SCOM BOMB – Andy Ridley CEO of Earth Hour
Back in yesteryear, during the good old days of yore, most hours were earth hours. Since then, the more we have learned about the earth, the less earthish our hours have become. It’s like the more we...
View ArticleSCOM BOMB – Sarah Keenihan of Science for Life 365
As everyone knows, ScomBomb is an enormous operation employing close to 5,000 people. Nearly all of these devoted employees spend their time forcing us to find people who are t’riffic at science and...
View ArticlePost-budget climate blues
Many people are reporting that the budget delivered a predictable picture for science (see here, here and here), with the only surprise for many announcement of a $20 billion Medical Research Future...
View ArticleSCOM BOMB – Jenny Martin, Crystallographer
Everyone knows crystals align our spiritual energies, predict the future, and offer us an odour-free life normally only associated with the smorgasbord of aromatic sprays we are regaled to use to cover...
View ArticleSCOM BOMB – Joan Leach
This week on Da Bomb, it’s time to get wild. Not only will we be in the same room as each other, we will even have our guest in there too. ‘But what kind of guest would be prepared to sit in the same...
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Ideas sparked by light
Events illuminating art, science and education By Megan Girdler, Science in Public The UN has declared 2015 to be the International Year of Light. This is an opportunity to celebrate all things light:...
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Sea turtles, dugongs and GoPros
Remote communities learning how to look after sea turtles and dugongs The Sea Turtle Foundation has brought marine conservation education to communities dotted over literally thousands of kilometres of...
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Communicate to Inspire in WA
Wrap-up of the inaugural Communicate to Inspire! Conference, by WA Inspiring Australia state officer Christine Allen On the 12th of March, 80 science communicators from across Western Australia...
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Super hero Tapstar saves water in the Illawarra
Drama and science and powerful combination ‘Tapstar Saves Water’ focuses on a typical Australian family The Wastings and the appliances that are suffering through the wastage of water. Tapstar, our...
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Top tips for Twitter: getting started
By Tanya Ha @Ha_Tanya, Associate at Science in Public Once upon a time, I remarked that Twitter was just a distraction for illiterate Gen Y people with a short attention span. After two weeks on...
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Ever wanted to be an astronomer?
Citizen scientists needed explore galaxies far, far away… ABC’s ‘Galaxy Explorer,’ Science Week’s national experiment, is up and running for the month of August. Ordinary Australians can do real...
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Take a Brain Break morning tea; and meet the scientists in your workplace
Hundreds of ‘Brain Break’ kits have been sent to registered schools and workplaces, but it’s not too late to put together your own Brain Break science themed morning tea. Get together with your...
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Knowledge 100: What if we treated scientists like rock stars?
Quantum computing, bionics, big-data, supercomputing, intelligent polymers and more. We’re good at innovation – just ask the Knowledge 100. Innovation is the zeitgeist at the moment, and what better...
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Keys to a good panel event – insights from World Science Festival Brisbane
From Tanya Ha, Science in Public In March 2016, an estimated 120,000 people descended upon free and ticketed events and street science shows in Brisbane’s Cultural Precinct—all for the fun, fascination...
View ArticleSCOM BOMB – Andy Ridley CEO of Earth Hour
Back in yesteryear, during the good old days of yore, most hours were earth hours. Since then, the more we have learned about the earth, the less earthish our hours have become. It's like the more we...
View ArticleSCOM BOMB – Sarah Keenihan of Science for Life 365
As everyone knows, ScomBomb is an enormous operation employing close to 5,000 people. Nearly all of these devoted employees spend their time forcing us to find people who are t'riffic at science and...
View ArticlePost-budget climate blues
Many people are reporting that the budget delivered a predictable picture for science (see here, here and here), with the only surprise for many announcement of a $20 billion Medical Research Future...
View ArticleSCOM BOMB – Jenny Martin, Crystallographer
Everyone knows crystals align our spiritual energies, predict the future, and offer us an odour-free life normally only associated with the smorgasbord of aromatic sprays we are regaled to use to cover...
View ArticleTop tips for Twitter: getting started
By Tanya Ha @Ha_Tanya, Associate at Science in Public Once upon a time, I remarked that Twitter was just a distraction for illiterate Gen Y people with a short attention span. After two weeks on...
View ArticleTop tips for Twitter: common pitfalls
By @Ha_Tanya, Associate at Science in Public Twitter is great for building your networks, sharing resources and stories, peer support and keeping your finger on the pulse of a particular field or...
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