Sticklers with sticky tape lay it on the line at World Science Festival

Sticklers with sticky tape lay it on the line at World Science Festival

What happens when an artist and a physicist come together in Brisbane? “It’s like a big board game meets a science experiment.”

  • byJocelyn Garcia

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10 major cultural events to see in Brisbane in 2024

10 major cultural events to see in Brisbane in 2024

We’ve looked into the cultural crystal ball to find highlights of 2024.

  • byNick Dent
Einstein’s mind will explain our times at Science Festival,says Brian Greene

Einstein’s mind will explain our times at Science Festival,says Brian Greene

US physicist Brian Greene says Einstein still has things to teach us,as he launches the World Science Festival Brisbane in a digital form for the third year in a row.

  • byStuart Layt
Experts call for more transparency around pandemic decisions

Experts call for more transparency around pandemic decisions

Australia’s pandemic decision-making bodies should be more transparent,providing reasons for their rulings,according to a panel of experts.

  • byStuart Layt
Professor Brian Greene:Scientific literacy key to preventing pandemic repeat

Professor Brian Greene:Scientific literacy key to preventing pandemic repeat

World-renowned scientist Brian Greene said the pandemic response has been a “massive wake-up call” for scientists to ensure scientific literacy in the public.

  • byStuart Layt
Cities will get smarter but its citizens must too,expert warns

Cities will get smarter but its citizens must too,expert warns

An urban planning expert says south-east Queensland is well poised for growth over the next few decades,but the digital future has to be planned for.

  • byStuart Layt
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World Science Festival back with a bang in Brisbane

World Science Festival back with a bang in Brisbane

After being cancelled last year just days after its launch,the festival has even greater relevance in 2021,with the coronavirus pandemic focusing attention on science like never before.

  • byToby Crockford
Response to coronavirus is one Brian Greene has seen before. He's not happy

Response to coronavirus is one Brian Greene has seen before. He's not happy

The renowned physicist says he is frustrated by the early lack of action on coronavirus,which he says mirrors the lack of action on climate change

  • byStuart Layt
Scientists try to turn down heat on turtle eggs to produce more males

Scientists try to turn down heat on turtle eggs to produce more males

With rising temperatures resulting in more female sea turtles,researchers are trying to rebalance the gender ratio by cooling the eggs down.

  • byIndigo Kuss-Patterson
World Science Festival organisers hope to overcome coronavirus tourism hit

World Science Festival organisers hope to overcome coronavirus tourism hit

In its fifth year,World Science Festival Brisbane is set to tackle everything from the science of cricket and ballet to volcanoes,climate,artificial intelligence and big data

  • byStuart Layt
These are the three big things Australia's space industry has going for it

These are the three big things Australia's space industry has going for it

Australia’s"unique view of the galaxy"gives its space industry some key advantages it should capitalise on.

  • byTony Moore