Canberra Women of Science and Art will showcase a diverse group of Canberran women. All working in or inspired by science, tech, engineering, art and maths (STEAM). These interesting people are anything but ‘boring scientists’. From illustrators to robot designers to indigenous storytellers, we bet you’ll want to find out more about their stories and…
Topic: Space and Astronomy
Possible Impossibles
Humans are a species of creative thinkers, problem solvers, and ambitious dreamers. Together we have achieved the seemingly impossible from curing diseases, extending the average lifespan, inventing air flight, harnessing the power of the Earth’s resources to connect people all over the world, to sending people into space. What does the future hold? Will we…
Future Scientist Career Quiz
Scientists are humanity’s frontline. Wherever answers are needed they lead the charge – overcoming complex global challenges, solving real-world problems and developing solutions for the future. Incredibly, science is predicted to bring more human progress in the next 50 years than the previous 400 combined. Fighting climate change… saving lives… sustaining the environment… ending hunger……
Event Horizon Symposium
Australia’s seminal art journal, Art + Australia, will explore the conjunction of art and science in its next issue, Event Horizon #52.6, which will be released in August. The publication will coincide with a three day Event Horizon Symposium hosted by the University of Melbourne’s Centre of Visual Art (CoVA) and the Science Gallery Melbourne,…
Life Among the Stars
2020 Einstein Lecture Less than two decades ago, wondering whether other stars really did host planets was a matter for science fiction writers rather than scientists. Today, we’ve gone from complete ignorance, to a treasure trove of ‘exoplanets’– different sized planets that orbit around other stars – thanks to innovation, persistence, and meticulous measurement. But…
The World According to Physics
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…
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),…
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…
The Biggest Science Experiement
The Biggest Science Experiment (BSE) is a community-based science project created to bring people together to think, talk and get involved in doing science and become a more science savvy community. The pandemic brought many challenges to the project one of them being unable to have a live Expo. But we have persevered and have decided…