Science Tall Tales are short videos featuring Young Tall Poppy scientists talking about the what, why and weird of the science research that they do. We are releasing one video a day over three weeks starting on 15 August.
Topic: Environment and Nature
Body / Insect / Machine
With our friends at Chunky Move we present a video artwork is a movement experiment between Prue Lang’s choreography, artist Mathieu Briand’s androids and a Phasmid (stick insect). The work explores the body/androids/artificial movement/intelligence on the one side and the body/human instinct/natural movement/nature on the other. Through the creative process, Lang and Briand have observed, responded…
Palawa Science and Sustainable Futures – A virtual trail
The webinar will involve students, Aboriginal leaders and scientists engaged with the idea of Two- Eyed Seeing-learning to see from one eye with the strengths of indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and from the other eye with the strengths of scientific ways of knowing, and learning to use both eyes together for the benefit…
Pelicans and Local Birds Need You
You can be a scientist in your community by keeping an eye on the birds you see around Brimbank. Join Scott and June as they visit Cairnlea wetlands and the pelicans that live there to show you how you can be a citizen scientist. Download the origami pelican template used in the video and the…
What’s it like to be a Research Diver? – Podcast Episode
Avid Research is a new Australian STEM(ish) podcast where we answer questions you never quite asked. We will be launching in National Science Week to bring you stories and interviews about STEM in the world. Our third episode is an interview with a Research Diver on the Great Barrier Reef. We’ll be talking about Marine…
Multifunctional Fungi live on ’Behind The Lines’ 2XX Community 98.3fm
From the woodlands, to the catwalk and beyond. Tune in to our National Science Week special show this Friday 21 August on multifunctional fungi with: Australian mycologist and natural historian Alison Pouliot; Guy Webb from SoilCQuest; and Peter Wenzel from Fungico. Who will be chatting with show hosts Scotty Foster and Zina Richardson about all…
Beyond the Ice: Hallett Cove Virtual Tour
Hallett Cove is one of the best-known geological sites in Australia and internationally. It has been declared a Geological Monument and Heritage Site. Preserved by nature in an ancient valley for hundreds of millions of years, this fossilised landscape paints an incredible picture of Australia’s past, including an ice age at the South Pole, the…
Our Resilient Future – Water, Agriculture & Biodiversity
Enormous changes and transitions are already upon us, and we find ourselves unprepared. One thing is clear: all of our decisions will be made under increasingly ambiguous conditions, and integration will be needed across all sectors and levels of our society to set us on a preferred climate path and prepare us for the outcomes…
Lessons From the Fires: A biodiversity and climate perspective
The 2019/20 bushfire season in Australia was unprecedented. Over 12 million hectares were burnt in eastern and southern Australia and nearly three billion frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals were killed. Climate change is making bushfire conditions more dangerous than ever, with increasing risks to people, property, and the environment. Efforts are now underway to develop…
Exploding a watermelon with rubber bands (Brunswick – VIC)
We are putting hundreds of rubber bands around a watermelon until explodes. This is part of the national science experiment. This is being organised by Rob Catchlove, environmental scientist at Wave Consulting – and parent of kids interested in science. The event is being live streamed online.