Grab a beer and meet a dozen bright sparks at Fresh Science at the Pub after work on Monday 15 October.
You’ll hear about growing galaxies and building spaceships, arthritis in your gums and gaming addictions. [continue reading…]
epilepsy
Shocking psychological experiments, the art of selling Australian science to the world, Fresh Science and more
I’m reintroducing my occasional bulletins about science-related events in Victoria.
Tomorrow, there are three talks:
- Australian psychologist and writer Gina Perry will talk in Melbourne about the infamous Milgram psychological experiments of the 1960s;
- Lisa Harvey-Smith will talk about the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope
- a US expert talks about brain-computer interfaces for epilepsy patients.
And this Friday science filmmaker Sonya Pemberton will be talking about the business and art of getting Australian science to global TV audiences.
One unlucky letter causes an infant epilepsy
A 20 year old mystery was solved this week with the discovery that an epilepsy that affects infants is caused by the change of a single letter in one gene. Seizures in infancy are not rare, but this familial epilepsy occurs in probably 60 families across Australia. It can also cause a movement disorder later in life.
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Global recognition for Melbourne epilepsy pioneer
L’Oréal and UNESCO have just announced that Australian paediatric neurologist Professor Ingrid Scheffer is the Asia-Pacific L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate for 2012.
She is one of five international winners who will each receive US$100,000 in recognition of their contribution to the advancement of science at the Awards Ceremony on 22 March 2012 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
For more information:
L’Oreal Australia: Five women moving science forward
Issued by L’Oreal Australia
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science grants Australian Scientist US$100,000 in one of the world’s most prestigious Science prizes:
The 14th Annual L’ORÉAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Award
Honouring five women who are moving science forward, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science partnership announces its five exceptional women scientists from around the world who will receive the 2012 L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards in Life Sciences.
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