Podcasts about Queensland Museum

Really Interesting Women The podcast Ep. 151 Dr Maddy McAllister Maddy McAllister has the fascinating honour of being one of Australia's foremost maritime archaeologists. She's made significant contributions to underwater cultural heritage management, shipwreck documentation, and the advancement of maritime archaeological practices in Australia and beyond. She has basically helped reshape our understanding of Australia's maritime past.  Besides her work as a ‘Shipwreck Detective', she is also the Senior Curator of Maritime Archaeology at the Queensland Museum and holds a joint appointment as Senior Lecturer at James Cook University's College of Arts, Society and Education. Which allows her to blend research, teaching, and public outreach with her underwater discoveries all of which is utilised to unravel the secrets of sunken vessels.  And if you're thinking she sounds a bit like the Australian Indiana Jones, I reckon you're right. She has been instrumental in adopting new technology and making fascinating discoveries which have challenged our existing knowledge of maritime history.   Head to my bio above to have a listen to our conversation. Visit instagram @reallyinterestingwomen for further interviews and posts of interesting women in history. Follow the link to leave a review....and tell your friendshttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/really-interesting-women/id1526764849

rWotD Episode 2727: Tourism in Brisbane Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Monday, 21 October 2024 is Tourism in Brisbane.Tourism in Brisbane is an important industry for the Queensland economy, being the third-most popular destination for international tourists after Sydney and Melbourne.Brisbane is a popular tourist destination, serving as a gateway to the state of Queensland, particularly to the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, which are home to numerous popular surf beaches, located immediately south and north of Brisbane respectively. Major landmarks and attractions include South Bank Parklands, the Queensland Cultural Centre (including the Queensland Museum, Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and State Library of Queensland), City Hall, the Story Bridge, the City Botanic Gardens and Parliament of Queensland, the Howard Smith Wharves, ANZAC Square, Fortitude Valley (including James Street and Chinatown), West End, the Teneriffe woolstores precinct, Roma Street Parkland, New Farm Park (including the Brisbane Powerhouse), St John's Cathedral, the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, the Mount Coot-tha Lookout and Botanic Gardens, the D'Aguilar Range and National Park, the Brisbane River and its Riverwalk network, as well as waterside locations around Moreton Bay(such as Tangalooma on Moreton Island, Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island, Bribie Island, and coastal suburbs such as Shorncliffe, Wynnum and those on the Redcliffe Peninsula).This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:02 UTC on Monday, 21 October 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Tourism in Brisbane on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Nicole.

Earlier this year, a team of Australian herpetologists were told to head into the Queensland desert to look for three types of skink. One of those, the elusive Lyon's Grassland Striped Skink, hasn't been seen in more than 40 years. Andrew Amey, Queensland Museum's herpetology collection manager, led the expedition. Andrew joins Nights.

Dr Merrick Ekins is Australia's leading expert in carnivorous sea sponges. Some sponges are secret killers, others are made up of glass and imprison tiny shrimp-like lovers for eternity, and others make love to themselves to reproduce

This week we finish out Invertebrate August with some mysterious jellyfish, including a suggestion by Siya! Further reading: Mystery giant jellyfish washes up in Australia New jellyfish named after curious Australian schoolboy Mysterious jellyfish found off the coast of Papua New Guinea intrigues researchers Newly discovered jellyfish is a 24-eyed weirdo related to the world's most venomous marine creature Rare jellyfish with three tentacles spotted in Pacific Ocean The Immortal Jellyfish A mystery jellyfish washed up on an Australian beach [photo by Josie Lim]: The tiny box jellyfish found in a pond in Hong Kong: The very rare Chirodectes: The mystery jelly that may be Chirodectes or a close relation: A mystery deep-sea jelly with only three tentacles: Bathykorus, a possible relation of the three-tentacled mystery jelly: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. It's hard to believe Invertebrate August is already ending, so let's finish the month out with some mystery jellyfish, including a recent suggestion from Siya! When you visit the beach, it's pretty common to find jellyfish washed ashore. They're usually pretty small and obviously you don't want to touch them, because many jellies can sting and the stings can activate even if the jelly is dead. Well, in February 2014, a family visiting the beach in Tasmania found a jelly washed ashore that was a little bit larger than normal. Okay, a lot larger than normal. The jellyfish they found measured almost five feet across, or 1.5 meters. It had flattened out under its own weight but it was still impressive. The family was so surprised at how big it was that they sent pictures to the state's wildlife organization, who sent scientists to look at it. The scientists had heard reports of a big pink and white jellyfish for years, and now they had one to examine. Dr. Lisa-ann Gershwin thought it might even be a new species of lion's mane jelly. New species of jellyfish are discovered all the time. Dr. Gershwin has described over 200 new species herself. One example is a jellyfish discovered by a nine-year-old. In 2013, a nine-year-old boy in Queensland, Australia was fishing in a canal with his dad and a friend, when he noticed a jellyfish and scooped it up with a net. Its bell was only about an inch long, or 2.5 cm, and the boy thought it was really cute and interesting. He wanted to know what kind of jellyfish it was, so after some pestering on his part, his dad helped him send it to the Queensland Museum for identification. Dr. Gershwin was the jellyfish expert at the museum at the time, and she was as surprised as the boy's dad to discover that the jellyfish was new to science! The boy's name was Saxon Thomas, and to thank him for being so persistent about getting his jellyfish looked at by a scientist, the jellyfish was named Chiropsella saxoni. It's a type of box jellyfish, which can be deadly, but this one is so small that it's probably not that dangerous to humans. You still wouldn't want to be stung by one, though, I bet. In 2022, a diver visiting Papua New Guinea got video of several really pretty jellyfish. He sent the video to Dr. Gershwin, who realized the jelly was either a very rare jelly called Chirodectes, or it was new to science. Chirodectes was only discovered in 1997 and described in 2005. It's a type of box jellyfish and only one specimen has ever been collected, caught off the coast of Queensland, Australia near the Great Barrier Reef after a cyclone. Its bell was about 6 inches long, or 15 cm, but if you include the tentacles it was almost 4 feet long, or 1.2 meters. It's pale in color with darker rings and speckles on its bell. The 2022 video appears to show a jellyfish without speckles or other markings, and it's also larger than the single known Chirodectes specimen. Its bell appears to be about the size of a soccer ball,

