Rock Out with the Robot
Mornington Peninsula Libraries Vancouver Street, Mornington, VIC, AustraliaMeet our humanoid robot NAO: discover how it’s programmed to think and learn what it can do! Bust a move or two with NAO.
Free
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Extrasensory
Parliament of Victoria Spring Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAugment your reality. AI, bionics and smart devices are here to extend and enhance your senses. So what are the possible futures of human perception? At this event combining performance, storytelling, and experimentation, make sense of the world of the senses, and find the limits to your own.
$10
Apollo 11 + Prof Alan Duffy Q&A @ IMAX Melbourne
IMAX Melbourne Rathdowne Street, Carlton, VIC, AustraliaIMAX Melbourne invites you to celebrate National Science Week and all things space exploration with a special event screening of APOLLO 11, featuring an introduction and Q&A with astronomer and science communicator Prof Alan Duffy. Saturday August 10 @ 6.45pm Presented in fully immersive IMAX 4K Digital This critically acclaimed documentary features restored never-before-seen film footage…
Free
The Universe and the Future of Space
Briars Outdoor Education Camp 450 Nepean Highway, Mount Martha, VIC, AustraliaIn the past few decades, rapid progress in technology has led to a complete change in our view of the Universe. In the next few decades, this will change even more as we become an inter-planetary species. Dr Brad Tucker will talk about some of these discoveries, from planets around other stars, to exploring the…
$100
Queenscliff Marine Station Community Day
Queenscliff Marine Station 2A Bellarine Highway, Queenscliff, VIC, AustraliaHow is the Moon connected to the ocean? Through tides! Discover how tides work and how they influence the plants and animals that call the ocean home by visiting the Queenscliff Marine Station Community Day during National Science Week. Visitors can chat with a marine science expert from Deakin University and the Victorian Fisheries Authority and…
Free
Science in the Park
Coolart Wetlands and Homestead Lord Somers Road, Somers, Victoria, AustraliaCare for a spot of frog calling, water bug identification, bird watching, or koala spotting? Meet NASA Scientist Dr Darlene Lim to learn about life in extreme Earth habitats and beyond! The Science in the Park event at the Coolart Wetlands and Homestead Reserve in Somers, will be the focus of free science activities on the Mornington…
Free
International Year of the Periodic Table Expo
The Odd One Out 125 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the periodic table of chemical elements. The Royal Australian Chemical Institute warmly invites you to join us to celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table 2019 at our IYPT Expo. Did you know we need 75 elements to make a smartphone? At the IYPT you will be able…
Free
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival @ Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society
Coolart Wetlands and Homestead Lord Somers Road, Somers, Victoria, AustraliaSCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the…
Free
Dr Darlene Lim – NASA Geobiologist
Mornington Peninsula Libraries Vancouver Street, Mornington, VIC, AustraliaFor centuries, the red planet has fired our imaginations; composers, authors, poets and more have all offered their tributes to the bringer of war. Now, science has brought us to the very cusp of visiting Mars. Getting there, however, is only half of the battle. When humans set foot on Mars, what will they do?…
Free
Coffee in Space
The Pavillion Room, Art Centre Melbourne 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaIn a fishbowl-style public forum, research scientists and coffee professional will roleplay how they would roast, grind and extract quality coffee in the extremes of space. In an accompanying hands-on activity, the public tastes and rates coffee prepared using systematically varying particle size distributions, viewed through provided microscopes. The fishbowl is preceded by public lectures…
Free
How to become a freelance science and technology writer
Romsey Community Hub 96 Main Street, Romsey, VIC, AustraliaThis half-day course will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to become a freelance science and technology writer, able to convey the fruits of scientific research to the media, government, research-funding bodies and the public. Among other things, the comprehensive course will cover fundamental principles and “rules of the science-writing game”, thus equipping researchers…
$40
Science-Writing Workshop
Sofitel Hotel 25 Collins Street, Melbourne, AustraliaThis two-day course in National Science Week (pre-registration essential) will teach scientists, technologists and engineers the essential skills and strategies needed to convey the fruits of their research to the media, government, research-funding bodies and the public. Among other things, the comprehensive course will cover fundamental principles and “rules of the journalism game”, equipping participants with the confidence and media savvy…
$180