So much to do!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 08:07AM Science Week continues to roll on and it’s already been one to remember. ‘Hypothesis’ was fantastic (loads of people, great laughs, super science and lot’s of fun); NASA astronaut Megan McArthur gave a great insight to a full house at RMIT, and there are still hundreds of events listed online. That said, ‘Living Science at the
Market’ was postponed due to weather. We were ready for rain, ready for hail, ready for cold, but anyone who was in Melbourne last Sunday will know it was very, very windy – no place to be erecting marquees. Don’t panic, though, the event will be on again at some point in the future. Stay tuned . . .
I’ll be moderating a debate in Bendigo tomorrow to explore whether mathematics is the cornerstone or society. Nice meaty topic when you think about it - I’m looking forward to it. On Friday I’m speaking at ‘Science Matters’ at Melbourne Museum. This should be a great event, with a very impressive line up of speakers (as well as me). There’s also ‘The Physics of Star Trek’, ‘Dinosaur Island’, ‘Beer: Barley to Bottle’, and so much more.
It’s also Radiothon time at Triple R, so I have on-air duty with ‘Einstein A Go Go’ on Sunday morning.
Reader Comments (1)
I think that this is a topic that's so very undervalued in the general community today, and it should be discussed and encouraged as much as possible. Mathematics and science education is key to most decisions that affect all of us. One of the biggest bug bears I have is when politicians make decisions with no true understanding of the implications of those decisions, primarily because they have no understanding (or even a conceptual understanding) of the science & maths behind it.