What can Aboriginal astronomy tell us about the night sky? How is our native flora used in bush medicine? How do Indigenous Australians make axes from stone? What can we learn about sustainable living from 60 000+ years of Indigenous culture? Find out the answers to these questions and more at the Indigenous Science Experience….
Topic: Environment and Nature
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer in Conversation
In a conversation covering industrialisation, the climate crisis, collective memory, and digital surveillance, hear how artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer found connection with Babbage’s radical ideas and how his own work intersects with the Powerhouse collection – including Babbage’s visionary Difference Engine (1823) and the Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph (1837–1842). Lozano-Hemmer’s use of technology in his practice…
Atmospheric Memory: Culture and Innovation with Jose Luis de Vincente
Join a behind-the-scenes tour of Atmospheric Memory with international director and curator José Luis de Vicente. De Vicente will share stories of how the exhibition was conceived and discuss the integration of culture, innovation, and futurism within the project. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s breathtaking immersive art environment is inspired by computing pioneer Charles Babbage’s concept of air…
Keynote: Nicole Yamase – Pacific Odyssey
Presenting in Australia for the first time for Sydney Science Festival, acclaimed ocean scientist Dr Nicole Yamase, shares her childhood experiences in Micronesia and her lifelong dedication to ocean conservation. Dr Yamase is a community builder, leading the Madau Project which empowers Micronesian youth to re-connect with the navigational heritage that enabled their ancestors to…
Educator Led Tour: Atmospheric Memory and the weather
In this educator-led visit to Atmospheric Memory learners will explore Babbage’s visionary ideas of computing, data and memory, and examine some of the instruments that have been used to record atmospheric memories at Sydney Observatory since 1858. Moving through the exhibition they will encounter Lozano-Hemmer’s realisation of Babbage’s captured memories in Atmosphonia where 3,000 speakers…
Birdlife WA: Walk @ Lake Joondalup Reserve
An educational and interactive walk about the latest research projects that cover bird cognition and behaviour and the impact of environmental changes in their habitat. Yellagonga Regional Park is a nature reserve dominated by a wetland system including Lake Joondalup. The diversity of habitat within the park caters for a variety of waterbirds, bushbirds and…
Birdlife WA: Talk Bird I.D. @ Wanneroo Library
An educational and interactive talk about the latest research projects that cover bird cognition and behaviour and the impact of environmental changes in their habitat. Brendan from Birdlife Australia will deliver a talk about all things birds. You will be surprised what you will learn about these fascinating creatures. Find out about their names, diet,…
Birdlife WA: Talk Bird I.D. @ Yanchep/Two Rocks Library
An educational and interactive talk about the latest research projects that cover bird cognition and behaviour and the impact of environmental changes in their habitat. Brendan from Birdlife Australia will deliver a talk about all things birds. You will be surprised what you will learn about these fascinating creatures. Find out about their names, diet,…
Up Close with Birds of Prey @ Wanneroo Library
What a plume-filled treat! An educational and interactive talk about the latest research projects that cover bird cognition and behaviour and the impact of environmental changes in their habitat. WA Birds of Prey will showcase 5 of their majestic feathered creatures in an interactive presentation. There will be owls, a falcon, and a wedge-tailed eagle….
Kaarakin Black Cockatoos @ Clarkson Library
An educational and interactive talk about the latest research projects that cover bird cognition and behaviour and the impact of environmental changes in their habitat. Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre is the only centre dedicated purely to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of the three threatened and endemic species of black cockatoos that inhabit southwest…