Surreptitious sleep, feeding hummingbirds, and bats in the rain
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about surreptitious sleep; feeding hummingbirds; why bats don’t like the rain; and more.
Author: Science in Public
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Clean-minded toads, nocturnal dinosaurs, and drugs in space
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about dinosaurs of the dark; Arctic erosion; drugs in space; toads with clean minds; and more
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WiSE summit photos
Photos from the Women in Science and Engineering summit at Parliament House in Canberra on April 11 2011.
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Golden earthquakes, greener fireworks and virtual whiskers
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about golden earthquakes; chaos and stereotypes; greener fireworks; virtual whiskers; and more.
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WiSE Summit communiqué: commitments to action 11 April 2011
CSIRO, Australia’s largest employer of researchers on Monday 11 April committed to remove barriers to the promotion of highly skilled women and to increase incentives to encourage women to return to the workforce after maternity leave. These were two of many commitments made by research funders, leaders and employers who today came together for the…
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First man in space 50 years ago today – there’s an Australian connection
Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space on 12 April 1961, ramping up the Space Race. To celebrate, a dozen events across Australia join over 340 ‘Yuri’s Night’ parties globally, with many events showing First Orbit, a new film of Earth vistas shot from the International Space Station as it matched the…
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WiSE Resources
Further resources around the topics of the Women in Science and Engineering Summit: WiSE summit material from ANSTO. Available in PDF – Email size and Hi-Res FASTS Women in Science in Australia report compiled by Sharon Bell. Click here. Download the UN Women Australia Principles here. WISE Summit – CEO Statement of Support and Form…
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The female brain drain – we’re losing our best minds
Summit: Monday 11 April 10.30am to 4 pm Mural Hall, Parliament House Canberra, Media welcome What are CSIRO, ANSTO, the ARC, the NHMRC, Cochlear, CSL…going to do about it? We’re losing our top young scientists – but not to better pay overseas – they’re dropping out of science and engineering in their 30s. It’s a…
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Backward stars, bionic ears and the day after tomorrow
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about marijuana without the high; bionic ears with no strings; backward stars; the Day After Tomorrow; and more
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Fake tweets, ant bullies and sponge genes
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites discusses fake tweets; ant bullies; sponge genes; oceans of plastic; and more.