This week we have a mystery fish from Australia, the ompax! Main source consulted: Whitley, G. P. (1933). Ompax spatuloides Castelnau, a Mythical Australian Fish. The American Naturalist, 67(713), 563–567. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2456813 The fateful Ompax drawing: The freshwater longtom (picture by Barry Hutchins): Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. For the Patreon episode this month, we had a bird mystery from Queensland, Australia. While I was researching it I came across this mystery fish, also from Queensland. In 1872, a man named Karl Staiger visited the town of Gayndah as part of his job. He was a chemist, but he also had an interest in nature and years later he worked for the Queensland Museum. One morning in Gayndah he went to breakfast and was served a strange-looking fish—so strange-looking that he asked what it was. He was told it was a very rare fish found in the nearby Burnett River. Staiger was interested enough that he asked the road inspector, presumably one of his coworkers, to draw the fish for him. But the drawing wasn't made until after Staiger ate the fish. It was his breakfast and he was hungry and, as he wrote later, he didn't know he should have at least saved the head for study. Presumably he also didn't want his breakfast to get cold while the drawing was being made. The road inspector was a careful artist although he wasn't a naturalist himself, so he did what he could to draw the fish accurately from the remains of Staiger's meal. According to the drawing, the fish had a long, flattened rostrum that looked a little like a very long, thin duckbill, big scales on its body, and a fin that went all the way around the edges of the tail starting about halfway down the back, which appeared to be connected dorsal, caudal, and ventral fins. Its pectoral fins were small, and its eyes were also small and near the top of its head. The fish was brown in color and about 18 inches long, or 46 cm. Staiger eventually wrote to a French naturalist and sent him the drawing. The French naturalist has about 500 names and titles, usually shortened to something like Francis de Laporte de Castelnau. I'm going to call him Francis because obviously I can't pronounce any of those names properly. Francis saw at a glance that the fish was unlike anything he'd ever seen before. He suspected it didn't just deserve its own genus but its own family. Staiger had reported what he'd been told, that the fish was known from a particular part of the Burnett River, and he'd also mentioned that it lived in the same area as another strange fish, the Australian lungfish. The Australian lungfish had only been described a few years before, in 1870, and it's a very big fish. It can grow up to 5 feet long, or 1.5 meters, and is greenish in color. It has big overlapping scales on its body and four strong fins that look more like flippers than ordinary fish fins, which it uses to stand and walk on the bottom of the river. Its tail comes to a single rounded point and it has tooth plates instead of regular teeth, which it uses to crush the small animals it eats. It also has a single lung in addition to gills, and like other lungfish it comes to the surface every so often to replace the air in its lung. When it's especially active it will breathe at the surface more often. The ability to breathe air allows it to survive in water with low oxygen. Francis noted that there were some similarities between the new fish and the Australian lungfish, but he thought it was more likely to be related to the alligator gar of North America. It had the same type of scales as the alligator gar. He also noted that its duckbill rostrum resembled the rostrum of the American paddlefish, which is similarly shaped but even longer than the new fish's, but that the rest of the new fish was very different from the paddlefish. Francis described the new fish in 1879 and gave ...

Dr John Stanisic has one mission in life.

Dr John Stanisic has one mission in life.

Dr John Stanisic has one mission in life.

Recorded live at World Science Festival Brisbane 2023. Get ready for a prehistoric rumble! Ranger Stacey Thomson umpires global heavyweights of Palaeontology from either side of the Pacific in an unmissable showdown of titanic proportions. Argentinian Palaeontologist Dr Ignacio Escapa of the Egidio Feruglio Paleontological Museum and Australia's leading Palaeontologist and Queensland Museum favourite Dr Scott Hocknull are out to win the hearts and minds of the audience as they bring their respective fossil records to life. How does Titanosaurus and Giganotosaurus of ancient Patagonia stack up against their Aussie cousins? Who can lay claim to the most impressive collection of prehistoric animals and plants? Find out as our Cretaceous Carnivores face off against the Jurassic Giants.

Recorded live at World Science Festival Brisbane 2023 There are some 10 quintillion (19 zeros!) individual insects alive today and humanity's future relies on their continued existence. Insects pollinate our crops, roll away dung and provide a non-toxic, natural way to control other pests. Their ubiquitous abundance also makes them a great source of protein and a potential solution to global food security. Our hand-picked team of leading insect experts will answer your toughest questions while sharing a nutritious canape of creepy-crawlies. Featuring Ranger Stacey Thomson, Dr Rocio Ponce-Reyes and Queensland Museum's Dr Chris Burwell.

