It’s National Science Week and everyone should be really really excited
There are 653 events happening all over Australia about all things science, engineering and technology from the 16th to the 24th of August. Through panels, demonstrations and art exhibitions the...
View ArticleGreyhounds, the 76km/h couch potatoes
This is Divo. He is a retired racing greyhound I fostered through the Greyhound Adoption Program to get him ready for living as a pet. Walking him around the park it was amazing to see the variety of...
View ArticleThere is art in science.
I went to a comedy debate as part of National Science Week with the prompt ‘There is No Art in Science’. The panels were made up of comedians (Claire Hooper and Rod Quantock), scientists from the...
View ArticleWhat is flake?
Flake? (via Wikimedia, Public Domain) No, not that type of flake. The flake that is on every Fish n Chip shop menu in Melbourne and Southern Australia but just about nowhere else in the world. It’s...
View ArticleThe benefits of getting your daily intake of nature, and the consequences of not
A meander in the Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne or a day at the office- tough choice. Left: RBG by CumulusHumilis via Flickr (CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0). Right: New Office by Phil Whitehouse via Flickr...
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