Great National Science Week stories and talent up for grabs around Northern Territory, including:
▪ Is malt beer tastier than a regular brew? ▪ Do male sharks really have two penises? ▪ The long-term impact of heart disease and diabetes ▪ Can a lie detector be beaten? ▪ Science meets sequins in a feminist cabaret at Darwin Festival ▪ Help map Aussie owls by listening to their calls.
Scientists, experts and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week. Read on for contact details for each event, or call:
Scientists, performers, experts and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week. Read on for contact details for each event, or call:
Scientists, experts and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week. Read on for contact details for each event, or call:
Great stories and talent up for grabs around Australia, including:
Cellular agriculture – growing meat in vats – NSW
Fast and safe vaccines? – VIC
What’s the link between science and footy? – SA
Taking a lie detector test in front of strangers – NT
One in five bags of food wasted – TAS
Gut feelings: what to eat to improve your mood – WA
Are Australia’s volcanoes about to erupt? – NSW
How to help an addict – VIC
Explode a watermelon – QLD
Help us find Australia’s owls – National
State of Science Index: how do we compare to the rest of the world? – new Australian data
These are just a few of the interesting and hot topics being discussed during this year’s National Science Week (August 14 to 22). Many events are happening online.
Scientists, experts and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week. Read on for contact details for each event, or call:
A Barking owl fluffing its feathers, or ‘floofing’. Credit: Dr Nick Hamilton
“I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry.” Macbeth, William Shakespeare.
Is that an owl hooting? Or a car?
Researchers are after volunteers to help map five native Australian owl species, by listening to short recordings made in the bush.
The results will provide important information about the range and numbers of these beloved birds of prey. They will also help researchers develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems to use in a new field of science, known as “eco-acoustics”.
The project is called Hoot Detective, and is produced by ABC Science in collaboration with the Australian Acoustic Observatory (A2O) for National Science Week. It will commence online on Monday 9 August at www.hootdetective.net.au and run until the end of August.
The idea is to hunt for Powerful, Barking, Boobook, Barn, and Masked owls. For more about each species, visit hootdetective.net.au/the-owls.
Scientists, performers, experts and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week. Read on for contact details for each event, or call:
Scientists, experts and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week. Read on for contact details for each event, or call:
Scientists, experts, and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week. Read on for contact details for each event, or call:
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