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Alicia Sometimes is a poet and broadcaster passionate about art and science. She has performed her poetry at many venues, festivals and events around the world. Her poems have been in Best Australian Science Writing, Best Australian Poems, Meanjin, Westerly and many more. Alicia is director/co-writer of the art/science planetarium shows, Elemental and Particle/Wave. In 2023 she received ANAT's Synapse Artist Residency and co-created an art installation for Science Gallery Melbourne's exhibition, Dark Matters. Her new poetry book, Stellar Atmospheres, is out via Cordite Books. She is passionate about art-science projects.www.aliciasometimes.com(link is external) Production and Interview: Tina Giannoukos
Alicia Sometimes is a poet and broadcaster passionate about art and science. She has performed her poetry at many venues, festivals and events around the world. Her poems have been in Best Australian Science Writing, Best Australian Poems, Meanjin, Westerly and many more. Alicia is director/co-writer of the art/science planetarium shows, Elemental and Particle/Wave. In 2023 she received ANAT's Synapse Artist Residency and co-created an art installation for Science Gallery Melbourne's exhibition, Dark Matters. Her new poetry book, Stellar Atmospheres, is out via Cordite Books. She is passionate about art-science projects.www.aliciasometimes.com Production and Interview: Tina Giannoukos
This popular exhibition first appeared in Singapore and has now opened at Science Gallery Melbourne. It explores connections between science fiction and Asian and Pacific belief cultures.
Richard Kicks off this jam packed episode with Simona Jobbagy of NICA and Sam Jacob, CEO of Collarts as they talk about Australia's only Bachelor of Circus Arts finding a new home for 2025.We have Tilly Boleyn, Science Gallery Melbourne's Curator & Gail Chin Curator from Art/Science Museum Singapore as they introduce new exhibition SCI-FI Mythologies Transformed, on-now at Science Gallery Melbourne.Curator Vipoo Srivilasa & Artist Zhu Ohmu join Richard in studio to discuss Generation Clay - Reimagining Asian Heritage Curated at Bunjil Place.Nicola Gunn Writer, director and performer also jumps into the studio to talk about her new play ‘Apologia' premiering at the Beckett Theatre on 6-18 August 2024.Band members Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh & Naoise Ó Cairealláin of Irish rap outfit KneeCap chat about the new film, in which they star and play as themselves, which premieres at MIFF later this month.hJames Jackson, Castmember and Artistic Director for Bloomshed productions has a yarn about their new production, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest', and lastly, in preparation for Poetry Month 2024 we are joined over the phone by Creative Producer Izzy Roberts-Orr for Red Room Poetry.
This week we were absolutely thrilled to speak with one of our favourite people: Tilly Boleyn. Tilly (she/her) is the Head of Curatorial, Science Gallery Melbourne, University of Melbourne. Basically, she's a massive nerd, curious about the world and everything in it. She is a collaborative creature at heart and heads the team with a mixture of organisation, chaos, humour and sassy backtalk. She loves connecting people, making space for thought, and challenging people to back up their opinions in an imagined recreation of Mad Max Thunderdome. Her background is in museums, galleries, education, events, festivals, broadcasting and research. Originally a microbiologist, Tilly ran from the lab to the ABC, where she discovered a talent for science gossip – talking about other people's science rather than doing her own. She then morphed into a curator and has created exhibitions on health, medicine, experimentation, the voice, engineering, sustainability, mental health, dark matter, identity and genders. Tilly is delighted by blurring the boundaries between science, art, design, technology, maths, engineering and large-scale-batteries-powered-by-human-urine. Currently she plots with scientists and artists to deliver a rolling series of innovative and thought-provoking shows to engage audiences with the bleeding edge of human knowledge. You can follow Tilly and learn more about her work here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tilly-boleyn-a5397535/ https://x.com/tillsify https://www.instagram.com/tillyboleyn/ https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/ockhamsrazor/art-science-gallery-giant-urine-battery/102998322 (Tilly's Ockham's Razor talk) https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/166791 https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/560724 https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/inner-west/powerhouse-museum-curator-tilly-boleyn-feeds-leeches-who-are-part-of-an-exhibit/news-story/222bdadf317c15bb01c952e630d01631
Nat went to the Tea Cosy Festival; Dr. Binoy Kampmark discusses the recent unrest in New Caledonia; Biomedical engineer Dr Matt Faria talks about bioluminescent bacteria and the Living Light Experiment at Science Gallery Melbourne; the team discuss driver's licence photos, the CEO of Reclink Australia, Dave Wells, hypes the upcoming Community Cup, and musician Richard Frankland pops in for a chat. With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakfasters
This week we have the immense pleasure of speaking with the brilliant Alicia Sometimes. Alicia is a multi-award winning poet and broadcaster who is deeply passionate about both art and science. She has performed her poetry at many venues, festivals and events around the world. Alicia is director/co-writer of the art/science planetarium shows, Elemental and Particle/Wave. In 2023 she received ANAT's Synapse Artist Residency and co-created an art installation for Science Gallery Melbourne's exhibition, Dark Matters. Her new book is Stellar Atmospheres. You can follow Alicia and learn more about her work here: https://www.aliciasometimes.com/ https://bookedout.com.au/find-a-speaker/author/alicia-sometimes/ https://www.instagram.com/sometimesalicia/ https://x.com/aliciasometimes https://sometimes2023.blog.anat.org.au/ https://corditebooks.org.au/products/stellar-atmospheres (Alicia's new book) Transcript: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/xw58
The Science Gallery Melbourne hopes to appeal to 15-25-year-olds by presenting challenging scientific ideas through art.
