Tuesday 18 August 2020
Highlights from day four of National Science Week
289 events, 536 competitions and online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent.
Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country.
- NSW: Should the Moon have legal rights?
- NSW: Is your diet good for the planet?
- WA: Calling all innovators: ideas wanted to change the future of our oceans-for the better
- NT: Will the Territory be the centre of Australia’s new space race?
- TAS: Are bushfires good for plankton?
- VIC: Vaccines, coronavirus, criminal trials, and climate change: trusting science in a time of crisis
- QLD: Lasers, robots, 3D-printing: what will the factory of the future look like?
- NSW: Why can’t some people get the essential medicines they need?
- TAS: Celebrate International Pinot Noir Day by finding out where your pinot get its flavour and aroma from
- VIC: What’s wrong with ultra-processed food
Read on for more on these, including event contact details.
Also today:
- Darwin: Build your own solar powerbank workshop
- Darwin: Meet the sea turtles and the barramundi at the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre
- Adelaide: It’s 2050: meet seven siblings from the future
- Adelaide: How do you explore archaeology underwater?
Coming up:
National Science Week 2020 runs from 15 to 23 August. Media kit at www.scienceinpublic.com.au. Or visit the National Science Week website for more events and activities: www.scienceweek.net.au.
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