Past Events

http://riaus.org.au/events/club-cosmos-from-sci-fi-to-sci-fact/

Club Cosmos: From Sci-Fi to Sci-Fact

Event date: Tuesday 10 May 2011 - 06:00pm to 08:00pm
Bookings have closed for this event.

At Performance Space at CarriageWorks, Sydney The Awfully Wonderful exhibition at Sydney’s Performance Space combined sci-fi, art and science ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/radio-astronomy-something-kinda-awesome-ska/

Radio astronomy: Something Kinda Awesome (SKA)

Event date: Thursday 5 May 2011 - 06:00pm to 07:15pm
Location: The Science Exchange.
Bookings have closed for this event.

Photograph by Paul Bourke and Jonathan Knispel WASP (UWA), iVEC, ICRAR and CSIRO Telescopes have allowed us to look ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/inspiring-australia-launch-of-national-science-week-sa/

Inspiring Australia: National Science Week (SA) program launch

Event date: Wednesday 4 May 2011 - 06:00pm to 07:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange.
Bookings have closed for this event.

Held annually in August, National Science Week reaches more than a million people through science events across Australia. This ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/riaus-pd-the-square-kilometre-array-ska-a-telescope-to-explore-the-early-universe/

RiAus PDplus: The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a telescope to explore the early universe

Event date: Tuesday 3 May 2011 - 03:45pm to 04:30pm
Program: PDplus.

RiAus PD<em>plus</em>: The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a telescope to explore the early universe

Special Event for Teachers Featuring Professor Peter Quinn, Director of The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR). Telescopes ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/school-holiday-science-trev-the-electric-car/

School holiday science: TREV the electric car

Event date: Friday 29 April 2011 - 02:00pm to 04:00pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: School Holiday Science.
Bookings have closed for this event.

These school holidays we heard the amazing story of team TREV – an electric car built in Adelaide and ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/film-club-splice/

Film Club: Splice

Event date: Wednesday 20 April 2011 - 06:00pm to 08:00pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Film Club.
Bookings have closed for this event.

Two rebellious young scientists are told by their employers to halt groundbreaking work that has seen them produce new ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/from-droughts-to-flooding-rains/

From droughts to flooding rains

Event date: Tuesday 19 April 2011 - 06:00pm to 07:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange.
Bookings have closed for this event.

Droughts today, floods and cyclones tomorrow. Are you wondering what is driving our crazy weather? We heard local and ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/cafe-entrepreneur-limitless-growth-in-the-defence-industry/

Cafe Entrepreneur: Limitless growth in the defence industry

Event date: Tuesday 12 April 2011 - 06:00pm to 07:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Cafe Entrepreneur.
Bookings have closed for this event.

This event was for those wanting to update their skills, industry knowledge and business practices, and wanting to network ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/members-drinks/

Members Drinks

Event date: Friday 8 April 2011 - 05:30pm to 07:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange.

Exclusive RiAus member-only reception in the Boardroom, at the Science Exchange from 5:30 – 7:30pm on Friday 8 April, ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/synthetic-biology%e2%80%94what-does-it-mean-for-you/

Synthetic biology – what does it mean for you?

Event date: Thursday 7 April 2011 - 06:00pm to 08:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange.

This event provided a forum for those keen to learn about synthetic biology and share their views. ABC Radio ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/life-2-0-artifice-to-synthesis/

LIFE 2.0: artifice to synthesis

Starts on Wednesday 6 April 2011 & ends Friday 8 July 2011.
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: RiAus Art, RiAus Art Exhibitions, Visual Art.

The Science Exchange’s past art exhibition – LIFE 2.0 – explored how our notions of nature and technology may ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/riaus-pd-synthetic-biology-%e2%80%94-creating-life-in-the-lab/

RiAus PDplus: Synthetic Biology – creating life in the lab

Event date: Wednesday 6 April 2011 - 03:45pm to 04:30pm
Program: PDplus.

