Now that National Science Week is over for 2012 we’d love to hear about how it went at your school! Here’s a quick and easy-to-use survey form. The survey data will be collected and analysed by the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA). If you complete the survey your school will go into the draw for a…
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Science on triple j
Listen to the National Science Week edition of Dr Karl on triple j. Dr Karl had a special guest in the studio – Young Australian of the Year Marita Cheng from robogals.
Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Awards 2012
The awards were announced by Prof Don Bursill and presented by Prof David Solomon. 2012 Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Award Dr Jeremy Austin Jeremy is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Deputy Director of the internationally recognised Australian Centre for Ancient DNA at the University of Adelaide, and Director of the newly established…
Giants of Science videos for download
Were you unable to join the sell-out audiences for Brian Schmidt and Mike Raupach’s Giants of Science talks at the Australian Academy of Science’s Shine Dome? You can now download them to watch at your leisure from the Academy’s website: http://www.science.org.au/events/science-week/2012.html And we have two more Giants of Science events to come. On Wednesday 15…
See Venus during National Science Week
During National Science Week 2012, it will be possible to see the planet Venus in the morning sky. Some find it easier to find a planet during the day by using binoculars and standing in the shadow of a building once you have located the waning crescent Moon. That way you are not dealing with…
National Science Week Means a Croc Trip for Australia Zoo
Every August I look forward to the buzz surrounding National Science Week, and if you are reading this you must be someone who gets excited by science too! August is also exciting for us here at Australia Zoo for another reason, as it is the month that various members of the Zoo crew head up…
Powerhouse Discovery Centre Open Day
It’s the date you grab the kids and head to the Powerhouse Discovery Centre in Castle Hill where there’s a HUGE amount of fun going on for the first weekend of National Science Week! Our ‘Amazing Science Circus’ really is going to be ‘amazing’. There’s an unbelievable amount of fun stuff to do; just have a…
Are we looking at this from the right angle? The Fame Algorithm returns
Would you spot Pythagoras’ Theorem if you tripped over it in the street? Would it make you laugh? Is it even possible to trip over this Theorem? Or am I not looking at this from quite the right angle? During the 2012 Fringe Festival, Simon Pampena shared with us his Fame Algorithm: maths for what we really…
Domestic + Science
As part of the South Australian Living Artist’s Festival, RiAus (the Royal Institution of Australia) presents Domestic + Science, an art exhibition which communicates links between science and the local arts community. Four South Australian artists — Beth Evans, Cheryl Hutchens, Renate Nisi and myself — have employed needle-work, gardening, cooking and hand-made bookmaking to…
Can You sci-ku?
I love exploring the junction where art and science meet. National Science Week is the perfect platform to showcase how these seemingly disjunct disciplines have the capacity to enrich each other. From SCINEMA screenings (science meets cinema), to visual art and theatre, the arts help us explore scientific concepts in new ways. The RiAus annual sci-ku…