This is a special episode revisits one of my favourite tanks in WW1, the German A7V.  I recently visited the Queensland Museum in Brisbane and got the chance to see one of these tanks up close. And oh my gosh they're so big! Hope you like it as much as I did!

In this episode I facilitate a thought provoking discussion on the recent case of a former WHS Manager of the Queensland Museum being prosecuted after a worker caught Q-Fever. Special Guests for this discussion are Naomi Kemp (Chair of Australian Institute of Health and Safety), Georgia Henry (CEO/ Founder of Henry Reed), Nektarios Karanikas (Associate Professor of Health, Safety and the Environment at Queensland University of Technology) and Alan Girle (Special Counsel for Macpherson Kelley Law Firm).

The boys return to the box in barnstorming fashion, unpacking South Brisbane with a view on the State Library of Queensland, GoMA, and Henry's crime spree on the dinosaurs at the Queensland Museum. Please note that this episode was entirely generated by ChatGPT AI software, using complex voice-to-speech algorithms to replicate the sounds of Henry and Joe.

Christine Robinson from the museum joins Spencer to talk about the wonderful Disney exhibition, showcasing 100 years of Disney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of Streets of Your Town is a story of hope and reconciliation, through science. The people of the Torres Strait Islands in far north Queensland have known for thousands upon thousand of years how their people have journeyed far across the Coral Sea, and now - finally - that First Nations knowledge is being more widely recognised. The Queensland Museum exhibition Connections Across the Coral Sea: A Story of Movement,  brings together First Nations knowledge with archaeological research, showcasing for the first time a part of Queensland history that has not been previously acknowledged. It shows how extensive international trade and relationships between ancient seafaring cultures of southern New Guinea, Torres Strait and the northeast coast of Queensland went back thousands of years, much further than science traditionally gave credence to. I was lucky enough to interview a traditional owner whose expertise was pivotal in bringing this exhibition together, Dingaal spokesman Kenneth McLean, who explains how significant it is to have their extensive history given the platform it deserves. I also spoke to one of the key archaeologists involved in this research, Professor of Indigenous Archaeology Ian McNiven from Monash University. He says this exhibition is a pivotal development in science finally recognising the oral history of this region that has been handed down through hundreds of generations, giving it the scientific respect it has long deserved. Get the full story and join The Wandering Journo tribe at substack.soyt.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'Connections across the Coral Sea: A Story of movement' is a Queensland Museum exhibition revealing the international trade and relationships between ancient seafaring cultures of southern New Guinea, Torres Strait and the east coast of North Queensland dating back thousands of years.

With Virginia away, Jill Marsh takes the hot seat for a big broad chat with Helen Dalley-Fisher and Sally Moyle. The BroadTalkers tackle the leaked draft judgement in the US that threatens to fundamentally shift the dial back on abortion rights, the spectacle of soft-shouting blokes at the leaders' debates, and climate change.Helen Dalley-Fisher is the Convenor of the Equality Rights Alliance based in Canberra. ERA is Australia's largest network of organisations advocating for women's equality and leadership. Before ERA, Helen trained in law and worked in the community legal sector, where she specialised disability discrimination.Sally Moyle is an Honorary Associate Professor at the ANU's Gender Institute and Vice president of the National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW). Sally has an extensive background in international development policy and practice. She was previously Chief Executive Officer at CARE Australia, prior to which she was the Principal Gender Specialist and Assistant Secretary with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Sally has also held senior government roles in the Office for Women, in Indigenous Affairs, Disability and AusAid; and as a lawyer Sally worked in the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Australian Law Reform Commission.Jill Marsh is passionate about supporting collecting and research institutions and connecting people with them. She has worked at cultural institutions in Australia and the United Kingdom including the National Gallery in London, British Museum, Queensland Museum, and the World Science Festival in Brisbane.BroadTalk is produced by Martyn Pearce for BroadTalk Media.Get in the picture with BroadTalk! We're now on Instagram - find us at Broadtalkers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's Wild Chat is with Angus Emmot a grazier, naturalist and owner of Noonbah Station found within the Longreach Shire, Queensland Australia.Angus is well renowned for being the 3rd generation on Noonbah station and also for his naturalist work and amazing photography. Angus Works for the Queensland Museum and is not short of a project as he stands strong with his voice for topics such as Dingo management, farming and the latest with Fracking within the Lake Eyre Basin and Channel country.Angus talks in depth about Australia's land apex predator, the Dingo, and how they are now classed as a Wild Dog and therefore targeted with poison in order to supposedly protect our farmers' livestock. Listen to the following Wild Chat to find out how removing the Dingo, an apex predator, can have devastating effects on the biodiversity of the habitats and ecosystems and what Angus did on his grazing land that has worked!To connect with Angus find him here:https://www.facebook.com/angus.emmotthttps://www.instagram.com/angusemmottphotographyPlease connect with Jodie and Matt here: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_educationEnjoy the following Wild Chat!

What we wear reflects who we are, and who we aspire to be. Research suggests the garments we wear can also affect our mental state in positive, and negative, ways. Wearing different clothing changes how we feel, and how others perceive us. Can fashion really make us feel better about ourselves? A panel of experts at the Queensland Museum discusses.

