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In Conversation -Tipping Point. Feeding a Warming Planet
Explore the impact of global climate change on the way that we source, produce, create, share and consume food. For this In Conversation we are joined by horticulturalist Sabrina Hahn; Nyoongar traditional landowner and business executive, Gerard Matera; founding member of AgZero 2030, Cindy Stevens; and Western Australian Food Innovation Precinct General Manager, Dr Christopher…
What’s on the Menu?
In support of this year’s school theme for National Science Week Food: Different by Design why not drop into our pop-up café to see what could be on the menu in school cafes and canteens in the future.
Food for Thought
The world’s population continues to grow, which provides us all with a dire problem to solve – how does everyone, and everything, get to have enough to eat? Luckily, we humans are pretty smart, and the wise application of science, technology, engineering and mathematics can provide us with the answer. Join this fascinating free gallery…
Engineer It! – Mobile Science Education
Are you interested in the way things work? Adelaide City Libraries are proud to partner with Mobile Science Education for this fantastic exploratory workshop and show combo. Budding engineers will enjoy an interactive science show all about things engineering, and then take part in a hands-on workshop, using basic engineering principles to build a structure…
Chemical Waste – Mobile Science Education
Are you interested in cooking with chemistry? Adelaide City Libraries are proud to partner with Mobile Science Education for this fantastic exploratory workshop and show combo. Budding chemists will enjoy an interactive science show about chemistry, and then take part in a session using basic chemistry to make lots of gooey slimes! Bookings strictly capped…
Australia’s Next Volcanic Eruption with Volcanologist Heather Handley
Australia’s fiery volcanic past has left behind an expanse of volcanoes stretching over 4000 km down its eastern margin, but just how prepared is Australia for a future eruption? And what is the public’s perception of volcanic risk and preparedness? Join Heather Handley, a volcanologist that has worked on some of the most active volcanoes…
Lunchbox Science with Professor David Alais
Faces in clouds: why our brains see human faces everywhere. The brain has evolved specialised neural mechanisms to detect faces rapidly. It does so using template-matching as a short-cut. This is why an inanimate object with an ‘eyes over nose and mouth’ configuration is often seen as a face. Known as ‘face pareidolia’, these false…
21st Annual Elizabeth College Science Week
This will be Elizabeth College’s 21st National Science Week program engaging the local public, high school and primary school students. Primary school workshops engage students through exciting and interesting practical experiences. Students come to the college and participate in experiments in science and technology, with college students to guide them. The second annual Year 9…
Zoodle in the Pub
*STOP PRESS* Send us your own video clips of Australian wildlife and Chris and Eddie will give you their view on the night! Email your link. After a sell-out performance at the Adelaide Fringe, Zoodle in the pub returns with another show that is about having fun while finding out more about our wildlife. Every…