Combining art, science & culture, the Science Gallery Melbourne creates the space and topics to challenge students and the public's thinking! We speak with Dr Vhairi Mackintosh & Jesse Chambers to learn more about the exhibitions and school programs. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About the Science Gallery Melbourne Exploring the collision of art and science, and playing a vital role in shifting our understanding of science, art and innovation, Science Gallery Melbourne is part of the acclaimed Global Science Gallery Network pioneered by Trinity College Dublin. Science Gallery Melbourne builds on the success of the Network, bringing a southern hemisphere flair to its innovative models of engaging 15-25 year olds with science. One of eight global nodes, Science Gallery Melbourne aims to involve, inspire and transform curious minds through arts and science.Learn more: Science Gallery Melbourne Learning Experiences - Learn more Video- Science GALLERY Melbourne Onsite STEAM Learning ExcursionsVideo: Science Gallery Melbourne Excursions STEAM Careers Online Forums Online Resources (including Mission Control Digital Resource Pack) Victorian College for the Deaf STEM Centre of Excellence Partnership About Jesse Chambers Jesse is the Learning Delivery Manager for Science Gallery Melbourne, working with secondary schools to explore the collision of art and science through interdisciplinary STEAM programs. With experience across zoos, science centres, and schools, he enjoys working at the intersection of informal and formal settings to help teachers leverage learning in unique spaces. About Vhairi Mackintosh Dr Vhairi Mackintosh is the Learning & Outreach Manager for Science Gallery Melbourne at the University of Melbourne where she manages an annual transdisciplinary STEAM program for school students. She is an Earth Scientist by trade, but has spent most of her career co-designing, facilitating and managing informal learning and outreach programs. She works to create more equitable opportunities for all young people, so that they have the skills and knowledge to choose any pathway. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? Share it!The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )http://www.aeon.net.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Combining art, science & culture, the Science Gallery Melbourne creates the space and topics to challenge students and the public's thinking! We speak with Dr Vhairi Mackintosh & Jesse Chambers to learn more about the exhibitions and school programs. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About the Science Gallery Melbourne Exploring the collision of art and science, and playing a vital role in shifting our understanding of science, art and innovation, Science Gallery Melbourne is part of the acclaimed Global Science Gallery Network pioneered by Trinity College Dublin. Science Gallery Melbourne builds on the success of the Network, bringing a southern hemisphere flair to its innovative models of engaging 15-25 year olds with science. One of eight global nodes, Science Gallery Melbourne aims to involve, inspire and transform curious minds through arts and science.Learn more: Science Gallery Melbourne Learning Experiences - Learn more Video- Science GALLERY Melbourne Onsite STEAM Learning ExcursionsVideo: Science Gallery Melbourne Excursions STEAM Careers Online Forums Online Resources (including Mission Control Digital Resource Pack) Victorian College for the Deaf STEM Centre of Excellence Partnership About Jesse Chambers Jesse is the Learning Delivery Manager for Science Gallery Melbourne, working with secondary schools to explore the collision of art and science through interdisciplinary STEAM programs. With experience across zoos, science centres, and schools, he enjoys working at the intersection of informal and formal settings to help teachers leverage learning in unique spaces. About Vhairi Mackintosh Dr Vhairi Mackintosh is the Learning & Outreach Manager for Science Gallery Melbourne at the University of Melbourne where she manages an annual transdisciplinary STEAM program for school students. She is an Earth Scientist by trade, but has spent most of her career co-designing, facilitating and managing informal learning and outreach programs. She works to create more equitable opportunities for all young people, so that they have the skills and knowledge to choose any pathway. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? Share it!The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )http://www.aeon.net.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Combining art, science & culture, the Science Gallery Melbourne creates the space and topics to challenge students and the public's thinking! We speak with Dr Vhairi Mackintosh & Jesse Chambers to learn more about the exhibitions and school programs. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About the Science Gallery Melbourne Exploring the collision of art and science, and playing a vital role in shifting our understanding of science, art and innovation, Science Gallery Melbourne is part of the acclaimed Global Science Gallery Network pioneered by Trinity College Dublin. Science Gallery Melbourne builds on the success of the Network, bringing a southern hemisphere flair to its innovative models of engaging 15-25 year olds with science. One of eight global nodes, Science Gallery Melbourne aims to involve, inspire and transform curious minds through arts and science.Learn more: Science Gallery Melbourne Learning Experiences - Learn more Video- Science GALLERY Melbourne Onsite STEAM Learning ExcursionsVideo: Science Gallery Melbourne Excursions STEAM Careers Online Forums Online Resources (including Mission Control Digital Resource Pack) Victorian College for the Deaf STEM Centre of Excellence Partnership About Jesse Chambers Jesse is the Learning Delivery Manager for Science Gallery Melbourne, working with secondary schools to explore the collision of art and science through interdisciplinary STEAM programs. With experience across zoos, science centres, and schools, he enjoys working at the intersection of informal and formal settings to help teachers leverage learning in unique spaces. About Vhairi Mackintosh Dr Vhairi Mackintosh is the Learning & Outreach Manager for Science Gallery Melbourne at the University of Melbourne where she manages an annual transdisciplinary STEAM program for school students. She is an Earth Scientist by trade, but has spent most of her career co-designing, facilitating and managing informal learning and outreach programs. She works to create more equitable opportunities for all young people, so that they have the skills and knowledge to choose any pathway. