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Science Meets Parliament 2018
Science Meets Parliament 2018 Each year, Science and Technology Australia organises an event to raise the profile of Australian Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. With an election on the horizon this year, it is more important than ever that we … Continue reading
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The curse of mental work
In the information age, modern technology eases the physical tasks that we require to produce food and shelter but introduces a new form of labour that places its own burdens on our society. It is an interesting thing that has … Continue reading
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The smartest person in the room
I heard an interesting comment the other day: “The smartest person in the room is not the one that knows the most, but the one that can ask the most interesting question” Dr. Jeanette Fyffe The view that we take … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Science
Tagged challenges, experiments, intelligence, knowledge, science, teaching
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The Mad Scientist
“The poet only asks to get his head into the heavens. It is the logician who seeks to get the heavens into his head. And it is his head that splits.” – G. K. Chesterton There is a truth that most … Continue reading
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Tagged Brain, knowledge, life, public obsessions, science
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The academic pressure cooker
The life of an academic as it turns out is not the protected sheltered little world that many outsiders perceive. It is sometimes viewed by undergraduate students that professors spend very little time doing actual work, the seem to be constantly absent from … Continue reading
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Tagged future, Literature, publications, science, scientific writing
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Science in the air
Science is all around us, I think that many people have a misconception of what science really is. Simply put science is understanding what happens around us, this means that in everything we can see, touch, feel and do there … Continue reading
The sum of it all
When you stop and think about it really everything in life is the sum of its parts, as one of my favourite bands “The Herd” says “you are the sum of it all”. Everything we do in life adds up … Continue reading
The power of the brain
The human mind is a wonderful thing, but sometimes it can be our own worst enemy. Henry Ford was certainly right when he said “whether you think you are able to do a thing or not you are right.” I … Continue reading
Posted in Genial - It's french for awesome, Life, Science
Tagged Brain, brain power, challenges, creativity, exercise, experiments, life, neuroplasticity, positive thinking
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Memory, Technology, and Creativity
I read an interesting blog the other day “So Long Ago I Can’t Remember: Memory, Technology, and Creativity.” It hit straight to the heart of a problem that I have been pondering for several weeks now. Is ‘google’ our friend … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, future, humanity, internet, knowledge, memory, science
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The recipe of good science
The recipe for good science is the same as the recipe for a good life: Ingredients for cake of life: People (Friends/Family/Colleagues/Competitors) Hard work Rest Luck Ingredients for the icing: Honesty Inspiration Purpose Love Persistence Courage Passion All ingredients should … Continue reading
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