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Thinking critically about sustainable energy: Future renewables
Thinking critically about sustainable energy: Future renewables
1 September 2010 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED - CHECK WEBSITE FOR VIDEO FOOTAGE AFTER SEPT 1. Can geothermal, ocean wave energy and energy from biomass supply our future energy demands?
Cutting edge lecture: the handfish
Cutting edge lecture: the handfish
31 August 2010 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Found only in Australian waters, these unusual fish have extremities on their pectoral and pelvic fins that resemble a human hand. A group of the species is now facing extinction.
Film Club: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Film Club: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
26 August 2010 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
This month's film provides a perfect opportunity for our guest host, cognitive scientist Dr Jon Opie, to ruminate on the concepts of mind, self and consciousness.
Where worlds collide
Where worlds collide
21 August 2010 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The science-arts interface is a fertile space where researchers and artists of all sorts challenge the divide. This afternoon will celebrate the meeting ground between science and the written and spoken word.
SCINEMA 2010
SCINEMA 2010
19 August 2010 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
This evening will showcase some of the best films from the 2010 SCINEMA Festival of Science Film in a selection specially curated for an adult audience. Come and enjoy some fine science cinema on the big screen in the comfort of the Science Exchange.
Lightning's Angels
Lightning's Angels
17 August 2010 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
An entire 'zoo' of luminous creatureshave been found in the thin air above thunderstorms.
Manthropology: The science of the inadequate modern male
Manthropology: The science of the inadequate modern male
12 August 2010 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
The author of Manthropology: the science of the inadequate modern male discusses why ancient men were smarter and stronger, and what the future holds for this once-mighty gender.
Thinking critically about sustainable energy: Established renewables
Thinking critically about sustainable energy: Established renewables
11 August 2010 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Wind and solar power are considered the most established sources of sustainable energy, but can they provide us with a viable alternative to non-renewables?
Khemia: Living Alchemy exhibition launch
Khemia: Living Alchemy exhibition launch
5 August 2010 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
SALA aligns with National Science Week and the UN International year of Biodiversity with an exploration of the world of chimeras, hybrids and other strange bedfellows. Explore it for yourself at the launch.
Six feet under: Anatomy of a laboratory
Six feet under: Anatomy of a laboratory
3 August 2010 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
The latest event in our series on the science of death and dying: aguided tour of the University of Adelaide's Ray Last laboratory for an insight into what happens to bodies donated to science.
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