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? Share it!The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )http://www.aeon.net.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Richard Watts is back in the studio to chat to director Gary Abrahams and actress Evelyn Krape on the production of Yentl, an adaptation of a Yiddish short story. Plus, S.Shakthidharan, the writer and associate director of Counting and Cracking for the 2024 RISING festival; conductor Carlo Antonioli visits the studio to discuss the new performance of When We Were Young at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, showing off new and emerging composers; and Richard celebrates a new achievement with Bruce Gladwin, the artistic director and Co-CEO of Back to Back Theatre, recipients of the Venice Biennale's Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre.Into the last hour, Richard catches up with Anne-Marie Peard on all things theatre in Melbourne, and co-curatorsa Tilly Boleyn and Bern Hall, aboout the new new exhibition of Not Natural at Science Gallery Melbourne.
Emeka Ogboh used years of field recordings to create layered soundscapes of his hometown, Lagos in Nigeria. When he moved to Berlin, he added music and combined the sounds of both global cities in critically acclaimed albums. Now Emeka is in nipaluna / Hobart for Mona Foma, where he's making work with the locals – including 2023 Tasmanian of the Year John Kamara.My Thing is... the chickenosaurus. As a teenager, JESWRI took to tagging to 'disrupt' the omnipresent advertising in his inner-city neighbourhood. But unlike many of his mates, JESWRI turned his graffiti into a career that's led to gallery commissions, community murals of Indigenous heroes and –ironically– advertising. The 'chickenosaurus' is his latest art project for Not Natural at the Science Gallery Melbourne.Artist-inventor Jessie French has turned dried algae into a plastic product that perhaps could one day replace one of the more toxic plastic products around. Jessie's Melbourne studio is unlike a lab in that most of her experiments have resulted in beautiful artworks – sheets of colourful, transparent biopolymer.
What is Science Gallery Melbourne's Dark Matters exhibition all about? How do you make a material so dark it looks like a hole? Why is depression so misunderstood? Tess, Kaih and Kade talk darkness on Radio Sci-Lens. Bringing science into focus 4pm Fridays on Radio Fodder (radiofodder.com). Follow us on Twitter @radioscilens.
Presenter Dr Shane is joined by Dr Ray and Dr Linden for the latest science news; Assistant Professor Clarice D. Aiello from the Quantum Biology Tech Lab at UCLA explains how nature may be following quantum mechanics for its biological processes; Jonathan How, Senior Meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology discusses El Niño and how bushfire outlooks are assessed; Monica Bello, Head of Arts at CERN and Tilly Boleyn, Head of Curatorial at Science Gallery Melbourne talk about the Dark Matters exhibition at Science Gallery Melbourne and the dialogues and crossovers between science and art. These collaborations open the door between scientists in the lab and artists, allowing complex scientific ideas to be communicated in an accessible way to the public.Remember, “Science is everywhere”, including:Program page: Einstein-A-Go-Go Facebook page: Einstein-A-Go-Go Twitter: Einstein-A-Go-Go
Nat has taken an interest in puzzles; actor and director Courtney Stewart talks about her latest project Miss Peony; Justin ‘Digga' Calverley runs through the checklist for the upcoming gardening season; Tilly Boleyn from Science Gallery Melbourne chats about the new exhibition Dark Matters; the team share their run-ins with doors; Simon ‘Bugman' Hinkley tells us about the thieves of the insect world; Chunky Move's artistic director Antony Hamilton takes us through his latest project 4/4; and Jonathan Schuster has discovered the link between elevation and botulism. With presenters Simon Winkler, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakfasters
Adrian Bebbington-Wong speaks with Tilly Boleyn, Head of Curatorial at Science Gallery Melbourne. In the second episode of the series "For the love of me". We explore Tilly's career shift that brings her passion for science and art together, the rationale of the art exhibition of "Mental - Colours of Wellbeing" which is live in Singapore, as well as her self-care practice. Connect with us: Adrian's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-bw/ Neurum's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurum.health/ Neurum's website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/neurum-health/ Details of Mental - Colours of Wellbeing: https://www.marinabaysands.com/museum/exhibitions/mental.html This podcast is powered by @Neurum Health. It's named after the local way we ask each other “how are you?”. We will be covering all things #mentalhealth and #wellness with you in credible, conversational, and real talks. ✅ Love our podcast? Support our work by giving us a ⭐️ 5-star rating and review!
