WA SCIENCE. DONE DIFFERENT.
Perth, Western Australia
Joined October 2009
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Today is #WOWday and marks 60 years of the #StateEmergencyService in Western Australia. Today we celebrate our #SES volunteers and thank them for their hard work and dedication in helping with emergencies, search and rescues, and much more. #ThankYouSES @dfes_wa
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Thanks for the shout-out @ParticleWA. We're working hard here in WA to get to space 🛰️🚀
WA is becoming a booming space hub. We speak to two WA space start-ups; one that wants to send things into space (@PicosatSystems) and one who wants to bring them down (Exodus Space Systems). ow.ly/uqiN50nuzBh
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Aboriginal women from Central Australia's NPY Women's Council have created a #mindfulness #app in Kriol, Ngaanyatjarra and Pitjantjiatjara languages to combat #mentalhealth and trauma issues in #Aboriginal #communities. ow.ly/nTCz50nuDOG
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Congratulations to Areyonga Primary School for winning the @CSIROnews STEM School Award for its work in combining traditional knowledge with modern science as part of their two-way bilingual science program. bit.ly/AreyongaPrimarySchool
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It's the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Today, we're shining a spotlight on the Indigenous women who are trail blazers in #STEM. #WomenInScience #WomenInScienceDay
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There’s a lot to be said for the penis bone, and Kirsten Flint is keen to say it. My story for @ParticleWA on @SciComm_Kirst 's new penis-bone-inspired #FringeWorld show particle.scitech.org.au/eart… #sciencecommunication #evolutionarybiology #puns #hardfacts
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The first field trials using fungi to reduce carbon in the atmosphere are underway in New South Wales. #WorldSoilDay @soilcquest @TeganNock australiascience.tv/farmers-…
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#Space: tracking #SpaceJunk — what goes up doesn't come down
► particle.scitech.org.au/spac… via @ParticleWA
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Bring on the machines! Artificial Intelligence bot now finding radio galaxies across the sky. ICRAR-@uwanews researchers have taught an AI program named ClaRAN to look for jets exploding out of distant galaxies, and it's really good at it! 🖥️ 💻 📡
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1,245+ #kids (11 countries, 119 schools) entered #kidscareaboutclimatechange #drawing contest!! Check out an interactive mosiac of many of them: mosaically.com/photomosaic/2… … via @MOSAICALLY. And PLEASE vote for your favorites by 5 Nov at kidscareaboutclimate.org & retweet!!
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Very well written article on the ethical considerations of immersive media and the future of the medium: buff.ly/2Sv7k76 #vr #immersive #futureofvr
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‘WooTube’ star Eddie Woo shared his teaching tips at Curtin. Put your passion to work with a postgrad degree from Curtin, and you could benefit from inspiring professional development opportunities like this!
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Applications close next week for the 2019 Visiting Fellowship For Senior Women In Astronomy.
Living expenses A$5k/month, plus A$5k travel assistance & extra support avail (eg childcare). Apps close 30th Oct 2018.
#womeninSTEM #fellowship #astronomy
icrar.org/about/visiting-fel…
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Today, as part of our #NationalWaterWeek 💦 celebrations we are delighted to be hosting this great bunch of people from @EngAustraliaWA at our Groundwater Replenishment visitor centre. 👷♂️👷♀️
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A full moon sets in October.
The #GreatBarrierReef spawning season is here. Read about the upcoming science in our National Sea Simulator. @SeaSim_AIMS
aims.gov.au/2018-seasim-spaw… – at Townsville, Queensland
Oh yeah - it’s business time. #GBRspawning2018 is imminent. Looking forward to cool science with great people. @SeaSim_AIMS @aims_gov_au
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Can the genetic information of healthy old people help unlock the secrets of disease? A pioneering @GarvanInstitute database containing the entire DNA sequence of 4,000 people may provide the answer. @MarkPinese @45andUp @kinghorngenomes @NCInews @MedResearchNSW @ASPREE_aus
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Download the WeatheX app to report on those storms. It may help us improve future forecasts of severe weather. climateextremes.org.au/weath…
#Severe #thunderstorms are occurring in the south of the North West Slopes and Plains. A large severe storm is in the Tamworth region, with large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain likely. Check the latest warnings at ow.ly/NAqt30mlO5w
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Bringing along to @ScitechWA the scariest @MurdochUni students to show how maggots, blood and bones can be used not just at Halloween... @VetLifeScience @MurdochUniNews #Halloween2018 – at Perth, Western Australia
Get ready for an unforgettable evening all about flesh, bones, blood... and maggots! #Forensic entomologist and #CSI star @doc_magni along with her team of @MurdochUni forensic students will be at @ScitechWA’s adults-only #AfterDark: Halloween >> bit.ly/2PH6D9f
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Explore nature and experience science with the Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year winner Rio Tinto Naturescape Kings Park. Next round of applications expected to open March 2019 #WASciAwards @ParticleWA @Chevron @kingspark_wa @RioTinto
A huge congratulations to @RioTinto for Naturescape at @kingspark_wa who have won @Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year at the 2018 #WASciAwards. Find out how to explore nature >> bit.ly/particle-naturescapep…