While many people have heard of the Torres Strait Islands at the northern tip of Australia, not as many know the fascinating history and influence this archipelago paradise has played in Australia's history and future. From the tip of Cape York to the borders of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, the Torres Strait—or now increasingly known as Zenadth Kes—covers an area of more 200 islands over 48 thousand square kilometres. The Queensland Museum is bringing a touch of this beauty and complexity to Brisbane until the end of April 2022, giving city people a rare glimpse of these remote islands in the exhibition: Island Futures: What lies ahead for Zenadth Kes? This episode of Streets of Your Town podcast takes you on a behind the scenes tour of that exhibition with co-curator, renowned broadcaster and proud Torres Strait Islander Rhianna Patrick. She explains how hard it is to capture such a complex society of interwoven stories—the interconnectedness between people, place and knowledge which is the foundation of their identity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What we wear reflects who we are, and who we aspire to be. Research suggests the garments we wear can also affect our mental state in positive, and negative, ways. Wearing different clothing changes how we feel, and how others perceive us. Can fashion really make us feel better about ourselves? A panel of experts at the Queensland Museum discusses.

In this episode of Why Change host Rachel Jacobs connects with Alethea Beetson about the role and responsibility of artists and arts supporters in honoring and acknowledging indigenous people and their art as well as confronting and understanding existing structures of colonization in the world of arts. They also discuss the importance of transitioning power and leadership to youth as part of your organization's infrastructure. In this episode you'll learn: 1) How young people can be built into the growth and development of an organization with a pathway to transitioning power. 2) How to start thinking more intentionally about language, specifically as it relates to decolonization. 3) What non-indegenous people can do to start their own work and support First Nation Artists. ABOUT ALETHEA - Alethea Beetson is a Kabi Kabi + Wiradjuri artist and producer who has worked extensively with Indigenous communities across multiple art forms to inspire new works responding to societal issues, cultural heritage and colonisation. She is the Artistic Director of Digi Youth Arts, and QMusic's First Nations Programmer. Based in Brisbane. She was previously the curator of the First Nation programme at BIGSOUND, and Indigenous Engagement Coordinator at the Queensland Museum. Alethea has completed her Doctorate in Creative Industries (QUT) exploring the function of ritual, resistance and resurgence in the creative development and production of Indigenous performance. This episode of Why Change? A Podcast for the Creative Generation was powered by Creative Generation. Produced and Edited by Daniel Stanley. For more information on this episode and Creative Generation please visit and follow us on social media @Campaign4GenC --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whychange/support

It's National Science Week in Australia so we celebrate with some Aussie Science. What's more Aussie than dangerous creatures? Queensland Museum researchers have found even more spiders in Brisbane. Golden Trapdoors sound like they contain treasure, but since it's Australia we're talking about, its just another scary creature. Your average Brisbane backyard may contain more types of spiders than you imagine.  How did snakes evolve their deadly fangs? What came first the venom or the tooth? Why have so many different snakes evolved venom where Lizards haven't? In Australia even the plants can be deadly. We know tobaccos is dangerous, but in WA scientists have found an insect eating wild tobacco plant. Wild tobacco plants can thrive in odd places in Australia and can even chow down on Insects.  Wilson, J. D., & Rix, M. G. (2021). Systematics of the AUSTRALIAN golden trapdoor spiders of the EUOPLOS VARIABILIS-GROUP (Mygalomorphae : IDIOPIDAE : Euoplini): Parapatry And Sympatry between closely related species in SUBTROPICAL QUEENSLAND. Invertebrate Systematics. https://doi.org/10.1071/is20055 Chase, M. W., & Christenhusz, M. J. (2021). 994. NICOTIANA INSECTICIDA: Solanaceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine. https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12402 Palci, A., LeBlanc, A., Panagiotopoulou, O., Cleuren, S., Mehari Abraha, H., Hutchinson, M., Evans, A., Caldwell, M. and Lee, M., 2021. Plicidentine and the repeated origins of snake venom fangs. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1956), p.20211391.