How is Science Gallery Melbourne combining art with science at their exhibition SWARM? Why would someone play guitar to a vial of ethanol? What secrets can a synchrotron reveal about priceless paintings? Tilly, Catriona and Kaih talk about how art meets science on Radio Sci-Lens. Bringing science into focus 4pm Fridays on Radio Fodder (radiofodder.com). Follow us on Twitter @radioscilens.
Things get technical this week on Pop Queers as our guests from Science Gallery Melbourne, Tilly Boleyn and Lee Casey, go head to head. The latest exhibition SWARM is on... LEARN MORE The post Pop Queers: Ep 90: Tilly Boleyn vs Lee Casey appeared first on Pop Queers.
In this latest episode of our Grimshaw podcast, Culture and the City series, Tim Williams interviews Rose Hiscock, Director of Museums and Collections at The University of Melbourne. Prior to this, Rose was Director of Science Gallery Melbourne and Director of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum), Australia's contemporary museum for excellence and innovation in applied arts and sciences. Rose is recognised as a national leader in her field with an international reputation. The discussion focuses on her role and the amazing collections she curates; her passion for the arts and for her city Melbourne; her innovative engagement with First Nations' communities and cultures; and her great work in enabling young people, often from disadvantaged backgrounds, to access the city's key galleries and collections. Rose is a city-shaper combining expertise and soul, which is why this interview is called: The Art of the City. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Talking with astro-inspired artist Pamela Bain about her newly formed cosmic nebulas. Pamela Bain's exploration of deep space phenomena is captured via photographic and digital processes that integrate with experimental methods of painting and paper sculpting. Her artforms currently investigate the potential to convey metaphor as well as deep space anatomy underpinning the materiality of cosmic nebulae. Art: https://fb.me/pamartology https://www.instagram.com/pamartology https://www.pamelabain.com/ Also spotlighting the symposium ANAT SPECTRA where Pam, and sound designer Jeff Hannam, will be sharing the innerworkings of their project CELESTIAL RESONANCE. ANAT SPECTRA - MULTIPLICITY A multi-platform event, over six episodes. SPECTRAlive includes a symposium event hosted by the Science Gallery Melbourne asking artists, technologists, and scientists to imagine, experiment, and produce in ways which create fair, just and sustainable futures. Exhibition, film programs, talks, and discussions share and celebrate research, creative propositions, and artforms across multiple venues throughout Melbourne from April 21st – 23rd Tickets to Spectralive – the onsite live event https://spectra.org.au/spectralive/#day-1 Tickets to Spectravision – the online event of 5 episodes running until May 6th https://spectra.org.au/spectravision/ For more information about the event and presenters, please go to https://www.artshub.com.au/event/anat-spectra-2022-multiplicity-2538680/ The podcast artwork in this episode is DIAMOND NURSERY
My guest to round off 2022 is Tanaya Joshi. Tanaya wears many hats, including her current role in Impact and Communications at Earthwatch Australia, an environmental not-for-profit that uses nature-based experiences to empower people in saving nature. She is also a science and culture writer at SAARI collective, a media start-up aiming to diversify Australian media, and is part of the Science Gallery Melbourne's Sci Curious, a group of young people shaping a gallery which brings together sciences and the arts. While working, Tanaya is also completing a Masters in Environment and Sustainability at Monash University. Her current passions lie in science communication, systemic change to slow the climate and biodiversity crisis, and striving to platform First Nations and people of colour in the movement for a liveable future.
