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Topic: Indigenous Knowledge
Around YOUR World in Eight Days | A STEAMpunk Exploration
Imagine a mini version of Jules Verne’s “Around the world in eighty days”. You have eight days to explore the world around you. Don’t worry about time or space. Verne’s novels are often called the earliest versions of STEAMpunk literature. They imagine different pasts and futures than the ones we have experienced. They contain a spirit…
Fighting Bushfires With Science
How can science help us to fight bushfires? All will be revealed in this National Science Week online event, featuring experts from the Bureau of Meteorology and the University of Melbourne. In a crisis, creativity is required to solve problems. As bushfires blazed across vast areas of Australia in the devastating summer of 2019–20, scientists…
The Science of the Black Box
The Science of the Black Box is a dynamic online learning program inviting young people to explore traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal artifacts and the modern science behind their remarkable qualities: from the medicinal properties of bull kelp to the chemistry of resins and the secrets of bush-foods. Delivered by TMAG Aboriginal Learning Facilitator, Teangi Brown in…
Aboriginal Cosmology
Join Envirocollective CDU to learn from researchers from the Northern Institute about the science and culture of Aboriginal Cosmology. Join EnviroCollective CDU this Friday 21 August at Casuarina Library for a night spent learning from researchers from the Northern Institute at Charles Darwin University about the science and culture of Aboriginal Cosmology. Aboriginal cosmology is…
Written in the Stars: Astronomy in Parramatta
Join us for a virtual tour to discover the fascinating history of astronomy in Parramatta. We will explore the story behind Governor Brisbane’s observatory, constructed in 1821, the remnants of which still stand in Parramatta Park today, and share the tragic, but uplifting, story behind the “Catalogue of 7385 Stars from observations made at the observatory in Parramatta”,…
The Sensible Sawfish: Book Reading
Doctoral candidate Amy Kirke and the Malak Malak Rangers of the Daly River region have written a book about sawfish and sharks in the NT with the theme of sustainable fishing and sharing. The book has been illustrated by children from Bachelor Area School and Karama Primary School and will be distributed to communities around…
Languages of the Ocean Project
For many of us, learning comes through storytelling, and we want to hear your stories. We embrace the diversity of our community and want to come together to share knowledge and understanding from all cultures. If you have a passion for storytelling, this project will help you build skills to present your ideas and knowledge….
Canberra Women of Science and Art (Teen focused webinar)
Meet a diverse group of amazing Canberran women working in or inspired by science, tech, engineering, art and maths (STEAM). These interesting people are anything but ‘boring scientists’ or ‘wacky artists’. Their career paths have not been straight lines. Some of them didn’t do well in subjects at school (and that’s been fine). They have…
Canberra Women of Science and Art (Family focused webinar)
Meet a diverse group of amazing Canberran women working in or inspired by science, tech, engineering, art and maths (STEAM). These interesting people are anything but ‘boring scientists’ or ‘wacky artists’. They have written books; invented a robot; created new technology to tell ancient, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories; taught children how to investigate and…