Today's episode includes the following guest:Herman Pontzer - Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke UniversityAugustine Zvinavashe - PhD, MITLisa Barrett - Animal Behaviour scientist, Oklahoma City ZooCelia Pool - co-founder of DAMEScott Hocknull, Palaeontologist and Senior Curator, Queensland Museum & Robyn Mackenzie, Palaeontologist and Director, Eromanga Natural History MuseumAdam Alter - Author of IrresistibleLuciana Gatti, Researcher at Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE)The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that puts your brain into gear by telling you everything you need to know for the day in less than 7 minutes. It's a snapshot of the world, covering everything from politics to entertainment, via sport and current affairs.Please follow and spread the word!In Ireland? Why not try our Ireland Edition?You need the Smarts? We've got the Smarts.Contact us over at Twitter or visit www.thesmart7.comPresented by Jamie East, written by Liam Thompson and produced by Daft Doris. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kevin O'Brien is a Brisbane based architect. In 2018 he joined BVN as a Principal, becoming part of one of Australia's largest and most highly acclaimed architectural practices. In 2017 he became the Professor of Creative Practice at the School of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Sydney. He is a former Board member of La Boite Theatre, and the Institute of Modern Art in Brisbane. Kevin is passionate about the arts. He collaborates broadly within the visual and performing arts sector as well as his creating his own works. He has produced set designs for Queensland Theatre Company, La Boite Theatre and Moogahlin Performing Arts, and installations for Urban Theatre Projects, Bleach Festival, the Sydney Festival and QAGOMA. Exhibition designs have been completed for the National Gallery of Australia, the National Museum of Australia, the Queensland Museum, the Institute of Modern Art, and the Venice Architecture Biennale. Of specific significance is the Finding Country project that began in 2005 and continues to this day as a guide for practice, teaching and thinking about architecture and its relationship with the Aboriginal concept of Country. In 2012 this endeavour took the form of the Finding Country Exhibition as an official collateral event of the 13th Venice Architectural Biennale. The central artefact of the exhibition was an 8m x 3m drawing of Brisbane containing 44 grids emptied by 50% to reveal an argument for the form of Country. The drawing was burnt on the opening night as a performative act demonstrating fire as a tool of Country. Kevin's current focus is on the development and demonstration of a Designing with Country methodology that seeks to locate people in settings that enable a sense of belonging to (as opposed to owning) Country. Blak Box – travelling sound pavilion. Sound and light works by Indigenous artists to connect visitors to stories of the Country it is located on Finding Country Exhibition, Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 – 8mx3m drawing of Brisbane emptied by 50% to reveal an argument for the form of Country.

Caterers have had a super tough time during the pandemic, operating at the junction of arts, entertainment and hospitality. We chat to Sydney caterer Peter McCloskey, owner and founder of The Fresh Collective, which runs events in public institutions such as Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art and Brisbane's Queensland Museum. The pandemic has pushed Peter's retirement timeline into the far distance but he's feeling good about his team and hoping the current outbreak doesn't derail recovery too much.https://thefreshcollective.com.auFollow Dirty Linen on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=enFollow Danihttps://www.instagram.com/danivalentFollow Deep In The Weeds on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=enFollow Rob Locke (Executive Producer)https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/Follow Huck (Executive Producer)https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

In this episode, Cameo speaks with Imelda Miller, of the Queensland Museum, and Olivia Robinson, of the State Library of Queensland. With over two decades of curatorial work and collaboration, they not only share their insights about collection and exhibition, but — as an Australian South Sea Islander and Bidjara woman, respectively — they share their insights about reimagining curation itself in a way that engages, empowers, and gives voice and agency to their communities.

It's time to meet Australotitan cooperensis – a new species of giant sauropod dinosaur from Eromanga, southwest Queensland. The fossilised skeleton was originally nicknamed ‘Cooper' after Cooper Creek, when first discovered in 2007 by the Eromanga Natural History Museum. It now represents the largest species of dinosaur ever found in Australia. Senior Curator of Geosciences at Queensland Museum, Dr Scott Hocknull, has played a large role in unearthing and naming the beast. He joins Jennie Lenman for a chat about the discovery. 

Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing, much faster than the rate of inflation. What's causing this? How can you help? We'll get some answers from Leigh Purvis of AARP. Did you know that Australia has recently pieced together parts of what makes up the largest dinosaur thought to roam the land there? Dr. Scott Hocknull of the Queensland Museum in Brisbane joins us to tell us all about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland Museum confirms discovery of "Australotitan cooperensis", Australia's largest dinosaur near outback Eromanga. - Η πόλη Eromanga στην επαρχία του νοτιοδυτικού Κουήνσλαντ, είναι πλέον επισήμως η «γενέτειρα» του μεγαλύτερου δεινόσαυρου της Αυστραλίας.

Join Traditional Owner Shannon Ruska and Nick Hadnutt, Curator of Archaeology at Queensland Museum on a journey to discover the hidden layers of our city. These two story tellers will connect you to the stories of our past combining Indigenous history and archaeology. Start this audio tour anywhere along the trail route, simply pick your landmark to learn more about the history of Meeanjin. If you are listening to all 6 stories the whole circuit will take you 30-40 minutes, each story is approximately 5-7 minutes. Learn the meaning and significance of Welcome to Country. Take your imagination across bridges from the first penal colony and back to the present day. LOCATION: Victoria Bridge Memorial (Abutment. QPAC side of bridge)

What we wear reflects who we are, and who we aspire to be. Research suggests the garments we wear can also affect our mental state in positive, and negative, ways. Wearing different clothing changes how we feel, and how others perceive us. Can fashion really make us feel better about ourselves? A panel of experts at the Queensland Museum discusses.

What we wear reflects who we are, and who we aspire to be. Research suggests the garments we wear can also affect our mental state in positive, and negative, ways. Wearing different clothing changes how we feel, and how others perceive us. Can fashion really make us feel better about ourselves? A panel of experts at the Queensland Museum discusses.

What we wear reflects who we are, and who we aspire to be. Research suggests the garments we wear can also affect our mental state in positive, and negative, ways. Wearing different clothing changes how we feel, and how others perceive us. Can fashion really make us feel better about ourselves? A panel of experts at the Queensland Museum discusses.

