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SUMMARY:Platypus and the Changing Environment - What's Needed to Help Populations Thrive in Future?
DESCRIPTION:What do platypus like to eat and where do they prefer to live? These fascinating and iconic animals feed only in water. In this presentation two scientists who have studied them from different perspectives\, will bust myths about platypuses being fussy feeders who require pristine habitat. \nLearn how we can all contribute to making our rivers a better place for platypus. Dr Richard Marchant (Senior Curator\, Entomology\, Museums Victoria) and Dr Melody Serena (Conservation Biologist\, Australian Platypus Conservancy) will discuss the factors vital to maintain healthy platypus populations\, based on over 30 years research in Victoria and NSW. Followed by discussion and questions from the audience. \nPresented as part of Neighbourhood Houses Victoria’s Climate Change and Environment Program. \n
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/platypus-future/
LOCATION:Online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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SUMMARY:The Anthropocene: Where on Earth are we Going?
DESCRIPTION:Human pressures on the planet as a whole – the ‘Earth System’ – have now become so great that scientists have proposed that we have left the Holocene\, the 11\,700-year geologic epoch that has been humanity’s accommodating home\, and have entered a new geologic epoch\, the Anthropocene. Originally proposed by atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen\, the Anthropocene is characterised by extremely rapid changes to the climate system driven primarily by human emissions of greenhouse gases and growing degradation of the planet’s biosphere\, driven by a range of direct and indirect human pressures.  \nWhere is the Anthropocene headed? The current trajectory of the Earth System is a rapid exit from the Holocene\, accelerating towards a much hotter climate system and a degraded\, ill-functioning biosphere.  Perhaps most concerning is a possible ‘fork in the road’ beyond which lies ‘Hothouse Earth’. The key element of this trajectory is a ‘tipping cascade’\, in which a series of interlinked tipping points – the melting of polar ice\, the conversion of forest biomes to grasslands or savannas\, changes in ocean and atmospheric circulation – take control of the trajectory of the Earth System and move it to a much hotter\, biodiversity-impoverished\, but stable state. \nTo avoid this possible tipping cascade requires fundamental changes to human societies. These changes include not only advances in technologies but also more fundamental changes in societal structures and core values. In essence\, we must become stewards of the Earth System\, based on transformed societies that focus on systems approaches to economies\, a greater level of equity within societies\, and a focus on restoration of a well-functioning biosphere. All of these changes are possible\, but they will only occur if we develop a life-centric approach to our existence rather than a human-centric approach. Indigenous Australians have developed rich traditions and might show us the way forward to a much more life-centric society.  \nAbout the Speaker\n \nProfessor Will Steffen is an Earth System scientist. He is a Councillor on the publicly-funded Climate Council of Australia that delivers independent expert information about climate change\, an Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University (ANU); Canberra\, a Senior Fellow at the Stockholm Resilience Centre\, Sweden; and a Fellow at the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics\, Stockholm. He is the chair of the jury for the Volvo Environment Prize; a member of the International Advisory Board for the Centre for Collective Action Research\, Gothenburg University\, Sweden; and a member of the Anthropocene Working Group of the Sub-committee on Quaternary Stratigraphy. \nStreamed online as part of the Inspiring Victoria initiative in 2021.\nFrom 1998 to mid-2004\, Professor Steffen was Executive Director of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme\, based in Stockholm. His research interests span a broad range within climate and Earth System science\, with an emphasis on incorporation of human processes in Earth System modelling and analysis; and on sustainability and climate change. \nTickets are available below to participate in the webinar via Zoom and/or Eventbrite. RSV Members are prompted to enter their promotional code to access a member’s ticket. Alternatively\, you can watch along via Facebook Live at the appointed time without buying a ticket. \n
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/anthropocene/
LOCATION:Online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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SUMMARY:2021 Midsumma Lecture Series - Queers in Science
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Midsumma Festival\, QueersInScience is presenting a two-part lecture series displaying the amazing work of queer scientists in Australia. This year’s Series is being held in partnership with Melbourne Museum and the Royal Society of Victoria\, supported by the Inspiring Victoria program. LGBTQIA+ experts will present four talks on timely scientific topics across two events. \nAustralia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic\nWednesday 21 April\, 6.30pm–7.30pm\nTalk 1: “A Retirement Postponed by a Virus”\nProfessor Michael J Toole\nPronouns: he/him \nAdjunct Professor\, School of Public Health\, Monash University\, Melbourne\, Australia\nBurnet Institute\, Melbourne\, Australia\nTalk 2: “Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic”\nProfessor Deborah Williamson\nPronouns: she/her \nDoherty Institute / Royal Melbourne Hospital / Melbourne University\, Melbourne\, Australia\nDirector of Microbiology\, Lab Head\, Dame Kate Campbell Fellow \nLecture 2: Ecology now\nWednesday 5 May\, 6.30pm–7.30pm\nTalk 1: “Sex in a changing world”\nProfessor Bob Wong\nPronouns: he/him \nMonash University\, Melbourne\, Australia\nHead\, Behavioural Ecology Research Group \nTalk 2:  “Ancestral biology and designing a connection to your traditional ecological knowledge”\nGuy Ritani\nPronouns: they/them \nCreative Director of PermaQueer\, Queensland\, Australia \nThere is the choice between an in-person experience attending the lectures at Melbourne Museum and afterwards have the opportunity to mingle with the speakers and audience members over some nibbles and drinks\, or alternatively to enjoy our lecture from the comfort of your home using our online streaming option. \nPrices: Museums Victoria Member $8 | Adult $12 | Concession $10 | Online webinar $5\nIf you require financial assistance to attend this event please contact QueersInScience via email. \nFIND OUT MORE AND BUY TICKETS AT MUSEUMSVICTORIA.COM.AU
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/midsumma-lectures-2021/2021-04-21/
LOCATION:Melbourne Museum\, 11 Nicholson Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
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