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With engineers, anything is possible! To celebrate Engineers Australia’s 100th birthday, we are encouraging Australians to think about how engineering has helped them in all parts of their lives. So,…
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Space: 50 years since man first stepped on the moon
Gippsland Art Gallery 70 Foster Street, Sale, VIC, AustraliaSpace celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing (20 July) with an exhibition that examines humankind’s longstanding fascination with space and space travel. The exhibition explores the romance of space…
Free
Sunday Family Program: The Great Gut Microbe Hunt
Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, VIC, AustraliaDiscover how amazing our bodies really are at Melbourne Museum on Sundays during Term Three as we search for microbes and anything else you might find in your tummy. Design…
Free
Preschoolers Little Scientist Club
Preschoolers Little Scientist Club at Deer Park Library For four weeks children can explore the world of science with fun, hands-on experiments and science equipment that they can take home. Budding…
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Space for girl guides and scouts
Briars Astronomy Centre and Observatory 450 Nepean Highway, Mount Martha, VIC, AustraliaThe evening aims to build awareness of the Australian night sky and help troops of Girl Guides and Scouts of any age in the journey towards their Outer Space/Astronomy badge/achievement…
$5 – $10
Walrus of Peace
Dudley House 60 View Street, Bendigo, VIC, AustraliaIs ochre the new spray paint? Walrus of Peace investigates a non-toxic, environmentally friendly, recyclable, alternative set of materials for temporary street art installations. Bendigo Artists Inc (Australia) Street art…
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Frogs and Dogs – Glenroy Library
Glenroy Library 737 Pascoe Vale Road, Glenroy, Victoria, AustraliaJoin Merri Creek Management Committee’s Waterwatch Coordinator and Dr Natalie Catalynd, frog researcher from Canine Ecological, to learn about the different types of local frogs. Meet a dog that “sniffs” out frogs and learn about frog species and populations via the fun, free and easy frog census app. Older children welcome.
Registrations essential.
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Fake Out: citizen science challenge
Do you believe what you see? Did Obama really say that (he probably did but not on video)? What are Spiderman and Iron Man doing in Back to the Future?…
Our Resilient Future – Water, Agriculture & Biodiversity
Enormous changes and transitions are already upon us, and we find ourselves unprepared. One thing is clear: integration will be needed across all sectors and levels of our society to set us on a preferred climate path and prepare us for the outcomes we can no longer avoid.
Brewing Futures
Jon Seltin, Head Brewer from Brick Lane Brewing Co., winds the clock forward on beer brewing. How will climate change and advances in sensory science affect beer production? How might our beer tastes change in the future?
On this behind the scenes brewery tour, bring your curiosity and engage your palate to discover emerging brewing technologies and trends while sampling some great brews and important brewing raw ingredients. But be on the lookout, not everything you taste will be as it seems!
Possible Impossibles Online Forum
How can Science offer us a path of hope for our post COVID lives and world? What tools can Science give us to help society recover, rebuild, and thrive in…
Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Stupidity? Diversity, Inclusion and AI
Online , AustraliaWith COVID-19 now shaking the fabric of every society without discrimination on the basis of gender, race or faith, the world has become even more reliant on technology and data for sustaining the social order. We now compensate for social distancing with virtual connections and Zoom's boxes have replaced human interactions as the COVID-19 normal. Meanwhile, the history of our global civilisation is marked by racial, gender and economic divides. A product of human intelligence, Artificial Intelligence has been shown to exacerbate our human biases. It is time to re-evaluate our increasing dependence on technology and AI and question what it means for diversity and inclusion.