The Science of Psychology

What does a psychologist do? Your first response to this question might be to think about a person sitting in a chair providing therapy to a client. But did you know that psychology researchers tackle a wide variety of questions including: How to effectively communicate with people about climate change and encourage people to change behaviours? How…

MATRIX Online Public Lecture – Dr Marcy Robertson

Mathematical oranges and deep space communication. Imagine you were trying to pack a crate full of oranges. How should you arrange the oranges in order to maximize the number of oranges you can pack into your crate? This is one example of what mathematicians call a sphere packing problem: how to arrange spheres (or polyhedra)…

THE LEADERSHIP – Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Set against the planet’s last untouched wilderness, THE LEADERSHIP unearths troubling systematic obstacles to women’s advancement in science. The world is crying out for a new model of leadership, but what is it? THE LEADERSHIP is an award-winning documentary that follows an international group of 76 female scientists on an Antarctic voyage designed to transform them…

Karratha Senior High School Science Fair

Karratha Senior High School Science Department will host its annual Science Fair on Thursday 18 August from 4:30 – 7:30 pm. This community event is free and everyone is welcome to attend this event. The theme for this year’s Science Fair is Glass: more than meets the eye. Mobile food trucks will be available at…

Glass and Sound Workshop

SciTEAM is coming to Falcon Library for National Science Week. Join Dr Claire Pannell for this special workshop which includes demonstrations and activities in finding out how glass can shape sound. Experiment with different amounts of water and different sized and shaped glass containers to find out how it affects sound. Make your own glass…

Melrose Museum Guided Nukunu and Heritage Experience

This is not just another Museum. It’s an adventure into the past of Melrose and surrounding districts. The guided tour includes a history book of the Melrose area and town historical walk map. The tour includes: Nukunu people and their beginnings Their lands then, and now Impact of the first settlers, the conflict and injustice…

Composting Workshop

Learn the science behind composting with the experts from the Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living. Join the war on waste and find out how to start your own organic recycling station at home by turning food scraps, house and yard waste into fantastic fertiliser and rich soil conditioner for your gardens. 1pm – 2pm on…

Dr Graham’s Scientific Funomena

Can you really launch marshmallows out of a vacuum cleaner, make rockets from common household items, or freeze someone in liquid nitrogen? Prepare yourself for some pant-wettingly exciting science as Dr Graham reacts, explodes and experiments his way through the physics of pressure and motion, the chemistry of things go boom, the astonishing antics of…

From Eyes to Glass to Aluminium: A history of astronomy

A public lecture by a leading astronomer to share the history of astronomy from the first people to stare at the skies, to the handmade telescopes of Galileo, to the modern-day instruments probing the universe. The lecture explores science as a human endeavour: from the first people to stare at the sky and wonder, the…