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 009, Elle chats with Madison about leaving her background in Biological Sciences to become a Scientific Illustrator, moving to Australia where she begun training as a preparator and taxidermist and her thoughts on sci-art as a tool for conservation outreach. Show Notes and Further Reading  Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield www.madisonerinmayfield.com www.twitter.com/MEMIllustrationmayfield Purchase Specimens Merch – Designed by Madison https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Elle Kaye/Specimens www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.twitter.com/specimenspod Field Museum, Chicago https://www.fieldmuseum.org/ Sibley Field Guides https://www.audubon.org/sibley-field-guides Certificate in Natural Science Illustration at the University of Washington https://www.pce.uw.edu/certificates/natural-science-illustration   Further Reading on Scientific Illustration  https://www.fi.edu/blog/scientific-illustration-what-is-it#:~:text=These%20artists%20draw%20or%20render,accurate%20representations%20of%20the%20subject. Queensland Museum, Brisbane https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/ California State University Monterey Bay Science Illustration Course https://csumb.edu/scienceillustration/ Guild of Natural Science Illustrators https://www.gnsi.org/ Madison's Book Recommendations for Beginners wanting to get into Scientific Illustration Scientific Illustration by Phyllis Wood The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration by the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Why the only remaining WW1 German A7V tank is in Brisbane, Australia (R)

Why the only remaining WW1 German A7V tank is in Brisbane, Australia (R)

This week Drs Linden, Ray, Laura and Shane who discuss what's been in the news:The link between baldness and covid-19, Which fish are better for reef ecology, and An antibaterial spray to resist fruit spoilage.Today's First Guest (online) is Adelle Goodwin from Monash University who talks about accreting Pulsars.Today's Second Guest (online) is Dr. Scott Hocknull from the Queensland Museum who talks about newly discovered extinct megafauna.Today's Third Guest (online) is Dr. John Read from the University of Adelaide who talks about feral cat (and fox) control.Remember, “Science is everywhere”, including:Program page: Einstein-A-Go-GoFacebook page: Einstein-A-Go-GoTwitter: Einstein-A-Go-Goand live every Sunday at 11:00a.m AEST on RRR 102.7mHz FM.

Caitlin Henderson former spider zookeeper at Queensland Museum joins Tom on the show.       

Nature photographer Gary Cranitch on his working life floating off the Great Barrier Reef to capture a split-second image of the 'biggest orgy on the planet'

Scientists have confirmed that a fish being served as food in Australia is a previously unknown species. In 2000, a fisherman showed photographs of a type of grouper to Queensland Museum fish expert Jeff Johnson. Johnson had never seen the fish before, and he immediately thought it might be a new species. For years, Johnson tried to secure specimens of the fish but was unsuccessful. In 2017, he found and bought five of the fish at a market in Brisbane and started working to prove that they were a new species. Johnson collaborated with Dr. Jessica Worthington Wilmer, a geneticist at the Queensland Museum. She took the specimens to the museum's lab and compared them to fish samples in other museum collections. The comparison proved that the species was new. Reportedly delicious as food, the fish is caught off the central section of the Great Barrier Reef, where it dwells in depths of about 220 to 230 meters. It measures at least 70 centimeters, and while it lacks distinctive bodily markings, it has dark edges around some fins. It has a close resemblance to other grouper species. This explains why it remained unnoticed for a long time. According to Queensland Museum Chief Executive Dr. Jim Thompson, genetic research, such as the method done on the fish, is gaining popularity as a way to identify new species. He feels fortunate to have a readily accessible molecular lab at the Queensland Museum that aids scientific research and analysis. The recent discovery, he claims, is remarkable proof that museums are indeed helpful in preserving and advancing scientific knowledge.

We’re talking all things spidery with Robert Whyte, arachnologist at Queensland Museum. Rob is a scientist, author, editor, photographer, and science communicator with a passion for Australian spiders. In 2017, along with images from Greg Anderson, he authored “A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia”, the most comprehensive account of Australian spiders ever produced. In 2018 he revived the AustralasianArachnologicalSociety.org website & newsletter. Rob has also been working with the BushBlitz biodiversity exploration programs since 2012 to find new spider species around the country. At last year’s Cooloola BioBlitz, he lead the spider team to discover 37 new species, with even more this year! As an advocate for #SciComm, he is currently producing and presenting the upcoming web-series #JoltScienceTV with Sandra Tuszynska. Rob is also an avid volunteer with habitat restoration projects such as SaveOurWaterwaysNow, and wrote “The Creek In Our Backyard: A practical guide for habitat restoration” now a 2nd expanded edition since 2013. Follow Rob on Twitter @robertwhyte and Queensland Museum @qldmuseum And watch for new episodes of #JoltScienceTV at JoltScience.com.au

Pythons are marvellous beasts: their lives and ways remain mysterious. We check out a paper that lifts the curtain on a secretive Australian snake –the woma python– what do they do with their time? We also look a little closer at python facultative thermogenesis, what is it, who does it? The Species of the Bi-week is a new multi-coloured snake from high in the cloud forests. FULL REFERENCE LIST AVAILABLE AT: herphighlights.podbean.com Main Paper References: Brashears, J., & DeNardo, D. F. (2015). Facultative thermogenesis during brooding is not the norm among pythons. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 201(8), 817–825. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-015-1025-4 Bruton, M. J. (2013). Arboreality, excavation, and active foraging: novel observations of radiotracked woma pythons Aspidites ramsayi. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 56(2), 19. Species of the Bi-Week: Meneses-Pelayo, E., & Passos, P. (2019). New Polychromatic Species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the Eastern Portion of the Colombian Andes. Copeia, 107(2), 250. https://doi.org/10.1643/CH-18-163 Other Mentioned Papers/Studies: Cantalapiedra, J. L., Aze, T., Cadotte, M. W., Dalla Riva, G. V., Huang, D., Mazel, F., … Mooers, A. Ø. (2019). Conserving evolutionary history does not result in greater diversity over geological time scales. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286(1904), 20182896. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.2896 Chambers, E. A., & Hillis, D. M. (2019). The Multispecies Coalescent Over-splits Species in the Case of Geographically Widespread Taxa. Systematic Biology, syz042. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syz042 Music: Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson Other Music – The Passion HiFi, www.thepassionhifi.com

