{"id":283,"date":"2010-08-04T10:25:23","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T23:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brainsmatter.com\/?p=283"},"modified":"2010-08-04T10:25:23","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T23:25:23","slug":"from-slime-to-dinosaurs-brains-matter-science-week-live-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brainsmatter.com\/?p=283","title":{"rendered":"From Slime to Dinosaurs &#8211; Brains Matter Science Week Live Show!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scienceweek.gov.au\/PublishingImages\/swk_stacked_positive_small.gif\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainsmatter.com\/\">Brains Matter<\/a> Podcast and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencecentre.monash.edu.au\">Monash Science Centre<\/a> have joined forces to bring to the public a special <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scienceweek.gov.au\/Pages\/index.aspx\">National Science Week<\/a> event on <strong>Sunday the 15<sup>th<\/sup> of August.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/profile.ak.fbcdn.net\/object3\/1941\/125\/s145101722123_6398.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\nPhD student Corin Storkey will give a presentation on the <i>Chocolate, brazil nuts, antioxidants and the fight against free radicals<\/i> &#8211; you may know Corin from television&#8217;s &#8220;Beauty and the Geek Australia&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\nClive Weeks will be providing live music for a great atmosphere<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class = \"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/i182.photobucket.com\/albums\/x287\/brainsmatter\/vickersrich.jpg\"> Internationally renowned palaeontologist Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich will then be interviewed by the OG from Brains Matter. Join the live audience to ask questions, win prizes and enjoy a wonderful and lively discussion.<\/p>\n<p>\nThis exciting event is followed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencecentre.monash.edu.au\/docs\/menu.pdf\">&#8220;Lunch with the Palaeontologists&#8221;<\/a> in which you will have to opportunity to informally discuss palaeo research, dig sites, field trips and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:00 am <\/strong><i>Centre Opens. Screening of Monash University Science Communication Documentaries.<\/i><br \/>\n<strong>11.30 am <\/strong><i>Corin Storkey &#8211; Chocolate, brazil nuts, antioxidants and the fight against free radicals<\/i><br \/>\n<strong>12:00 pm <\/strong><i>Podcast Interview with Patricia Vickers-Rich<\/i><br \/>\n<strong>1:00 pm <\/strong><i>Lunch with the Palaeontologists<\/i><br \/>\n<strong>3:00 pm <\/strong><i>Centre closes.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day visitors will be able to explore the exhibitions and children will be able to participate in hands-on activities.<\/p>\n<p>Bookings for The Lunch are essential and will cost between 12 and 14 dollars per head.   <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencecentre.monash.edu.au\/docs\/menu.pdf\">View the menu.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event will be held in the main hall at Monash Science Centre, Building 74, Normanby Rd, Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800.<\/p>\n<p>Contact (03) 9905 1370 via phone, or email <a href=\"mailto:msc@sci.monash.edu.au\">msc@sci.monash.edu.au<\/a>, or respond via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=103344286375237\">facebook<\/a> event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you can&#8217;t be there on the day &#8211; never fear!  The event will be streamed live!<\/strong> as well as available as a podcast after the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/channel\/brains-matter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i182.photobucket.com\/albums\/x287\/brainsmatter\/ustream.jpg\"> Live Streaming Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Event poster to put up around your school, university, or workplace <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainsmatter.com\/~brainsmatter\/BMLiveShowPoster.png\">can be found here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Event sponsored by:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/re-science.org.au\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/event_sponsor\/MSC_logo_0.gif\">  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/re-science.org.au\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/event_sponsor\/logo_vector_blue2.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brains Matter Podcast and the Monash Science Centre have joined forces to bring to the public a special National Science Week event on Sunday the 15th of August. 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