science writing
SCHOOLS PROGRAM: Changing the story, Making a positive difference
John Curtin College of the Arts 90 Ellen St, Fremantle, WA, AustraliaThe Western Swamp Tortoise, endemic to a small portion of Western Australia, is the most endangered Australian reptile. The effort to bring this species back from the brink of extinction ...
SCHOOLS PROGRAM: Young Dark Emu
John Curtin College of the Arts 90 Ellen St, Fremantle, WA, AustraliaIn Young Dark Emu - A Truer History, Bruce Pascoe uses the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, to argue for an understanding of Australia prior to the ...
SCHOOLS PROGRAM: Art, Science and Technology
John Curtin College of the Arts 90 Ellen St, Fremantle, WA, AustraliaWolfgang Bylsma is Editor in Chief of Gestalt, Australia's leading independent graphic novel publishing house, and a producer of the award-winning animated series, The Deep. Justin Randall is an illustrator ...
MAIN PROGRAM: Why humans make art
State Library of WA Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA, AustraliaEvery human society makes pictures, sings songs and tells stories, but why do we do it? Is there an evolutionary imperative to make art? Noongar musicologist Clint Bracknell, evolutionary biologist ...
MAIN PROGRAM: On Fire!
State Library of WA Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA, AustraliaIt’s a fundamental tool, but also one of our greatest fears. Join former NSW Fire Commissioner Greg Mullins, Indigenous fire expert Oral McGuire and cultural geographer Lesley Head as they ...
MAIN PROGRAM: Quacks, conspiracy theorists and actual evidence
State Library of WA Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA, AustraliaSocial media may try to convince you otherwise, but climate change is not a hoax, vaccines don’t cause autism, and the paleo diet really isn’t good for babies. In a ...
MAIN PROGRAM: Farming for our future
State Library of WA Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA, AustraliaIn his ground-breaking book, Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe described the farming and land management practices of Indigenous Australians, developed over thousands of years to produce food sustainably on the Australian ...
MAIN PROGRAM: The Hidden Meanings in Maps
State Library of WA Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA, AustraliaMaps are just a tool to navigate from one place to another, right? Well, no. Mapping is an ancient human technology, deeply embedded in cultural and ideological assumptions, and for ...
MAIN PROGRAM: Let’s Talk About Sex
State Library of WA Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA, AustraliaHumans are unusual animals in having sex – lots of sex – that has nothing to do with the reproduction of the species. Novelist Jennifer Mills writes speculative fiction about ...
MAIN PROGRAM: Writing Catastrophe
State Library of WA Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA, AustraliaWhether it’s mega-fires, a global pandemic or the shameful history of the asbestos industry, writing about disasters can take a toll. Emergency physician and novelist Michelle Johnston, former NSW Fire ...