On Tuesday 18 August, NICM Health Researchers will host a one-hour Zoom session, discussing “How integrative medicine can keep your heart healthy?” Guest speakers from NICM Health Research Institute and their topic includes: Dr Phoebe Zhou: How the synergy works in herbal medicines to lower the risk of heart diseases Dr Angelo Sabag: How regular…
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ANSTO’s National Science Week Hackathon
Following a run of successful hackathons involving ANSTO and nandin startups, we’re excited to be launching a hackathon for students in partnership with the Australian Museum as part of National Science Week The hackathon is open to Australian secondary school students in Years 7-11 interested in science and technology. First 20 teams to submit a complete…
Eating for the Planet
Is it possible to feed a future population of 10 billion people a healthy diet within planetary boundaries? Four years ago, this question was posed to a group of doctors and dieticians from all over the world, and their response became the Planetary Health Diet – a way of eating created by scientists to bring…
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…
SwingMania presents The Physics of Dance
Come join SwingMania as we play with applied physics in the context of dance, physics can definitely be fun. Have you ever wondered how dancers can spin endlessly, move across the floor so lightly and they can leave the dancefloor barely puffed? It’s not all talent – it’s physics. We’ll play with a variety of…
Royal Society of NSW presentation: The COVID Curve in Context: or Back to the Future—something old and something new
This talk will address two issues: (a) the pattern of health in Australia, and how COVID-19 fits this pattern, and what we can learn from past pandemics in Australia; and (b) why old people die and young people “don’t turn a hair”, and how we can make our airways young again. The talk will also…
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),…
Community Investigation and Poster Competition: Statistics and Data Science
Collaborate, investigate, create. Why should kids have all the fun? Develop, implement and creatively report upon (in poster format) an investigation on any area or topic of interest … for prizes. Expanding the hugely successful annual National Schools Poster Competition, this new Community Division of the initiative enables teams of two to five participants (of…