Hi #smartcommunity friends! In this episode I have a fascinating talk with Niels Wouters. Niels is a designer and researcher with a particular interest in identifying architectural qualities and engagement opportunities afforded by digital media in public space. Niels is currently Head of Research for Science Gallery Melbourne, and Research Fellow in the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne.Firstly Niels tells us about his varied background in computer science and architecture, his PHD focused on human computer interaction and his current work in the Smart Cities/Smart Digital ethics space. He tells us how he came to work in the space of ethics, technology and interaction in public spaces, the importance of quick and agile responses to ethical issues before sharing with us what a Smart Community is to him. Niels then tells us all about the Biometric Mirror project he has been working on and what is involved, we discuss the potential risk and biases associated with facial recognition systems, before Niels tells us about the project, Decolonising the Urban Screen, he has been working on.We finish our conversation discussing the emerging trends of less facial recognition systems being used in some countries and more use in other countries and the self governance of data. As always, we hope you enjoyed listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it!Find the full show notes at: www.mysmart.communityConnect with Niels via Twitter or LinkedIn Connect with me via email: hello@mysmart.communityConnect with My Smart Community via LinkedIn or Twitter and watch on YouTubeThe Smart Community Podcast is produced by Perk Digital
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused uncertainty and stress for so many university students. So how can universities support and reach out to students? And how do students build up their resilience? Professor Sarah Wilson is the Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Life at the University of Melbourne and an internationally recognised expert in cognitive neuroscience and clinical neuropsychology. She says a sense of belonging and connection is crucial for mental health and wellbeing. “We know that social friendships, even just a brief hello with the local barista while we are ordering a coffee, social contacts, connections are in fact the things that alter our mood and protect our mental health because they are associated with increases in our sense of wellbeing.” And while COVID-19 has made that challenging, people should take the opportunity to reconnect as restrictions ease. “Our sense of belonging and connection and your sense of mental health and wellbeing depends on you stepping out of that door and not stepping back in, but hopping on the tram, or on your bike, or in your car... and being part of the community.” Professor Wilson also says it's important to get used to the “idea of change” as we move through lockdown and pandemic restrictions. “Having in our toolkit, methods for starting to learn to live with this virus and accepting that this fluctuating pattern might be part of life for the foreseeable future and learning to adapt to that.” Episode recorded: June 21, 2021. Interviewer: Dr Andi Horvath. Producer, audio engineer and editor: Chris Hatzis. Co-producers: Silvi Vann-Wall and Dr Andi Horvath. Part exhibition, part experiment, MENTAL is a welcoming place to confront societal bias and stereotypes about mental health. It features 21 works from local and international artists and research collaborators that explore different ways of being, surviving and connecting to each other. Opening in July 2021, book your free tickets now. Banner: SELFCARE4EVA_2001 by Mary Angley and Caithlin O'Loghlen: Installation view, MENTAL: Head Inside, Science Gallery Melbourne. Picture: Alan Weedon.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused uncertainty and stress for so many university students. So how can universities support and reach out to students? And how do students build up their resilience? Professor Sarah Wilson is the Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Life at the University of Melbourne and an internationally recognised expert in cognitive neuroscience and clinical neuropsychology. She says a sense of belonging and connection is crucial for mental health and wellbeing. “We know that social friendships, even just a brief hello with the local barista while we are ordering a coffee, social contacts, connections are in fact the things that alter our mood and protect our mental health because they are associated with increases in our sense of wellbeing.” And while COVID-19 has made that challenging, people should take the opportunity to reconnect as restrictions ease. “Our sense of belonging and connection and your sense of mental health and wellbeing depends on you stepping out of that door and not stepping back in, but hopping on the tram, or on your bike, or in your car... and being part of the community.” Professor Wilson also says it's important to get used to the “idea of change” as we move through lockdown and pandemic restrictions. “Having in our toolkit, methods for starting to learn to live with this virus and accepting that this fluctuating pattern might be part of life for the foreseeable future and learning to adapt to that.” Episode recorded: June 21, 2021. Interviewer: Dr Andi Horvath. Producer, audio engineer and editor: Chris Hatzis. Co-producers: Silvi Vann-Wall and Dr Andi Horvath. Part exhibition, part experiment, MENTAL is a welcoming place to confront societal bias and stereotypes about mental health. It features 21 works from local and international artists and research collaborators that explore different ways of being, surviving and connecting to each other. Opening in July 2021, book your free tickets now. Banner: SELFCARE4EVA_2001 by Mary Angley and Caithlin O'Loghlen: Installation view, MENTAL: Head Inside, Science Gallery Melbourne. Picture: Alan Weedon.
Opening on 15 June, MENTAL: Head Inside, the first exhibition to be presented at Science Gallery Melbourne's new purpose-built gallery, will reflect a range of different perspectives on mental health.... LEARN MORE The post Mental – Science Gallery Melbourne appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.
Wergaia woman Susie Anderson contributed to the digital birthing tree narrative, the inaugural feature story of Science Gallery Melbourne's Digital Bricks.
This week on The Grapevine, writer, researcher, and author, Peter Mares, gets on the line with Kulja and Dylan to explain Labor's rhetoric shift on migration he explored in his article ‘Labor's mixed migration message' for Inside Story.And Kate Robinson, Feminist in Residence at Queen Victoria Women's Centre gives an insight into her practice as a community lawyer, supporting women through the court system.Then, what is a Social Credit System? Head of Research and Emerging Practice for Science Gallery Melbourne and Research Fellow in the interaction Design Lab at Melbourne University, Dr Niels Wouters explains.
After the pandemic, what else can we make work better? Here are some dumb things to start with. We flush fresh water down our toilets. We throw out perfectly edible food by the tonne.
After the pandemic, what else can we make work better? Here are some dumb things to start with. We flush fresh water down our toilets. We throw out perfectly edible food by the tonne.
