by Captain Skellett | Feb 7, 2011 | Science Communication
Couple of interesting conferences coming up this year. The first one is Inspiring Australia in Melbourne from March 28-29. ‘Tis a science communication conference, tackling topics like social media, politics, and a whole bunch of exciting sci-comm stuff....
by Captain Skellett | Feb 3, 2011 | Science Communication
Love chocolate? Tonight at Adelaide’s RiAus the spotlight is on gluttony and chocolate addictions. It’s sold out, but you can watch the livestream here from 6:00 Adelaide time and have your own chocolate tastings at home. Brendan Somerville from Haighs will talk...
by Captain Skellett | Feb 1, 2011 | Recent Research, Science Communication
It was late afternoon, and Aethina could smell a hive in danger. Heavy with eggs she felt compelled to investigate. The scent wafted softly though the hot and hazy air, so faint it was barely discernible. Driven by survival, she flew as fast as she could. Weak as the...
by Captain Skellett | Jan 30, 2011 | Just for Fun, Recent Research, The Realm of Bizzare
Have you ever noticed a mysterious loss of teaspoons at your workplace? Maybe it’s not teaspoons, but some other cutlery item. At my old work it was forks, which dwindled even when I bought new replacement ones. At the Australian National University neither...
by Captain Skellett | Jan 11, 2011 | Recent Research
Actually, it’s not QUITE as cool as it sounds. This new frog species, the Vampire Flying Frog, was discovered in Vietnam by scientists from the Australian Museum. Rhacophorus vampyrus was a latecomer to the International Year of Biodiversity, which yielded a...