RiAus PD<em>plus</em>: Synthetic Biology – creating life in the lab

Special Event for Teachers Featuring Desmond Lun, from the Centre for Computational and Integrative Biology at Rutgers University, and ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/club-cosmos-synthetic-biology-in-the-pub/

Club Cosmos: Synthetic Biology in the Pub

Event date: Monday 4 April 2011 - 07:00pm to 09:00pm
Program: Club Cosmos, Club Cosmos.
Bookings have closed for this event.

This time Club Cosmos tackled the topic of “Synthetic Biology”. We enjoyed a drink as we discussed Synthetic biology ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/bragg-walking-tour-2/

Summer Season Bragg Walking Tour

Event date: Thursday 24 March 2011 - 10:00am to 02:00pm
Location: The Science Exchange.

The world of Sir William Henry Bragg and his son, Sir William Lawrence Bragg was made available for discovery ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/seven-deadly-sins-envy-neuromarketing/

Seven deadly sins: Envy – neuromarketing

Event date: Tuesday 22 March 2011 - 06:00pm to 07:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Seven Deadly Sins.

Envy and desire are strong emotions that influence our product choice, and can be harnessed in marketing campaigns. Scientific ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/riaus-pd-food-security-%e2%80%94-how-will-we-feed-a-growing-global-population/

RiAus PDplus: Food Security – how will we feed a growing global population?

Event date: Monday 21 March 2011 - 03:45pm to 04:30pm
Program: PDplus.

RiAus PD<em>plus</em>: Food Security – how will we feed a growing global population?

Special Event for Teachers Featuring Peter Langridge, Chief Executive Officer of The Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics. What ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/seven-deadly-sins-greed-avarice-food-security/

Seven deadly sins: Greed – avarice (food security)

Event date: Thursday 17 March 2011 - 07:30pm to 09:00pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Seven Deadly Sins.

View a special Q&A session on Food Security, hosted by RiAus for the ABC’s Catalyst program, examining the impact ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/seven-deadly-sins-anger-%e2%80%94-the-science-of-wrath/

Seven deadly sins: Anger – the science of wrath

Event date: Tuesday 15 March 2011 - 06:00pm to 07:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Seven Deadly Sins.

Anger has long been viewed as a dangerous emotion. In its extreme form, it can cause a range of ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/adelaide-fringe-2011-the-stupid-species-comedy-2/

Adelaide Fringe 2011: The Stupid Species (Comedy)

Starts on Friday 11 March 2011 & ends Sunday 13 March 2011.
Location: Adelaide Fringe, The Science Exchange. Program: Adelaide Fringe.

Daniel Keogh (ABC TV’s Hungry Beast) presented a science comedy show that looked at what makes people act like idiots. ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/adelaide-fringe-2011-dantes-laboratory-cabaret/

Adelaide Fringe 2011: Dante’s Laboratory (Cabaret)

Event date: Thursday 3 March 2011 - 07:15pm to 08:45pm
Location: Adelaide Fringe, The Science Exchange. Program: Adelaide Fringe.

Thursday 3 – Saturday 5 March 7:15-8:45pm Dante’s Laboratory followed Dante’s path through Hell, with a scientific perspective and ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/standing-in-amazement/

Standing in amazement

Starts on Tuesday 1 March 2011 & ends Saturday 5 March 2011.
Location: The Science Exchange.

A stereoscopic tour featuring the natural wonders found within Arkaroola and the Flinders Ranges. Secrets of our Earth’s history ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/science-exchange-science-stories/

Science Exchange: Science stories

Event date: Tuesday 1 March 2011 - 02:00pm to 02:00pm
Location: The Science Exchange.
Bookings have closed for this event.

The Australian International Documentary Conference takes place in Adelaide each year, and this year it teamed up with RiAus ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/invisible-worlds/

Invisible worlds

Event date: Sunday 27 February 2011 - 02:00pm to 03:00pm
Location: The Science Exchange.
Bookings have closed for this event.

On Sunday afternoon RiAus hosted a wide-ranging discussion with Lynette Wallworth (ReKindling Venus: In Plain Sight), Douglas Trumbull (2001: ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/the-milky-way-in-3d/

The Milky Way in 3D

Event date: Sunday 27 February 2011 - 10:00am to 04:00pm

Travel alongside space probes that have explored the most extreme places imaginable in the Solar System, or discover a ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/adelaide-fringe-2011-simon-pampena-in-the-probability-drive-comedy-2/

Adelaide Fringe 2011: Simon Pampena in The Probability Drive (Comedy)

Starts on Thursday 24 February 2011 & ends Saturday 26 February 2011.
Location: Adelaide Fringe, The Science Exchange. Program: Adelaide Fringe.
Bookings have closed for this event.