Recorded at Howler, August 21st. This month, Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is partnering with Science Gallery Melbourne to explore their 2019 exhibition theme: Disposable. Are we a disposable species? The 20th Century has seen humanity's focused on creating inbuilt obsolescence, of single use everything, why should it not apply to the whole human race as well? We turned liquid dinosaur juice into fuel for our cars, we took perfectly happy and inert carbon and flung it into the atmosphere, and we built an entire economy on moving bits of plastic from one place to another, and then back again in the name of recycling. Which then mostly went into landfill. Well, the land is very full now and we've not yet got around to locating a Planet B. No one has put their hand up and said that they're willing to forego pasta and start eating plastic. When oil is down to its last drop, should humanity just go with it? To be outlived by the coffee cups and disposable nappies we brought into existence. Or is that the attitude of quitters? This new wave of ecological chaos isn't humanity's first run in with adversity. Remember the bubonic plague? Well that wasn't the barrel of laughs we hoped for. But we got through it. Remember Nuclear Winter? We've put that off. Then there was the K2 bug. If anything we're getting better at this crisis business. Plus, this time round we've got all these coffee cups and nappies to use for something. As the most intelligent, creative, and adaptable species Earth has yet seen, is the solution to our ever increasing waste problem just around the corner? It'd be a shame to quit before we got there. Humans might just be worth saving. Support Climactic Links: Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate - Facebook Page Alanta Colley (@Lannyopolis) / Twitter — Follow for Sci-Fight announcements, and Twitter funnies. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Recorded at Howler, August 21st. This month, Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is partnering with Science Gallery Melbourne to explore their 2019 exhibition theme: Disposable.Are we a disposable species? The 20th Century has seen humanity's focused on creating inbuilt obsolescence, of single use everything, why should it not apply to the whole human race as well? We turned liquid dinosaur juice into fuel for our cars, we took perfectly happy and inert carbon and flung it into the atmosphere, and we built an entire economy on moving bits of plastic from one place to another, and then back again in the name of recycling. Which then mostly went into landfill.Well, the land is very full now and we've not yet got around to locating a Planet B. No one has put their hand up and said that they're willing to forego pasta and start eating plastic. When oil is down to its last drop, should humanity just go with it? To be outlived by the coffee cups and disposable nappies we brought into existence.Or is that the attitude of quitters? This new wave of ecological chaos isn't humanity's first run in with adversity. Remember the bubonic plague? Well that wasn't the barrel of laughs we hoped for. But we got through it. Remember Nuclear Winter? We've put that off. Then there was the K2 bug. If anything we're getting better at this crisis business. Plus, this time round we've got all these coffee cups and nappies to use for something. As the most intelligent, creative, and adaptable species Earth has yet seen, is the solution to our ever increasing waste problem just around the corner? It'd be a shame to quit before we got there. Humans might just be worth saving.Support ClimacticLinks:Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate - Facebook PageAlanta Colley (@Lannyopolis) / Twitter — Follow for Sci-Fight announcements, and Twitter funnies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Recorded at Howler, August 21st. This month, Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is partnering with Science Gallery Melbourne to explore their 2019 exhibition theme: Disposable. Are we a disposable species? The 20th Century has seen humanity's focused on creating inbuilt obsolescence, of single use everything, why should it not apply to the whole human race as well? We turned liquid dinosaur juice into fuel for our cars, we took perfectly happy and inert carbon and flung it into the atmosphere, and we built an entire economy on moving bits of plastic from one place to another, and then back again in the name of recycling. Which then mostly went into landfill. Well, the land is very full now and we've not yet got around to locating a Planet B. No one has put their hand up and said that they're willing to forego pasta and start eating plastic. When oil is down to its last drop, should humanity just go with it? To be outlived by the coffee cups and disposable nappies we brought into existence. Or is that the attitude of quitters? This new wave of ecological chaos isn't humanity's first run in with adversity. Remember the bubonic plague? Well that wasn't the barrel of laughs we hoped for. But we got through it. Remember Nuclear Winter? We've put that off. Then there was the K2 bug. If anything we're getting better at this crisis business. Plus, this time round we've got all these coffee cups and nappies to use for something. As the most intelligent, creative, and adaptable species Earth has yet seen, is the solution to our ever increasing waste problem just around the corner? It'd be a shame to quit before we got there. Humans might just be worth saving. Support Climactic Links: Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate - Facebook Page Alanta Colley (@Lannyopolis) / Twitter — Follow for Sci-Fight announcements, and Twitter funnies. Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Recorded at Howler, August 21st. This month, Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is partnering with Science Gallery Melbourne to explore their 2019 exhibition theme: Disposable.Are we a disposable species? The 20th Century has seen humanity's focused on creating inbuilt obsolescence, of single use everything, why should it not apply to the whole human race as well? We turned liquid dinosaur juice into fuel for our cars, we took perfectly happy and inert carbon and flung it into the atmosphere, and we built an entire economy on moving bits of plastic from one place to another, and then back again in the name of recycling. Which then mostly went into landfill.Well, the land is very full now and we've not yet got around to locating a Planet B. No one has put their hand up and said that they're willing to forego pasta and start eating plastic. When oil is down to its last drop, should humanity just go with it? To be outlived by the coffee cups and disposable nappies we brought into existence.Or is that the attitude of quitters? This new wave of ecological chaos isn't humanity's first run in with adversity. Remember the bubonic plague? Well that wasn't the barrel of laughs we hoped for. But we got through it. Remember Nuclear Winter? We've put that off. Then there was the K2 bug. If anything we're getting better at this crisis business. Plus, this time round we've got all these coffee cups and nappies to use for something. As the most intelligent, creative, and adaptable species Earth has yet seen, is the solution to our ever increasing waste problem just around the corner? It'd be a shame to quit before we got there. Humans might just be worth saving.Support ClimacticLinks: Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate - Facebook Page Alanta Colley (@Lannyopolis) / Twitter — Follow for Sci-Fight announcements, and Twitter funnies. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
“What we really represent is an awareness raising campaign against lazy language.” Balancing serious commentary and tongue-and-cheek humor, the season finale of Museum Buzz ends with a conversation about...buzzwords! Together with Jim Fishwick from the Australian Centre for the Moving Image and Tilly Boleyn from the Science Gallery Melbourne, we reflect on the notion of buzzwords: what they really communicate, why we use them, and how they evolve. I wanted to reach out to Jim and Tilly after reading their 2016 Medium.com article ‘Six Museum Words to Make You Vomit,’ where they coined a new buzzword: musevom, and even created Musevom Bingo! Thanks for listening to the first season and stay tuned for season two!
