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Classes Code:	23T319
Description:	Science Matters: scientists talk
Frequency:	weekly
Tutor:	None
Type:	Long Course
Location:	Lecture Theatre
Start Date:	12/09/2023 Tue
Finish Date:	14/11/2023
Start Time:	10:00
Finish Time:	11:00
Number of weeks:	10
Maximum enrolments:	100
Number Enrolled:	44
Comments:	Science Matters:Tasmanian scientists discuss ideas and research 12 September: Peter Boyer – Climate signals & tipping points: Climate discussions as we approach an El Niño summer. 19 September: Dr Lisa Cawthen - Unlocking secret world of bats: introduction to chiropterology. Lisa will introduce the world of chiropterology - the study of bats. You will discover the diversity of bats around the world, learn about bats that call Tasmania home, & delve into some of there technologies that have helped us understand more about bats than ever before . 26 September – A/Prof Stewart Nicol: Smart, sexy and cool (and only a bit prickly). Why Tasmanian echidnas are special. How an investigation into hibernation revealed they have a most unusual sex life. I will explain why they are both sexy and smart, and how much echidnas from different parts of Australia differ. 3 October: Prof Jamie Kirkpatrick - Subversion of science in environmental issues, problems & solutions: nature conservation & the politics of environment. 10 October: Dr David Moreno – Endangered Maugean skate in Macquarie Harbour. Described as the "thylacine of the sea", the numbers of this skate, found only in Macquarie Harbour,have fallen sharply over the past decade as its environment has been degraded. 17 October: Prof Gustaaf Hallegraf: Microbes that shaped our World 24 October: Drs Danielle Udy & Tessa Vance – Climate History from Ice Core Records. 31 October: Craig Webb - Raptor Refuge We take in injured birds & rehabilitates them, wanting to release them back into the wild wherever possible. Most common refugees are wedge-tailed eagles and white-bellied sea eagles. 7 November: Dr Lucia McCallum - Measuring the Earth Introducing the basics of creating a global coordinate system, & explaining how the distance between radio telescopes in Tasmania and Hawaii can be measured at almost millimetre precision by listening to faraway black holes. 14 November: Dr Lisa Gershwin – Jellyfish: Underwater Wonders
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