Life is just a chaotic series of events without purpose or meaning… unless you are a mathematician. Then everything ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/adelaide-fringe-2011-pieces-of-mind-comedy-2/

Adelaide Fringe 2011: Pieces of Mind (Comedy)

Starts on Tuesday 22 February 2011 & ends Saturday 12 March 2011.
Location: Adelaide Fringe, The Science Exchange. Program: Adelaide Fringe.
Bookings have closed for this event.

Former psychology student turned award-winning entertainer, Simon Taylor attempted to solve the puzzles of the mind. He knew what ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/rocket-town/

Adelaide Fringe 2011: Rocket Town (Theatre)

Starts on Tuesday 22 February 2011 & ends Saturday 12 March 2011.
Location: Adelaide Fringe, The Science Exchange. Program: Adelaide Fringe.
Bookings have closed for this event.

Welcome to Woomera. It has a rocket park in the centre of town. It has a military test range ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/adelaide-fringe-2011-the-twittering-machine-2/

Adelaide Fringe 2011: The Twittering Machine

Starts on Saturday 19 February 2011 & ends Wednesday 23 February 2011.
Location: Adelaide Fringe, The Science Exchange. Program: Adelaide Fringe.

A man is perched on a bicycle with a birdcage on his head. An alarm clock rings. A bird ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/ascsa-monthly-speed-networking-2/

ASCSA monthly: Speed networking

Event date: Tuesday 15 February 2011 - 06:00pm to 08:00pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: ASCSA.
Bookings have closed for this event.

Networking is a great opportunity to expand the world you live in, and is a great skill for any ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/seven-deadly-sins-lust-is-love-blind/

Seven deadly sins: Lust – is love blind?

Event date: Monday 14 February 2011 - 06:00pm to 07:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Seven Deadly Sins.

Do you dare to delve into the science of attraction? On Valentine’s Day we investigated with the RiAus what men ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/digital-images-mysteries-in-science/

Adelaide Fringe 2011: Digital images – mysteries in science

Starts on Thursday 10 February 2011 & ends Friday 29 April 2011.
Location: Adelaide Fringe, The Science Exchange. Program: RiAus Art, RiAus Art Exhibitions, Visual Art.

Parallel Universes by Ursula Freer The New York Hall of Science’s stunning exhibition demonstrated how digital technology is enabling ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/seven-deadly-sins-pride-film-club-i-psychopath/

Seven Deadly Sins: Pride – Film Club: I, Psychopath

Event date: Tuesday 8 February 2011 - 06:00pm to 08:00pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Film Club, Seven Deadly Sins.
Bookings have closed for this event.

Psychopaths… they’ll charm you, manipulate you, then ruin your life. But not all of them with a gun or ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/seven-deadly-sins-gluttony-the-lure-of-chocolate-2/

Seven deadly sins: Gluttony – the lure of chocolate

Event date: Thursday 3 February 2011 - 06:00pm to 07:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Seven Deadly Sins.

Chocolate. Doesn’t everyone love it? More than just satisfying a “sweet tooth”, there’s something special about chocolate that brings ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/book-club-short-adventures-in-sci-fi/

Book Club: Short adventures in sci-fi

Event date: Thursday 27 January 2011 - 06:00pm to 07:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Book Club.
Bookings have closed for this event.

We started the new year with some short adventures in science fiction. The RiAus Book Club met to discuss ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/science-outside-the-square-santos-tour-down-under-2/

Science Outside the Square: Santos Tour Down Under

Event date: Sunday 23 January 2011 - 09:30am to 01:30pm
Location: Science Outside the Square. Program: Science Outside the Square 2011.

How do you fuel a professional cyclist? Why is it easier to balance on two wheels than one? Questions ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/art-exhibition-beauty-of-biology/

Art Exhibition: Beauty of Biology

Starts on Saturday 1 January 2011 & ends Monday 31 January 2011.
Program: RiAus Art, RiAus Art Exhibitions, Visual Art.