On this special episode for National Science Week, Stu gives us a run-down of events around the country; Chris speaks to Melbourne Museum fish expert Dianne Bray about the research she'll talk about at their events; and Claire speaks to Tilly Boleyn, curator of Science Gallery Melbourne about their new program called Disposable. Find out about this and other events at scienceweek.net.au
Curated by young adults for young adults, DISPOSABLE will be a festival season of outdoor installations, exhibits, events and experiments running throughout August. Activations and interactive events will pop-up throughout Melbourne. Curator Tilly Boleyn joins […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_tomandmikey/p/joy.org.au/tomandmikey/wp-content/uploads/sites/429/2019/08/2019-08-01-TomAndMikey-ScienceGallery-Disposable.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:32 — 3.4MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | RSS The post Science Gallery Melbourne – DISPOSABLE: Reimagining Your Waste appeared first on Tom & Mikey.
Garry is a mainstay within Melbourne's tech, innovation and startup environment having led partnerships and collaborations with local, national and global brands throughout his work in emerging technology, education, business and creative sectors. Currently, Garry works as the Creative Producer of Innovation with the University of Melbourne, tasked with delivering innovative activation and engagement opportunities for the university, for the Melbourne Innovation Districts (a partnership between University of Melbourne, RMIT and City of Melbourne) and for Science Gallery Melbourne- one of eight nodes in the global Science Gallery network aimed at the convergence of art, science and technology. As an advocate for non-traditional career pathways, Garry has recently been involved in establishing and growing various meetups and communities throughout Australia, such as FuckUp Nights, Melbourne Tech and more, with a continued presence as an MC and moderator of events, classes and workshops plus multiple side-projects on the go. https://www.instagram.com/gwilliamsalts/ https://twitter.com/gwilliamsalts?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrycwilliams/ https://www.meetup.com/FuckUp-Nights-Melbourne/ ------------------------------------------------------------- To find out about upcoming events organised by Melbourne Silicon Beach - Australia's fastest growing startup community - go to: https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Melbourne-Silicon-Beach/ Melbourne Silicon Beach is proudly sponsored by: Victory Offices http://bitly.com/VictoryOffices_SD MYOB http://bitly.com/MYOB_SD Allied Legal http://bitly.com/AlliedLegal_SD Your host, Dan O'Grady can be found on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danogradysimpateco and at simpateco.com.au Intro & outro music by Dan O'Grady
In so many aspects of our lives we continually strive for perfection—from needing the highest marks in school, to playing the best on the footy ground every week, to portraying the “perfect” life on Instagram. Sometimes this need for perfection is necessary for a task and at other times it hinders our performance. Why do we strive for perfection when we know it is unattainable? Is it worth the anxiety it causes us? Revisit this intriguing discussion presented by Science Gallery Melbourne that explored how perfectionism exists both positively and negatively across a range of different industries, from the need for precision in making the next big scientific discovery to performance anxiety in the performing arts. — This event was proudly supported by the Hugh Williamson Foundation as part of the Science Gallery Hugh T Williamson Lecture series.
