Science Outside the Square

2008 sees Science Outside the Square (SOS) enter its fourth fabulous year.

With innovative topical events on some of the science that matters most, SOS helps free science and scientists from the lab, and is an exciting way to access science of all sorts. There's something for everyone.

SOS events bring together scientists, artists, musicians, athletes and people from all walks of life to discuss 'hot' issues in science, exploring the challenges and promise of science and technology in shaping our current and future society.

If you missed out on our previous offerings or checked out an event or two and liked what you saw, you'll love 2008! This year we will be bringing you even more of what you crave; just watch this space…

Coming soon…

November 2008

Science is Golden with Dr Karl

When: Tuesday 25 November 2008, 7.00–8.00pm, followed by book signings
Where: Grainger Studio, 91 Hindley Street, Adelaide SA 5000
How: Free but ticket required – book via Eventbrite on http://scienceisgolden.eventbrite.com

Some say that ‘silence is golden’ but Dr Karl prefers to shout his love of science from the rooftops, and no one conveys the excitement and wonder of science quite like him!

What’s the secret to reading a dog’s tail wagging, so you won’t get bitten?

Does cranberry juice cure urinary tract infections?

Is radiation really green?

Is the purpose of the peacock’s tail to attract females?

How to survive a plane crash, and

Are moths drawn to a flame or light?

Join us for the answers to all these curly questions (and more) on Life, the Universe and Everything. If you like your science fun and unpredictable you’d be mad not to join all-Australian science geek as he takes us on another thoroughly entertaining exploration of the world around us.

This event will be followed by an opportunity to purchase signed copies of Dr Karl’s 27th (yes that’s right!) book, ‘Science is Golden’ (Harper Collins).

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki is the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney. He is also a bestselling author and a popular science commentator on radio and television. He appears on Triple J and other ABC radio stations, on BBC radio, and is one half of the ‘Sleek Geeks’ (ABC TV). Dr Karl’s ‘Science is Golden’ is based on his popular Good Weekend column, ‘Mythconceptions’.

For info on forthcoming SOS events sign up to our electronic mailing list by contacting cooper.linda@saugov.sa.gov.au

December 2008

Physics to blow your mind!

When: Thursday 4 December, 7pm for 7.30–9.00pm
Where: The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Port Road,
How: TBA

When the world’s largest and most expensive science experiment – CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – was switched on in September, rumours were rife that the world was about to end. Well no sign of that so far, but what HAS happened is that a window has opened on a new age of physics and a whole new world of discoveries.

If the experts are right, this exciting machine will essentially unlock some of the secrets of the universe, tackling some of the really big questions like ‘what is the universe made of?’ and ‘why do we exist?’

We might glimpse particles that have not have been around since the very beginnings of time, find dark matter or prove the existence of extra dimensions. Either way, it should tell us some really basic but important things about the early universe, the way in which the universe is constructed and how nature really works on a fundamental scale.

Join some of the world’s best physicists on a voyage through the curious worlds of such things as black holes, supersymmetry, super strings, dark matter and dark energy. Not to mention the elusive ‘God particle’. All those weird and wonderful things you hear about but have little or no idea what they actually are!

For info on forthcoming SOS events sign up to our electronic mailing list by contacting cooper.linda@saugov.sa.gov.au