100 years ago, quantum physics was born to explain curious behaviour of tiny things. Since then, it has become our most powerful tool that humans possess, not just for increasing our understanding of the world, but for shaping its future. It has unlocked secrets of our universe, such as why stars shine and how migratory…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
AMSI Industry Day for Teachers
The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) is proud to continue the Industry Day for Teachers in 2025, with generous support from The Invergowrie Foundation. These free professional development events connect secondary mathematics, STEM and careers teachers with tertiary educators and industry professionals to explore the critical role of mathematics in future careers. Who Should Attend…
Fizz, Pop, Discover! at Arrabri
Get ready for a fun and exciting morning of science! Join us at Arrabri Community House for a hands-on Science Week event filled with fizzing, bubbling, popping, and discovering. This event is designed for young children and their families to explore science in a playful, creative way. There’ll be loads of fun activities to try!…
Digging Up Ryde: Walking with dinosaurs VR experiences
Come and explore the virtual world of dinosaurs and their prehistoric environment! Step into a time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Experience the sights and sounds of the Jurassic period through immersive virtual reality technology—perfect for curious minds and future palaeontologists! This is a drop in session. Participants can arrive any time in the first hour…
Science Week Quiz at Redcliffe State High School
Show us how much Science you know by joining our weekly quiz! The weekly question will be posted on Compass each Monday at 8am. Entries will be accepted by your Science teacher or can be placed in the box at the SABER centre. Entries will close each week at 4pm on Thursday. Winners will be…
Willandra School STEM Day
We’re excited to invite our school community to join us for a special event in celebration of National Science Week 2025. This year’s theme, “Decoding the Universe,” has inspired a range of creative and thought-provoking STEM projects from students across Years 1 to 6. The day will begin with a Special Science Week Assembly at…
Dr Karl Live at City Hall
Artificial intelligence, artificial idiocy, or probability machine? Join Dr Karl as he connects the dots between the tech booms of yesterday — from the family car to the first home computers — and today’s mind-bending AI explosion. Along the way, he’ll share how AI has been used to both attack and discredit him, and how…
Chasing Auroras
What makes thousands of people stay up all night, driving to remote locations, squinting at the sky, and obsessively checking space weather forecasts? The quest to see the Southern Lights, or Aurora Australis, has developed something of a cult following — forging a substantial community of scientists, awe seekers, astrophotographers, and nature lovers. In this…
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 for epic showdowns of wit, wisdom, and utter irrelevance. Hosted by the one-and-only Myf Warhurst and with a raft of special guests to knock your nerdy socks off, the Beaker Street Game Show is back, baby! This…
What’s Your P(DOOM)?
Is AI going to save us, enslave us, or just write all our event descriptions? Across Silicon Valley’s storied kombucha bars and apocalypse bunkers, tech bros and AI insiders are rumoured to ask each other for their up-to-date p(Doom), or probability of AI doom. Will the future be the rosy utopia offered up in Dario…