30th November 2016 was your chance to use your free will to test quantum physics, while also learning about parallel universes and uncrackable cryptography. Recorded on this date Professor Howard Wiseman and…
Out in the heat: why poorer suburbs are more at risk in warming cities
Australian cities are getting hotter. The many reasons for this include urban densification policies, climate change and social trends such as bigger houses and apartment living, which leave less space…
DNA reveals a new history of the First Australians
Understanding the history of Aboriginal Australians, their origins and how their population changed over some 50,000-plus years has always been an enormous challenge. Many Aboriginal people have their own origin…
EVENT: The Genomic History of Aboriginal Australia
On 6 October a public lecture and discussion panel was given at the Ship Inn in Brisbane with a selection of the authors of the recently published Nature paper, ‘The…
Racing climate change to cure diseases
One of the first steps on the road to cure a disease such as Parkinson’s, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, dementia or infectious diseases is finding active compounds that interact with the…
EVENT: Making the most of the innovation agenda: Science, technology & innovation policy for economic growth
From the sheep’s back to the resources boom Australia’s economic drivers are constantly changing. We are now in the information age where data has moved from a backroom process of…
Taking the cow piss out of our waterways
If carbon is added to paddocks where cows urinate it can reduce the runoff of nitrogen into waterways meaning more nutrients for pasture growth and cleaner creeks and rivers. This…
Can you teach a koala new tricks?
Griffith University researchers have found that koalas are more clever than they thought them to be in a world-first study that tracked the Australian animal more comprehensively than ever before…
EVENT: REGIONAL PLANNING FOR SUCCESSFUL CITIES
Cities are often thought of as organic structures that ‘grow’ and ‘evolve,’ to meet the changing needs of their citizens. They have a ‘heart,’ ‘arterial’ corridors, ‘a soul’ and they…
Research leads to Great Barrier Reef rescue purchase
Leading geomorphologist Dr Andrew Brooks says the Queensland Government’s plan to rehabilitate grazing land to improve water quality of the Great Barrier Reef is based on “good science”. The State Government…