Top 10 Australia Culture On this week 06/12/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

Drink. It'll all go faster.   10) Winter Wonderland No More?  10th December What: Join scientists Peter Groffman and Lindsey Rustad for a virtual Cary Science Conversation with Cary President Joshua Ginsberg. They will discuss how winters are changing, consequences for forest ecosystems, and adaptations. This event will include time for...

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Top 10 Australia Culture On this week 29/11/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

Workin' 9 to 5! It's strange to think that was ever economically viable.   10) Totalitarianism's Long Dark Shadow Over China 4th December What: The Embassy of Canada and The National Endowment for Democracy invite you to the seventeenth annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World. The lecture...

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Top 10 Australia Culture On this week 22/11/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

Introspect. Then drink.   10) Atlas Obscura: Dino 101  28th November What: Attention dinosaur nerds and science stans! Join Dustin Growick, host of the YouTube channel The Dinosaur Show, and leader of Atlas Obscura's Dinos and Dunes in the Colorado Desert trip, and Kristina Gustovich, middle school teacher, geologist, improviser, and...

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This Too Shall Pass with Nurofen and ¡Printing the Revolution!

It’s so easy to lean in to a small moment and believe it will last forever. And the problem with this is that the moments that seem to be the most enduring aren’t the ones of passion or romance, it’s the s*** ones. The toilet overflowing...

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Top 10 Australia Culture On this week 15/11/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

Finger your brain.   10) Life on Venus? Or Much Ado About Nothing? 19th November What: Several weeks ago, a team of astronomers reported the detection of phosphine on Venus. If this stinky, toxic, perhaps biogenic gas does exist on Venus as reported, we stand to learn something profound. If clever...

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Top 10 Australia Culture On this week 08/11/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

Seriously, other countries exist.   10) Words & Writers 10th November What: Gain confidence as you develop your skills as a writer. In this group you will explore all aspects of writing and of being an author. There will be time for free writing during the sessions as well as discussion. Why: Have...

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Top 10 Australia Culture On this week 25/10/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

The truth is stranger than fiction. Largely because Björk is still alive.   10) Study and Struggle: Deconstructing Settler Colonialism and Borders 28th October What: The Study and Struggle program is the first phase of an ongoing project to organise against incarceration and criminalisation in Mississippi through four months of political...

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Top 10 Australia Culture On this week 18/10/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

The past is history, the future is a mystery, today your toilet's clogged. That's why you need to call a plumber.   10) How to Talk to Kids About Pornography 23rd October What: Seeing pornography isn't that it's about sex, but that it's about unrealistic sex. Want to learn more about...

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Top 10 Australia Culture On this week 11/10/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

Cynicism won't save you, but optimism might kill you.   10) Carbon Sequestration & Biodiversity: Valuing & Managing Carbon-Rich Systems  13th October What: International and national climate mitigation policies have seen a growing interest in approaches to carbon accounting and investments in carbon-rich systems. Increasingly this interest includes a focus on...

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Top 10 Australia Culture On this week 04/10/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

Stuff your crotch and brace yourself.   10) Society, Robots and Us  7th October What: Experience a conversation about important robotics topics and socio-technical issues in which domain experts and interesting thinkers will discuss topics relating to robotics innovation, commercialisation and inclusivity. This session will unpack the notion open source robotics...

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