Saturday 21 August 2021

Highlights from day eight of National Science Week

197 events and exhibitions, 103 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent.

Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country.

• NSW: An ocean defender to the rescue
• TAS: Hacking Minecraft, insect worlds, and cuddly animals at the Festival of Bright Ideas
• VIC: A VR view of the Universe
• QLD: Dive into the Great Barrier Reef without getting wet
• NSW: CSI wildlife
• ACT: Understanding the Universe through LEGO

Read on for more on these, including event contact details.

Also today:

• SA: See the farm of the future
• TAS: Keeping rivers healthy
• VIC: The importance of bees
• WA: Blending science and gardening and solar cooking

Coming up tomorrow:

Hot earth, whale songs, science meets footy, sourdough, and more – see a preview of Sunday’s highlights.

[Read more…] about A Blue New Deal for oceans, hacking Minecraft, LEGO goes astro, and more

Friday 20 August 2021

Highlights from day seven of National Science Week

262 events and exhibitions, 131 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent.

Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country.

• NSW: Quashing pandemics
• TAS: Hacking Minecraft, insect worlds, and cuddly animals at the Festival of Bright Ideas
• NSW: What 60,000 years of Indigenous knowledge tells us about the night sky
• TAS: What dissecting a teddy reveals about plastic and waste
• VIC: How quickly can you make a safe vaccine?
• SA: Space sci-fi fact and fiction
• SA: Lighter, faster, portable x-rays
• VIC: The blind artist making books you can read with your eyes closed

Read on for more on these, including event contact details.

Also today:

• SA: Why do videos of wildlife antics go viral?
• NSW: Scientists solving murders
• WA: Can we future-proof food and agriculture?

[Read more…] about Ending COVID-19, lighter x-rays, safe vaccines, and a teddy bear goes under the knife

Thursday 19 August 2021

Highlights from day six of National Science Week

302 events and exhibitions, 162 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent.

Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country.

• NSW: Understanding addiction
• VIC: How will wildlife cope with climate change?
• NSW: Alternatives to meditation
• VIC: Australia’s weirdest mammal
• QLD: Nuclear testing fallout

Read on for more on these, including event contact details.

Also today:

• VIC: Coding secrets
• TAS: Finding our oldest sourdough
• QLD: The influence of search engines

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Wednesday 18 August

Get through lockdown with science.

You and your family can contribute to real research projects without leaving home:

• help map Aussie owls by listening to their calls
• classify the coral, sand and sea creatures in the Great Barrier Reef.

Or you can explore:

• virtually dive into the sea with Giant Australian Cuttlefish
• or build the Universe Lego brick by Lego brick.

You can make your own hand sanitiser, or a lava lamp, or a marshmallow bridge.

You can find peace of mind with alternatives to meditation and mindfulness.

You can discover the future of no-kill meat, or Sydney’s backyard biodiversity.

You can explore nine forces of the Universe through the ABC series Phenomena on YouTube. Or just chill out with the dance mix on iView.

For more information read on or contact:

▪ Tanya Ha: tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0404 083 863
▪ Niall Byrne: niall@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0417 131 977 or 03 9398 1416.

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Wednesday 18 August 2021

Highlights from day five of National Science Week

343 events and exhibitions, 178 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent.

Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country.

• VIC: Seeking dark matter underground
• TAS: Experimenting with beer
• NSW: The threat of Aussie volcanoes
• NSW: Children’s climate change fears
• VIC: Cutting through science jargon
• VIC: What’s killing our frogs?

Read on for more on these, including event contact details.

Also today:

• WA: The science of cleaning
• QLD: Virtual reef diving
• ACT: The hidden benefits of parasites

[Read more…] about Underground dark matters, optimal beers, Aussie volcanoes, climate grief, disappearing frogs, and more

Great National Science Week TECHNOLOGY stories up for grabs now around Australia.

• An eye in the sky over the deaths of one million fish – online, NSW
• How fast can a rocket go? – Adelaide, SA
• Smaller, lighter, faster X-rays – Tonsley, SA
• What to do with radioactive waste – online, NSW
• Hastening medical advances – online, NSW

These are just a few of the events on during this year’s National Science Week (August 14 to 22).

If you’re after more ideas for stories, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week, and on Twitter at @SciWKMedia.

Scientists, performers, experts and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week. Read on for contact details for each event, or call:

▪ Tanya Ha: tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0404 083 863
▪ Niall Byrne: niall@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0417 131 977 or 03 9398 1416.

[Read more…] about Satellites solving mysteries, faster x-rays, zippy rockets, quicker cures and more

Tuesday 17 August 2021

Highlights from day four of National Science Week

381 events and exhibitions, and 200 online activities to go, and dozens of great stories and talent.

Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country.

• QLD/NSW: What makes us feel lonely?
• NSW: Shielding astronauts from cancer
• VIC: What’s the deal with nuclear power?
• NSW: The perils of too much exercise
• WA: Meet Magnus, the supercomputer that mapped the quokka genome
• VIC: Why bees matter

Read on for more on these, including event contact details.

Also today:

• SA: Become a yeast wrangler
• TAS: Pop-up sweet treat laboratory
• WA: Mood-altering gut bugs

[Read more…] about Healthy ageing, loneliness, space cancer, the need for bees and more

Monday 16 August 2021

Highlights from day three of National Science Week

404 events and exhibitions, 228 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent.

Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country.

• ACT: Spot the scammers and dodgy docs
• VIC: Understanding climate change through rock art
• NSW: Cellular agriculture: meat grown in vats
• QLD: The future of sustainable agriculture
• VIC: Fake caviar and other delectable lab foods
• VIC: Why does research cost so much?

Read on for more on these, including event contact details.

Also today:

• WA: Grey nomads try virtual travel
• TAS: Gender equity in space
• WA: Turning food waste into power  

[Read more…] about Fake medicine, the future of farming, meat grown in vats, and what’s the cost of research?

Sunday 15 August 2021

Highlights from day two of National Science Week

432 events and exhibitions, 234 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent.

Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country.

• VIC: How can families fight climate change?
• TAS: Making the greatest sourdough ever
• NSW: Deadly Science: Indigenous astronomy and modern bush medicine
• SA: Soil your undies for science
• NT: Rock stars and researchers: science in cabaret
• QLD: Make a melon go boom

Read on for more on these, including event contact details.

Also today:

• ACT: Sustainable farming
• TAS: Understanding marine predators

National Science Week 2021 runs from 14 to 22 August. Media kit at www.scienceinpublic.com.au. Or visit the National Science Week website for more events and activities: www.scienceweek.net.au.

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