The exhibition, ‘Through the Lens’, featured stunning photographs captured through the lenses of microscopes, cameras, DNA sequencing and other ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/thinking-critically-about-sustainable-energy-our-energy-future-2050/

Thinking critically about sustainable energy: Our energy future 2050

Event date: Wednesday 8 December 2010 - 06:00pm to 07:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Thinking Critically.

It is estimated that in the year 2050 the global demand for energy will be five times what it ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/skin-deep-exploring-human-ancestry/

Skin Deep: Exploring human ancestry

Event date: Tuesday 7 December 2010 - 06:00pm to 08:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Secrets of the human body.

The Genographic Project & the Environment Institute at the University of Adelaide along with the RiAus and SBS will ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/six-feet-under-the-science-of-burial/

Six feet under: The science of burial

Event date: Thursday 2 December 2010 - 06:00pm to 08:00pm
Location: Enfield Memorial Park. Program: Six Feet Under.

What is the science, technology and ritual involved in burial and cremation? What options are available after we die, ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/film-club-moon/

Film Club: Moon

Event date: Wednesday 1 December 2010 - 06:00pm to 08:00pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Film Club.

December’s choice saw us embrace the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/heartbreak-science/

Heartbreak science

Event date: Tuesday 30 November 2010 - 06:00pm to 08:00pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Secrets of the human body.

Is the heart just a muscle for pumping blood, or is it something more? Aristotle thought that the mind ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/club-cosmos-biodiversity-in-the-pub-3/

Club Cosmos: Biodiversity in the pub 3

Event date: Wednesday 24 November 2010 - 07:00pm to 09:00pm
Program: Club Cosmos, Club Cosmos.

Would the planet be better off without us? Panel included Scott Rayburg, fluvial geomorphologist and hydrologist from the University ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/dunstan-environment-dialogues-biodiversity-begins-at-home/

Dunstan Environment Dialogues: Biodiversity begins at home

Event date: Wednesday 24 November 2010 - 06:00pm to 07:30pm

Biodiversity can be defined as the sum total of all living things on the planet, organised into species, communities ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/the-silent-epidemic/

The Silent Epidemic

Event date: Tuesday 23 November 2010 - 06:00pm to 08:00pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Secrets of the human body.

The Silent Epidemic – Trailer The new ways science is finding to battle the mysterious and long-ignored behaviour of self-injury, ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/merchants-of-doubt/

Merchants of doubt

Event date: Thursday 18 November 2010 - 06:00pm to 07:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange.

Ever since researchers first began examining the evidence that our planet was heating up — and that human activities ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/six-feet-under-the-scientists-of-west-terrace/

Six feet under: The scientists of West Terrace

Event date: Wednesday 17 November 2010 - 06:00pm to 08:00pm
Location: West Terrace Cemetery. Program: Six Feet Under.

Adelaide’s oldest public cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, holds the graves of many public figures that helped to shape the ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/immortal/

Immortal

Event date: Tuesday 16 November 2010 - 06:00pm to 08:00pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Secrets of the human body.

Humanity has always been fascinated by the idea of immortality. Over the ages many have tried to find the ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/ascsa-monthly-science-in-the-media-and-an-editors-perspective/

ASCSA monthly: Science in the media, and an editor’s perspective

Event date: Monday 15 November 2010 - 07:00pm to 08:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange.

Why does an editor employ specialist reporters? What benefits do they bring to the paper? Do specialist reporters give ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/tippingpoint-brisbane/

TippingPoint Brisbane

Event date: Thursday 11 November 2010 - 06:00pm to 10:00pm
Program: Tipping Point Australia.

Whatever the weather, what does it mean to be a citizen of the world in a time of climate ... Read More »

http://riaus.org.au/events/book-club-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks/

Book Club: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Event date: Wednesday 10 November 2010 - 06:00pm to 07:30pm
Location: The Science Exchange. Program: Book Club.

In 1951, a young black American woman died of cancer. Her death changed the history of medicine. Her name ... Read More »

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