Today, we’re chatting with Dr Niels Wouters, Head of Research and Emerging Practice for Science Gallery Melbourne and Research Fellow in the Interaction Design Lab at the University of Melbourne. Dr Wouters’ research focuses on social good and the human element of technology, especially as it pertains to AI and Human-Computer Interaction. A renowned speaker across national and international media, Wouters regularly speaks about the impacts of new technology on urban life. He has been featured on The Sydney Morning Herald, ABC, BBC, The Washington Times, World Economic Forum, Dazed Digital and CNN. Dr Wouters is the creator of Biometric Mirror, Stories of Exile, Encounters, and Street Talk. His work will be featured in a permanent Science Gallery exhibit in Melbourne. During today’s discussions, Dr Wouters will explain the purpose behind such fascinating projects as Biometric Mirror and the implications of trusting an AI trained on subjective data. He will also lead us through the journey of Street Talk and the very human, life-changing connections made via technology placed on the outside of homes in Belgium. How can technology bring us together as a community? How might unreliable AI be used against us in the future? Today, we will explore these questions and more with one of society’s most creative researchers on Human-Machine Interaction, Dr Niels Wouters. Street Talk - What happens when you equip family homes with technologies that engage the outside world? Explore the results of note printers for passersby, LED ambient noise detectors, and even a headphone that lets others hear the conversations within the home. How do we treat data privacy differently when looking at digital data vs. linking people in analogue ways? How did Dr Niels Wouters go from computer science to finance to architecture to find a home here linking science, art, ethics, and the human element? How is Science Gallery bringing together artists and scientists to stir interest in STEM among young adults? What’s happening with Science Gallery in Melbourne? Biometric Mirror - How do people react to an AI that determines their gender, age, ethnicity, weirdness, aggression, and emotional instability? What if that data were used against them for job selection or insurance rates? How simple is it to build an AI from an unreliable dataset? And how open are people to believe an assessment is correct due to the simple fact it was made by a machine? What is AI’s impact on human rights? What concerns does a university’s ethics review committee have surrounding a project like Biometric Mirror? What are the ethics behind showing AI-generated attractiveness assessments to young adults? Are young people more or less likely to accept a machine-generated assessment as fact? Which sci-fi future are we in the midst of creating? The Jetsons? Bladerunner? Black Mirror? Or something else entirely? Eliza’s “granddaughter” shows up as a special guest. What’s coming in the future? Will there be a Biometric Mirror 3.0? Beyond facial recognition, what would happen if Wouters hacked an Alexa to do unexpected things? How will Biometric Mirror be used as an ethics probe? What’s next for Science Gallery? What two or three things could listeners and legislators do now to jumpstart AI ethics in Australia?
A leafy park, a noisy building site, a room with a view (or without) – for better or worse, the physical spaces we inhabit have a biological and psychological effect on us. Following January's 'Vital (De)signs: Sensing space through VR', we brought together a range of voices that discussed and debated the impact of the built environment on our health and wellbeing – and the game-changing potential of virtual reality. The panel included neuroscientist Professor Julie Bernhardt of The Florey Institute; architect and urban designer Dr Marcus White of Melbourne School of Design; and digital artist and academic Joel Zika of Deakin University. Rose Hiscock moderated the session, formerly the Powerhouse Museum director and now the inaugural director of the Science Gallery Melbourne—an innovative new gallery dedicated to the collision of art and science, set to open in 2018. This event is made possible by the Hugh D T Williamson Foundation through funding for MPavilion’s series of events looking at design & science.
In the studio this week post radiothon are Dr Lauren, Dr Euan, ChrisKP and Dr Shane. News: Feathers from a 99 million year old creature were discovered in a piece of amber in Myanmar. Rump recognition in chimpanzees is as strong as facial recognition. An archaeological dig in German have unearthed some human remains and identified some very interesting characteristics. John Glenn who has been the oldest astronaut, died this week. The First guest (via Skype): Julian Cribb, Author, talks about his new book called "Surviving the 21st Century" dealing with the current scientific challenges and their solutions, but how these solutions need to be harmonised. The Second Guests (in the studio): Professors Grant McArthur and Dale Godfrey, Dept Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne talk about immunology and oncology, the future of cancer treatment and exciting new collaborating opportunities in the VCCC. The Third Guests (in the studio): Rose Hiscock of Science Gallery Melbourne and Ryan Jefferies, Creative Director, Season of BLOOD talk about the Science Gallery Melbourne which will open in a pop-up gallery before the real gallery opens in 2020. Remember, ""Science is everywhere"", including: Program page: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/einstein-a-go-go/ Facebook page: Einstein A Go Go Twitter: https://twitter.com/einstein_agogo and every Sunday at 11:00a.m AEST on RRR 102.7mHz FM.
After contemplating the defining nature of our urban landscapes it’s time to consider the role of personal transformation. Transformation design is a human-centred, interdisciplinary process that seeks to change the behaviour and form of individuals, systems and organisations in desirable and sustainable ways—often for socially progressive ends. The Transformation leg of MRelay explores how we can apply transformation design skills in non-traditional settings, which often leads to new and original design outcomes. Transformation designers aren’t always ‘designers’—can each of us play a role as moderator, participant or co-creator? Transformation was hosted by Rose Hiscock, director of Science Gallery Melbourne. Speakers included Ramona Koval, broadcaster, writer and editor; Professor Rob Adams, director of City Design and Projects at the City of Melbourne; Mary Portas, founder of creative communications agency Portas Agency; Simone LeAmon, Hugh Williamson curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria; Cameron Bruhn, editor at Architecture Media; Oluwaseyi Sosanya, designer, engineer and inventor of the 3D Weaver; and Justine Clark, architectural editor, writer and researcher, and founding editor of Parlour.