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28 November 2019
Conversations about climate change at the science-policy interface and in our lives are stuck. In this presentation, Maxwell Boykoff will explain how to get them unstuck by integrating lessons from the social sciences and humanities.…
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28 November 2019
For only the second time in many decades there will be no whaling in the Southern Ocean this summer. Japan’s departure from the IWC last July is the most dramatic change in whale politics and…
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28 November 2019
The standard model of particle physics is an extremely successful theory, but we know that it is an incomplete description of nature. Professor Raymond Volkas will review the evidence for “new physics”: interactions and particles…
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26 November 2019
Hear how medical records have become a hot commodity for cybercriminals and how you can secure your health information. This is a free event.
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24 November 2019
Like to fish and want to know what bugs the trout like? Interested in river health? Come down to the Lachlan River and be part of the national waterbug blitz! John Gooderham, co-author of ‘The…
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23 November 2019
A series of short documentaries that feature women in Tasmania. Stories told by women, about women including scientists like Dr Lila Landowski. Tickets available now. Part of FemFest 2019.
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22 November 2019
In his first speech in the Senate, Bob Brown raised the threat posed by climate change. It has taken 10 years for politicians to finally begin to acknowledge the causes and effects of climate change.…
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20 November 2019
While the much visible youth-led Extinction Rebellion movement takes to streets worldwide and seek influence through social media, what is happening in our deep seas to combat the effects of global warming on the fishing…
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20 November 2019
How can we align food and fibre production with carbon sequestration and biodiversity to increase opportunities for future generations? How can we restore ecosystem health at the landscape scale while increasing productivity and capitalising on…
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13 November 2019
Wild Island presents Wild Minds – a series of 7 cutting edge presentations and conversations that explore Country, nature, wildness and people from a range of perspectives – Indigenous, activist, philosophical, scientific, artistic, literary, political…
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12 November 2019
The National Innovation Games are coming to Hobart! Similar to events like UHack or GovHack, the Innovation Games will challenge you to solve a real business problem. The challenge focus of the day is: “How…
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8 November 2019
Live Performance. Artist/Scientists Talk. Free Bar. From 5.30pm. November 8th. Aquakulture is a multimedia performance by award-winning British composer and performer Ryan Taylor. The piece explores the rapidly changing nature of aquaculture, it’s connection to…