Pint of Science 2018
Mon May 14th - Wed May 16th from 7pm at The Wheaty
Pint of Science is a charity run by volunteers that brings some of the most brilliant scientists to your local pub to discuss their latest research and findings with you. You don't need any prior knowledge, and this is your chance to meet the people responsible for the future of science (and have a pint with them). The festival started in the UK and runs every May in over 300 cities across 21 different countries - including Australia! This year Pint of Science takes place in 16 cities across Australia over 14, 15 and 16 May 2017.
Mon 14th May: Amazing Atoms
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Vortex fluidics in action with Professor Colin Raston (Professor in Clean Technology, Flinders University). The vortex fluidic device has remarkable applications in protein folding, targeted drug delivery, slicing carbon nanotubes, biodiesel production, and more, all under scalable continuous flow.
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You are what you eat: a pile of atoms with Dr Nina Welti (Research Scientist, CSIRO). Do you wonder where your food comes from? How certain are we that we get what we buy? We can use naturally occurring isotopes along with innovative mapping to determine the provenance if our food products as they move from the soil to our plates.
Tue 15th May: Food is in my DNA
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Do eating patterns differ between people with Joyce Haddad (PhD Candidate, CSIRO). The average Australian has poor eating habits, but these habits differ from person to person. There are personal characteristics that predict how healthy people eat. This information is crucial for developing future healthy eating interventions.
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Epigenetics: DNA decoration or fate? With Dr Hannah Brown (Chief Science Storyteller, University of Adelaide). Have you heard of your epigenome? Did you know that your DNA is decorated with glitter that determine your fate, but which is altered by your everyday activities? Did you know this happens long before you are born? Even inside your grandmother?!
Wed 16th May: Until we find Planet B
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Water for our cities with Declan Page (Research Group Leader, CSIRO). Australia is a land of drought and flooding rains; our largest cities have in the past struggled with both. Cities expecting further population growth will need a variety of water strategies to manage into the future.
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The Great Dying of the modern era with Professor Corey Bradshaw (Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology, Flinders University). I will outline the evidence for the accelerating onslaught of human expansion and development on ecosystems worldwide. I will focus on the less-publicised erosion of ecosystem services and how they denude human well-being and prosperity.
http://www.pintofscience.com.au/
Tickets: $6 when purchased online or $8 at the door (doors open 6:30pm for a 7pm start)