Did you know theres a spider that gives you an erection if your bitten? There is a spider that eats its brothers and sister and mates with its mother, a Bob Marley Spider and so many more bizarre creepy crawlies. Dr Robert Raven heads the most active arachnological unit in Australia. His proper tittle is : Head, Terrestrial Biodiversity & Senior Curator, Chelicerate Chairman, Animal Ethics Committee, Queensland Museum. The things he knows about these little creepy crawlies will shock you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We chat with Queensland Museum’s Robert Whyte. Rob is a scientist, journalist, author, editor, photographer, and more, with a passion for Australian spiders. He was co-author of A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Rob was the leader of the Spider Team at the 2018 Cooloola Bioblitz who discovered 37 species new species. He was guest speaker at the WPSQ Brisbane branch March 2019 presentation: “Citizens doing it for themselves – 2018 Cooloola BioBlitz – Beauty & mystery in new species”

To start with, welcome back and hello to the new listeners, we hope everyone is having fun and taking care of themselves. So this week we find out that NASA forgot to pack enough clothes for the astronauts and that by doing this we failed to see history being made. That’s right folks, we had the first all-female space-walk in history planned and someone messed up. We roast the folks at NASA for messing this up. Hopefully it will be able to happen next time and become a regular practice. Also for those in Brisbane the Queensland Museum has an exhibit of space suits and other items to spend some time dreaming over. Next up we look at the latest on this year’s Video Game Hall of Fame nominations, some are looking good and one is surprising. We take a look at the games already in the Hall and try to find out which is the favourite. Unfortunately Leisure Suit Larry isn’t on the list, neither was there any of the Police Quest, Space Quest or Outrun for Buck. Oh to be so old and to have played so many games as our resident geriatric. Lastly we review the new movie coming out for Dora the Explorer and try to figure out if it is working out to be great or just another in a long line of failures. One thing though is Danny Trejo is involved and we don’t think he has a machete in this movie. Oh well, I guess it is safe for kids to watch then. As usual we have the regular list of shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and events of interest. As usual we have a lot of fun bringing you this latest episode of mayhem, so settle in with a cup of earl grey and a biscuit while we bring you some of the news this week in Nerd pop culture. Remember, take care of each other and stay hydrated.EPISODE NOTES:All Female spacewalk fiasco - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-26/nasa-cancels-first-all-female-spacewalk-no-fitting-suits/10942166World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists - https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/world-video-game-hall-of-fame-2019-finalists-1203169062/Dora and the city of Gold trailer - https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/first-trailer-dora-lost-city-gold/Games currently playingProfessor– Wargroove - https://store.steampowered.com/app/607050/Wargroove/DJ– Didn’t playBuck– The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - https://store.steampowered.com/app/22320/The_Elder_Scrolls_III_Morrowind_Game_of_the_Year_Edition/Other topics discussedAstronauts driving Corvettes- https://jalopnik.com/why-americas-first-astronauts-all-drove-corvettes-5799011Queensland Museum host NASA spacesuits- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-21/brisbane-hosts-nasa-space-suits-in-world-first/10911452Apollo 13 space mission- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13World Video game Hall of Fame- https://www.worldvideogamehalloffame.org/Dune 2 (1992 game)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_IICentipede (1981 Atari game)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede_(video_game)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7XEmf02zEMLesuire suit Larry (game series)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure_Suit_LarryCommand & Conquer Rivals (2018 Mobile game)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_RivalsStar Wars Battlefront 2 (2017 game)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Battlefront_II_(2017_video_game)Danny Trejo (actor)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_TrejoDark Universe (movie franchise)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Classic_Monsters#Dark_UniverseBride of Frankenstein (Reboot)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein#RebootAlex Kurtzman (Director)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_KurtzmanSecond Take Media podcast- http://www.secondtakepodcast.com/Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_OblivionThe Elder Scrolls : Arena- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:_ArenaPicture of an Iron Lung- https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--h45WgUrf--/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_800/cgggbe3okmcbg8kmcoxk.jpgBuzz Aldrin punches Bart Sibrel- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUE4VGWAap4Attack of the Killer Tomatoes- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_of_the_Killer_TomatoesUmbrella Corporation (Resident Evil reference)- https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Umbrella_CorporationEncino Man quote: The cheese is old and mouldy- http://www.moviequotes.com/repository.cgi?pg=3&tt=92687Shoutouts26 Mar 1953 – Salk announces polio vaccine - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/salk-announces-polio-vaccine26 Mar 1989 – USSR later known as Russia conducts its 1st election, 190 million people voted which resulted in Boris Yeltsin winning the election. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Soviet_Union_legislative_election28 Mar 2019 – Batman turns 80 - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/arts/design/batman-80th-anniversary.htmlRememberances26 Mar 1892 – Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collectionLeaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality. He died of pleurisy at 72 in Camden, New Jersey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Whitman23 Mar 2019 - Larry Cohen, American film producer, director, and screenwriter, best known as a B-movieauteur of horror and science-fiction films — often containing a police procedural element — during the 1970s and 1980s, such as It's Alive (1974), God Told Me To (1976), It Lives Again (1978) . After that, he concentrated mainly on screenwriting, including Phone Booth (2002), Cellular (2004) and Captivity (2007). He died at 82 in Beverly Hills, California - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Cohen23 Mar 2019 – Ryan Brant, American game designer, founder of Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive. Ryan Brant founded Take two in September 1993, looking to become a major publisher in the video game area. The company went public in April 1997, and later acquired the publisher and developer behind Grand Theft Auto, through which it formed Rockstar Games and Rockstar North and other labels such as Bungie. He died at 49 after suffering a cardiac arrest in Palm Beach, Florida - https://www.shacknews.com/article/110865/take-two-founder-ryan-brant-dies-at-age-47Famous Birthdays26 Mar 1931 - Leonard Nimoy, was an American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer, and songwriter. He was known for playing Spock in the Star Trek franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film from a pilot episode shot in late 1964 to his final film performance in 2013. Nimoy's public profile as Spock was so strong that both of his autobiographies, I Am Not Spock (1975) and I Am Spock (1995), were written from the viewpoint of sharing his existence with the character.[5][6] In 2015 an asteroid was named 4864 Nimoy in his honor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy- Leonard Nimoy asteroid - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_planets:_4001%E2%80%935000#864- Details about the asteroid - https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=4864- More details about the asteroid - https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=4864#content26 Mar 1941 – Richard Dawkins, English ethologist,evolutionary biologist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008. Dawkins first came to prominence with his books such as “The Selfish Gene”, “The Extended Phenotype” and famously “The God Delusion”. Dawkins is known as an outspoken atheist. He is well known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design. Dawkins contends that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist, and that religious faith is a delusion. Born in Nairobi,British Kenya - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins26 Mar 1973 – Larry Page, American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin. Page is the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. (Google's parent company). After stepping aside as Google CEO in August 2001, in favour of Eric Schmidt, he re-assumed the role in April 2011. He announced his intention to step aside a second time in July 2015, to become CEO of Alphabet, under which Google's assets would be reorganized. Under Page, Alphabet is seeking to deliver major advancements in a variety of industries. Born in Lansing, Michigan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_PageEvents of interest26 Mar 1804 - Jefferson presented with a “mammoth loaf” of bread - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jefferson-presented-with-a-mammoth-loaf-of-bread26 Mar 1958 – "The Bridge on the River Kwai" wins Best Picture, Joanne Woodward & Alec Guinness win Best Actress and Best Actor at the 30th Academy Awards - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30th_Academy_Awards27 Mar 1998 - The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sildenafil27 Mar 2012 - Canadian filmmaker James Cameron becomes the first person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth in over 50 years - https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120325-james-cameron-mariana-trench-challenger-deep-deepest-science-sub/IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/Email - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comTwitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rss

