Copenhagen 2009
“If we fail at Copenhagen - the planet in 2100”
“MADAME chair, you have the floor” Thank you [UN president Michelle Gore]. Will another century be required for unified action? / Image: Istockphoto Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests,...
Read More...The dangers of reporting on climate change
JOURNALISTS who investigate climate change increasingly are at risk of harm and even death from hostile governments and companies, according to media agencies at COP15. The International Institute for...
Read More...Ten steps to a cleaner world
THE Copenhagen climate change conference may be over, but the message for the world is loud and clear – we can all do our bit to reduce the impacts of global warming. Here are a few presented at the...
Read More...COP15 – Success or failure?
THE 15th meeting of the United Nations climate change conference has ended with an agreement by countries to raise the finance needed to cut greenhouse gas emissions in both developed and developing nations. The...
Read More...Climate change “action hero” looks beyond Kyoto
CALIFORNIA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says the world will continue to pursue ways to curb global warming even if no resolution is reached at the Copenhagen conference. “Technological and economic...
Read More...Special Feature: Symbiotica
Engulfed in the Silent Barrage
SILENT Barrage is one of the most technologically-advanced pieces of artistic inquisition in the world, using a robotic creation to investigate the nature of thought and neural dysfunction in a SymbioticA...
Read More...Waste For Life uses science for change
IN a country plagued by poverty, a project showcased by SymbioticA is working toward alleviating pressure on minorities and resources through art, engineering and garbage.
Read More...SymbioticA projects lead down the rabbit hole
PIG burials, growing jackets from tissue culture and books made of human skin are just a few of the projects coming out of SymbioticA, the Centre of Excellence in Biological Arts.
Read More...SymbioticA: Science through the looking glass
A LABORATORY in Perth is using the artistic medium to explore unchartered territories and ask some of the most culturally sensitive questions in life sciences.
Read More...Upcoming Events
- 10/02/2010 - 10/02/2010 | 16:00 Turning Textual Information Into Machine-Understandable Data
- 13/02/2010 - 13/02/2010 | 19:30 Mars with Peter Birch
- 14/02/2010 - 14/02/2010 | 18:00 Valentine's Day - Romancing the Stars
- 17/02/2010 - 17/02/2010 | 16:00 Dynamics of polymictic lakes
- 19/02/2010 - 19/02/2010 | 19:30 Global Warming - The Science
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