Hi ASCers
Some people were disappointed when this year’s budget failed to provide funding for the recommendations of “Inspiring Australia”, the report into science communication.
The Government has now provided $21 million to implement some recommendations from the report, in an election policy announced on 10 September.
Among other things, it will fund: * the PM’s Prize for […]
Dear ASC members (and those thinking of becoming members),
Early last year we made 1 September the annual renewal date for all ASC members. This meant some members’ annual subscriptions would expire at various dates before 1 September 2010.
To speed the renewal process we recently offered members who needed to renew between July and 1 September […]
Dear ASC’ers,
Sent on behalf of Teresa Belcher and Valerie Gregory
We’ve identified 135 Science Week events around Australia with a biodiversity connection. So we thought we’d share them with you in this special Science Week edition of our Biodiversity Year bulletin.
You can learn how to keep bugs alive, immerse yourself in flora and fauna on a […]
Australia’s number one selling author Matthew Reilly is at the Shine Dome, Canberra tomorrow for the Australian Science Festival event: Sci Fi to Life at 4.30pm. He is just one of the amazing people at tomorrow’s Geek is Chic day. Come on down to see:
10.45am – Paper Plane Pilots
Do you know how to make the […]
>From the tiniest human cells to the greatest volcanoes, from the milky way to computer vision and chicken talk, six top Australian scientists are in the running for this year’s Eureka Prizes People’s Choice Award and it’s time to cast your vote.
The People’s Choice Award goes to the scientist who receives the most online votes […]
What is it about cartoons that our brains just love so much? Beauty might be in the eye of the beholder, but art is all about the brain. Come join CSIRO writer and illustrator Mike McRae at the Shine Dome for the Australian Science Festival as he explores the psychology and neurology behind art, looking […]
Ever wondered why some people are scared of heights, men with beards, or the number 13?
Or why we cross our fingers or knock on wood to keep evil at bay?
The Australian Science Festival is celebrating Friday the 13th with a lecture on the science of spooks at the Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science tonight […]
*Nano measure for measure – sizing up Nanotechnology*
Seminar by Nanotechnologist Jan Herrmann
Wed 18th August 6pm for 6.30 start
Nano particles can physically penetrate our brains, our bodies and our phones. They are revolutionizing many aspects of modern life – from sunscreen to computers. They can even be used to cure us of alcoholism! But do we […]
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The Brains Matter Podcast and the Monash Science Centre have joined forces to bring to the public a special National Science Week event on Sunday the 15th of August.
PhD student Corin Storkey will give a presentation on the Chocolate, brazil nuts, antioxidants and the fight against free radicals – you may know Corin from television’s “Beauty and […]