What do prawns and pipes have in common? How could one inspire the other? To find out and for an intriguing look at prawns and pipes, join us at the second event in Surprising Science: borrowed ideas leading to unimagined consequences.
Speakers: Dr Ha Truong (CSIRO) and Dr James Gong (Deakin University)
Join us for the third event in the Surprising Science series, featuring Dr Indrani Mukherjee (UNSW and University of Toronto) and Dr Zoë Doubleday (University of South Australia).
During the event, if you wish to ask a question, please submit via this online form.
We’re talking lightning in the lab in the October Surprising Science event!
Light: not only does it underpin life on Earth, it also allows us to see, and for plants and animals to send a multitude of signals to friend and foe.
View the event recording above.
The Australian Academy of Science is hosting the 2020 Lloyd Rees Lecture at the iconic Shine Dome in Canberra.
Delayed from 2020, Academy President-Elect Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC FAA FTSE will give his lecture on Wednesday 6 April 2022.
See above for the recording of the panel discussion held at The University of Sydney on Monday 16 May. This panel was held after the simultaneous screening of the documentary in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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