Spiders can be beautiful, timid, fluffy and even give up their lives for the sake of their children. [repeat]

Spiders can be beautiful, timid, fluffy and even give up their lives for the sake of their children. [repeat]

When he’s not working as chief photographer for The Sydney Morning Herald, photojournalist Nick Moir moonlights as one of Australia’s leading storm chasers. Gary Cranitch is photographer for Queensland Museum and has decades of experience photographing wildlife around Queensland, with much of his work focused on the Great Barrier Reef. You’re about to hear them in conversation with ABC’s Emma Griffiths about our world, weather, and environment and how they’ve watched these change. A special edition of Walkley Talks — conversations from Storyology, the Walkley Foundation’s 2018 journalism festival. Hosted by the ABC's Emma Griffiths.

In this podcast we head to Brisbane and hear from Jeff Hopkins-Weise & Greg Czechura, who have just released a book titled Mephisto: Technology, War and Remembrance. The Mephisto is a WW1 German tank and the only surviving model of its type in the world.  It was recovered by Australian troops and is housed at the Queensland Museum. The link to Jeff and Greg's book can be found at http://www.shop.qm.qld.gov.au/default/qm-books/mephisto-technology-war-and-remembrance-paperback-edition.html. We are keen to hear your feedback.  That email again is info@thanksforyourservice.net or leave a comment on our Facebook page.  And if your are listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or email us.  You can also support us via Patreon. The link is https://www.patreon.com/thanksforyourservice The version of the Last Post is courtesy of Rachel Bostock. Rachel's website is at https://www.thebostocksband.com/    

Imagine trying to explain your next big project in the time it takes for a sparkler to burn out.That’s what Queensland researchers will attempt tonight at the Queensland Museum as part of a national competition called Fresh Science and you're invited to be in the audience.The Queensland organiser Dr Jane Ilsley explains more to Sam and Spencer:

Can You Dig It's Dr Craig Barker was joined by co-host Nick Hadnutt from the Queensland Museum who set us straight on just who the Gladiators were!

Spiders can be beautiful, timid, fluffy and even give up their lives for the sake of their children.

Spiders can be beautiful, timid, fluffy and even give up their lives for the sake of their children.