The one day event will help inspire and educate individuals seeking to learn about 3D printing – exploring the use of different materials, how to build your own 3D printer, what makes them work, how to fine tune and customise them and what you can and can’t print. Of course we have a few other […]
It’s a computer you make yourself. It’s simple, fun, and for everyone. And we need your help to make it happen. Kano emerged from a year of making computers with hundreds of kids, teachers, engineers, and artists. It’s based on simple steps, physical computing, and play. What can I do with it? Build… A computer, […]
On the 17th September, teachers, parents, creationist supporters and scientists went to what the Texas Freedom Network (a non-profit civil liberties group) described as a “lopsided victory for science,” in order to testify before the State Board of Education on proposed biology textbooks for K-12 students. The books currently under review are set to enter Texas classrooms at […]
Dustin Wellbourne, Masters and PhD student with the University of New South Wales, presented a great session on ‘Selfies Gone Wild’ at the Big Science Communication Summit in June 2013. Aside from persuading a number of audience members to take to their smart phones to take ‘Selfies’ – his session looked at ways to optimise […]
We’re publishing the crowd sourced speaker sessions over the next few weeks that formed part of the Big Science Communication Summit in June 2013. We have six in total, and we are starting with Michelle Cooper from Zoo’s Victoria – with How to Love a Baw Baw Frog. Each speaker had 10 minutes to convey […]
There was SO much happening in the realm of science engagement in August thanks to National Science Week. One of these was the Australian Museum’s Science Festival which brings thousands of Primary and Secondary students in direct contact with an eclectic mix of scientific projects – including ScienceRewired! We were honoured to have the opportunity […]
How do you think the world would change if all the technology currently on the market multiplied in quantity and quality, several fold? That would be the difference if all patented research was commercialised, instead over 95 % of research and technology never reaches the marketplace but remain on the shelf, unused. Three life science […]
During the recent Big Science Communication Summit we asked foresight agency Bridge8 to help us uncover how the participants perceived the future. We wanted to give these scientists and communicators free-range to envision how things might be and what life could look like in the years to come. The results were very interesting indeed! You […]
What a fabulous week this is for Australians of all ages – it’s National Science Week and there’s so much to see and do all across the country! This morning, for example, ScienceRewired attended the launch of the Australian Museum’s Science Festival – two weeks of hands-on science involving 4,500 students and 250 workshops. The […]
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