Highlights from Day 3 of National Science Week
344 events and exhibitions, 19 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent, including:
Canberra (Parliament House): Innovating Energy Summit: how will we power our future?
Canberra: Ask the Interstellar visual effects wiz how to make a black hole on the big screen believable.
Melbourne: Will Australia’s biomedical research future be as bright as our past achievements? With Gustav Nossal, Anne Kelso and other research leaders.
Sydney:
- The science of Fred Astaire.
- City Recital Hall: Quantum science explained with an electric guitar.
- Time travelling brain: ask neuroscientist Muireann Irish how memory works.
Rising star scientists in regional Queensland:
- Genomes, energy, and medicine in Moranbah.
- Viruses, kitchen proteins, and coastal connections in Smithfield and Babinda.
Adelaide: Light: from the nanoscale to the secrets of the Universe.
Hobart: Meet the scientists making 3D new body tissues and a ‘lab on a chip’.
Warrnambool: Family science games: laying the ground for future job skills. Geelong on Wednesday.
Perth: Who will be the WA scientist of the year?
Online: How healthy is your relationship with your smartphone? Scientists want to know.
Plus, Future Earth—the science of sustainability with hundreds of students and dozens of schools.
More than 363 events, exhibitions and online activities on offer around the country today.
National and international talent, researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. Plenty of photo opportunities.
For general Science Week media enquiries:
- Tanya Ha – tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0404 083 863
- Niall Byrne – niall@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0417 131 977
National Science Week has become one of Australia’s largest festivals. Last year saw a staggering 1.3 million people participate in more than 1,800 events and activities.
In 2017, National Science Week celebrates its 20th birthday, with 2,000+ events registered throughout Australia— from insect Olympics in Darwin to ‘Blood’ at Melbourne’s new Science Gallery, to Antarctic science in the Apple Isle—with everything from science festivals, music and comedy shows, expert panel discussions, interactive hands-on displays, open days and online activities.
The festival is proudly supported by the Australian Government; partners CSIRO, the Australian Science Teachers Association and the ABC; and sponsors Cosmos, Discovery Science, New Scientist and Popular Science.
Visit the National Science Week website for the details of events in your area: www.scienceweek.net.au.