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| Future Crunch What does your future look like? Why is everyone talking about robots taking our jobs? When do I get my hoverboard? Are humans going to live forever? What’s this bitcoin thing that people are talking about? Technology is moving so quickly but what does this mean for you? Find out the answers to these questions and more at this informative yet highly entertaining look at our future daily lives. Lightwave Stage, 11.00am & 3.00pm |
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| The Explosive Science of Light and Fire Join local science communicator Jeremy Just for an explosive look at the science of light and its impact on the human race. See some chemistry 'magic', and learn some cool stuff in a show which ends with an unexpected fiery twist. Photon Stage, 9.15am & Lightwave Stage, 12.00pm |
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| Josh Richards from Mars One Yes it is true! Josh has signed up to be one of the first humans to colonise Mars. Despite the fact that it will be a one way ticket to outer space. Scheduled to depart Earth as soon as 2020, Josh is excited to share the story of space travel with the rest of us Earthlings before he says goodbye forever…. Lightwave Stage, 10.00am & 2.00pm |
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The Chef and The Showman... Do Science Two guys, liquid nitrogen and a microphone! Tassie chef Paul Foreman and John X deliver an unrivalled culinary performance in molecular gastronomy Lightwave Stage, 9.15am & 1.00pm |
STAGE PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND TOURSSEE THE 'SCIENCE EXPERIENCES' PAGE
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What Is? Session 1 |
The Science of Water Management |
What Is? Session 2 |
Southern Ocean Food Web |
What’s Up With The Sea Ice Down There? |
Should The Penguins Panic About
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The Future of Food |
Anyone Can Be A Wildlife Scientist |
The Good Bugs & Bad Bugs Behind
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Southern Ocean Food Web |
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Flocculation:
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9.15AM THE EXPLOSIVE SCIENCE OF LIGHT AND FIRE 10.00AM WHAT IS? Wood – Material Of The 21st Century The Internet of Things 10.20AM THE SCIENCE OF WATER MANAGEMENT Covering all aspects of water management from catchment to customer to coast this presentation will demonstrate how science and scientists are leading the way and driving improvements to benefit Tasmanians and to protect our beaches, rivers and waterways.
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11.00AM WHAT IS? SESSION 2 Unlocking The Secret World of Bats Lisa Cawthen, City of Hobart Bushcare Exploring The Bottom Of The Ocean Dr Stephanie Downes, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC Soil and Human Health What’s Engineering Got to Do With Sport? 11.25AM SOUTHERN OCEAN FOOD WEB Take part in this interactive activity that explores how food webs work in natural ecosystems. Will you be at the bottom of the food chain or at the top? 12.15PM WHAT'S UP WITH THE SEA ICE DOWN THERE? A quick overview of observed sea ice trends and why we think they may be changing.
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12.35PM SHOULD THE PENGUINS PANIC ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE? Find out how changing sea ice conditions and other impacts of climate change can have profound effects on the populations of Southern Ocean species such as penguins, seals and whales. 12.55PM THE FUTURE OF FOOD A practical look into the realities of insects as food, past, present and future with a chance to sample the result - if you dare! Discover the Citizen Scientist approach to ecological
monitoring that the Tasmanian Land Conservancy has taken on to help manage
their reserves.
Discover the mysteries behind making good wine – it’s
not the grape juice as much as the microbes/fungi that determine whether a wine
is good or not and can either enhance or taint a wine.
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2.00PM WHAT IS? Capturing Wombats For Conservation Sedimentation And Transformation of Snow to Ice 2.20pm Southern Ocean Food Web 3.10PM WHAT IS? The Science Of Listening The Economics of Cake Find Out What Medical Scientists Do! |
