Bring your white coat and science gear and join Dr Rina and her fluffy lab assistant, Seto for an interactive story time (including hidden secrets to test your observational skills), scavenger hunt, experiments and sing-along to her storybook theme song ‘I’m a Little Scientist’. Join Dr Rina Fu, Author, Performer and Scientist as she introduces…
Topic: Health and Medical
Fighting Fake News and Phonies
Science provides enormous value to our community, but, this message is often drowned out by misinformation and negative press. It’s harder than ever to judge fact from fiction as people are faced with an onslaught of information at their fingertips. That’s What I Call Science is on a mission to bring people accurate and engaging…
Great Goodness Challenge
9 GREAT THINGS IN 9 GOOD DAYS The Great Goodness 9 in 9 Challenge is about celebrating all things goodness. e are challenging you and your friends to share 9 great things in the 9 good days days of the Goodness Festival (15 – 23 August) for a chance to win cool prizes and maybe…
Flying Scientist Panel – Carins Distance Education
Students from Cairns Distance Education will participate in a virtual Flying Scientist panel. The panel will feature four scientists from across Queensland: Adreas Kupz, James Cook University Michela Mitchell, Queensland Museum Shaneel Chandra, Central Queensland University Linlin Ma, Griffith University Scientists will cover a diverse range of topics including marine science, vaccination, Parkinson’s disease, immunology,…
The Science of Healthy Cities
Join us during National Science Week to explore how the cities in which we live influence our health and wellbeing. Through a series of videos and online discussions with experts working in the intersection of health and urban planning, you will learn about the role that urban spaces play in your health and wellbeing, how…
Pandemic Proofing
With global COVID-19 infection and death rates still rising, the world is looking to science. We need a protective vaccine in the short term, as we are struggling with current strategies for mitigating the risk and severity of this new and dangerous viral disease. Our infectiously talented panel of experts will discuss how this crisis could change…
Nuclear Could Save Your Life and the Environment
Chances are, if someone says the word “nuclear”, Homer Simpson and power stations are on the list of things that come to mind. But what about the environment or health? Believe it or not, nuclear science and technology makes a critical contribution to the wellbeing of the planet and the people who live on it….
Careers in Nuclear – for who? You!
Think a career in nuclear couldn’t be for you? Chances are, jobs in nuclear and the people who do them looks nothing like you imagine. This panel is the chance to meet and ask questions of four people who have made careers in the nuclear industry: Julie Murray (Senior Radiation Security Advisor and Major Projects…
Becoming ‘The Incredible Hulk’ and debunking other myths about radiation
In movies, if you’re exposed to radiation you’re at a higher chance of gaining superpowers. However, if this was the case in real life, wouldn’t there be more radioactively induced superheroes and villains roaming the Earth? Enter our hero scientist, Dr Gillian Hirth, an environmental radiochemist, the current Chair of the United Nations Scientific Committee…
Pathology Live! for School Groups
Take a live video tour of the Museum of Human Disease with Pathology Live! This livestreaming experience will beam our collection of 1500 human tissue specimens straight to your classroom as our pathology academics and museum education officers take you and your students on a guided tour of the body and how different diseases attack…