Each weekday morning from 8.15am – 8.45am on FBi Radio (94.5 FM or stream online), from Friday 13 to Friday 20 August 2021. Six musicians and performers will be partnered with six science researchers from the University of Sydney, Faculty of Science. The musicians will then share six brand-new compositions inspired by their emotional response…
Topic: Mathematics
Sara Phillips – Best Australian Science Writing 2020
Can fish feel pain? Does it matter if a dingo is different from a dog? Science tackles some unexpected questions. Who better to navigate us through these unprecedented days than Australia’s best science writers? Now in its tenth year, the much-loved Best Australian Science Writing anthology selects the most riveting, poignant and entertaining science stories…
How I Did It: From a Physics Olympiad to a Mathematics PhD at CalTech
Join Angus Gruen as he discusses his Olympiad experience and how his passion in Physics and Mathematics lead him to CalTech. Angus Gruen was selected for the 2013 Asian Physics Olympiad in Bogor, Indonesia. He completed a PhD at ANU where he made the sideways jump into mathematics, with a little theoretical Physics on the…
Gippsland Tech School – Online Community Quiz
Looking for something to stimulate your grey matter? Are you ready to take your place as the ultimate trivia champion? Following the success of our inaugural event last year, the Gippsland Tech School will be holding its online Community Quiz again. Why not get your household together and join us for a night of fun,…
The Future of STEM in SA
Our STEM Academy experts will inspire budding scientists, technologists, engineers & mathematicians with an online Future of STEM in SA webinar. Find out how University of Adelaide students and researchers are working to overcome pressing challenges, solve real-world problems, and develop solutions for the future in South Australia. Be a part of a great discussion…
Rescheduled: Climate Change Science: Where are we now, what do we know, and what don’t we know?
What is the state of knowledge of climate change science in 2021? Dr Robert Colman will look at the fundamentals of the greenhouse effect and its role in planetary heat balance, then briefly discuss aspects of past climate, such as large climate variations and ice ages. Then on to the last 150 years and what…
Pomona ex Machina
Named after the Roman Goddess of Orchards, our school grows fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers throughout our gardens. The Pomona ex Machina project involves working with Matt the Meteorologist and the Monty Compost Company, to optimise food production – using STEM to enhance Pomona’s Orchard. This project will be embedded into our STEM and HASS…
Annesley Junior School – Celebrating Science Week
We will be celebrating National Science Week with hands on experiences for each student of the school, ranging from the Early Learning Centre to Year 7. As students visit the Science space they will be encouraged to explore food in a range of different ways. They will use their senses to examine food, bake bread,…
Physics in the Pub
We’re back in the pub this year, after spending 2020 in the cloud, so Sydney Physicists are dying to show off all the amazing research they did while there were no distractions, their latest quirky fact, or their new lockdown creative skill. Eight presenters with eight minutes of short snappy science each. Previous years we…
Falling Walls Lab Victoria
Falling Walls Lab is coming to Victoria. veski invites you to join us for Falling Walls Lab Victoria, to be live-streamed on Monday, 16 August from 3.00pm AEST. REGISTER NOW to witness how Victoria’s student and early-career researchers convince an esteemed Jury, from academia, business and government, of their innovative idea. Who of our 10…