science Week. Science is for everyone – whether you’re 5, 50, or beyond. Join us for an exciting community event where curiosity, creativity, and discovery come together. Explore fascinating science topics and interactive displays Enjoy exciting experiments and innovative science projects Discover how science…
Dr Karl – Live in Hobart
Join the legendary Dr Karl Kruszelnicki for a wild ride through surviving a blizzard in Antarctica (barefoot), test-driving four-wheel drives across the Simpson Desert, the reality of beer goggles, and how he helped bring the word ‘selfie’ into the English language. Along the way, revisit Dr Karl’s glorious television past, from TV weather reports to…
Antarctic Connections Tasman Peninsula Tour
Lutruwita/Tasmania wasn’t always an island. Millions of years ago, it was joined to Antarctica as part of the supercontinent Gondwana. Step into deep time on this guided field experience along the Tasman Peninsula. Designed as both an educational tour and a hands-on citizen science survey, this full-day field practical invites participants to actively observe, record,…
Antarctic Afternoon Tea
Beat the winter chill at Hadley’s Orient Hotel for an ice-inspired Hobartica Afternoon Tea. In the hotel’s beautifully restored Atrium, enjoy Hadley’s renowned traditional Afternoon Tea service while glaciologist Dr Lenneke Jong and Antarctic Arts Fellow Dr Sue Lovegrove, a former Hadley’s Art Prize finalist, explore the mysteries of Antarctic ice. Drawing on the Australian…
Beaker Street Science Photography Prize Finalist Exhibition
Each year, the Beaker Street Science Photography Prize celebrates extraordinary images that reveal how science shapes our understanding of the world, with a particular focus on Lutruwita/ Tasmania, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica. Now in its 10th year, the Prize invites photographers, scientists, and keen observers to share their perspective on our incredible part of…
The Clitoral Chronicles
We’re lifting the hood on the most misunderstood organ in biology: the clitoris! Through immersive performances, outrageous anatomical costumes, and wild but true tales from the animal kingdom, you’ll learn what you should have learned in sex-ed. By looking to science and the world around us, we celebrate and empower perspectives that have historically been…
The Second Act – A Wedding
Dearly beloved, gather with us to celebrate the marriage of neuroscience and nuptials. You are invited to a wedding between two Tasmanians embarking on their own second act. The event kicks off with a fascinating conversation on brain plasticity and the science of second chances, with Radio National’s Tegan Taylor and neuroscientist Dr Matt Kirkcaldie….
SexTistics
“Kinky History” star and world’s most charismatic sex historian Dr Esmé Louise James returns to Beaker Street with a whole new show to shed light on our innermost desires and just how common they really are… and she’s bringing her mum! SexTistics is a cheeky, data-driven deep dive into our modern sex lives. Combining their…
The Beaker Street Game Show
Ladies and gentlemen. Science lovers, fact-checkers, and Wikipedia editors. It’s the show where Australia’s science glitterati face off in a battle of brains and banter. Mildly informative and highly entertaining, the Game Show features a raft of special guests to knock your nerdy socks off, competing in a series of increasingly questionable challenges involving science…