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25.01.2022 One of the things in life you can be certain of is that one day youll be dead! But is that true? And even so, is death bad? Would immortality be a good thing? What is the moral significance of euthanasia and assisted suicide? Join Meera Finnigan on a 5-week lecture series "PHILOSOPHY OF EXISTENCE AND DEATH" from 24 August to 21 September. Meera holds a Masters Degree in Philosophy and tutors at The University of Notre Dame.

24.01.2022 Perth MALA Semester Two, 2018 course program is now available. Lots of exciting courses to choose from, delivered by experts in their field! For more information view http://www.perthmala.org.au//PERTH%20SEM%202%20PROGRAM%202

23.01.2022 Happy 2019 to all MALA members and friends. We look forward to another year of exciting learning opportunities!! The Semester One, 2019 program is now out and has been emailed or posted to everyone on our mailing list. If you did not get our copy, or have not given us your email address, please email [email protected] with your name, address, phone number and email and I will add you!!

20.01.2022 Some exciting new courses are coming in Semester One! Watch this space for more information, email [email protected] to be added to our mailing list, or check the website www.perthmala.org.au (to be updated in the coming week)!

20.01.2022 HERITAGE FRIEND OR FOE? Join Richard Offen, Historian, Author and Broadcaster, in his five week lecture series from 24 August to 21 September. Heritage places have sometimes been seen as an impediment to economic prosperity and an infringement of a person or organisations right to build what they like, where they want. In the past ten years, this attitude has subsided and slowly been replaced by an enthusiasm for adapting heritage places for modern use.... Using examples from around the globe and our own experiences, these lectures will suggest that heritage is for everyone and that learning about the history surrounding us is not only fun, but an important model to assist in planning a successful future for our communities.

17.01.2022 Semester Two, 2018 schedule. Something for everyone.

14.01.2022 Semester Two has kicked off to a great start, with lots of very positive comments from members who attended the diverse range of courses. Part B starts on 12 October - check the program at http://www.perthmala.org.au//PERTH%20SEM%202%20PROGRAM%202

14.01.2022 For those who attended Everything you wanted to know about the universe but were too afraid to ask...

13.01.2022 JOURNEY TO PERSIA Join Saleh Kafami as he shares his passion and knowledge of his homeland in this 5 week lecture series. Persia is historically and universally known and revered as the land of civilization, science, art, engineering and indeed architecture. Employing their skill and passion for innovation and their deep admiration of nature, for centuries, Persian forebears masterfully designed and built environmentally friendly buildings with natural air conditioning and e...ffective water transfer and storage systems. And they are still doing it! In this course, Saleh will show his films and photos, showcasing the beauty and complexity of this sophisticated tradition of coupling cultural spaces with the peacefulness and generosity of environment. You will learn from the wonderful architectural design of houses, mosques, churches, temples, marketplaces, gardens, streets and squares, how the buildings and habitats are designed to be compatible with the climate, and other environmentally friendly concepts. 24 August to 21 September: 10:15am to 11:15am $45

12.01.2022 THE WONDERS AND HORRORS OF CARNIVOROUS PLANTS You’ve probably heard of the Venus flytrap with its leaves snapping shut around prey, but it’s not the only carnivorous plant out there. Laura Skates, PhD candidate and science communicator has spent many years researching carnivorous plants around the world. More than 800 species of carnivorous plants are currently recognized, with a wide variety of trapping mechanisms, evolutionary histories, and ecologies. In this course, Laura... will explore carnivorous plants in science, history, art and popular culture, from Charles Darwin experimenting in his personal glasshouse, to monstrous myths of man-eating plants, to current research being conducted all around the world. She will also discuss some of the future challenges for carnivorous plants, from illegal wildlife trade to conservation of natural habitats. Enrol now to learn more about this fascinating topic! www,perthmala.org.au for enrolment form, or email [email protected]. This course runs over five consecutive Fridays, from 1 March to 29 March 11:45am to 12:45pm - $45

11.01.2022 MALA Committee members work hard in the background to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Theyre a dedicated lot!!

11.01.2022 Only one more day until Semester 2 Part A classes commence. Were excited; are you?? Its not too late to enrol if you havent done so yet.Only one more day until Semester 2 Part A classes commence. Were excited; are you?? Its not too late to enrol if you havent done so yet.

11.01.2022 Today is the final day of Semester Two, Part A courses! We hope you have enjoyed it so far. Dont forget to get your enrolment form in for Part B if you havent already. Part B runs from 12 October to 9 November. http://www.perthmala.org.au//PERTH_COURSES_AND_ENROLMENT.h

10.01.2022 THE INCREDIBLE PLANT DIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH WEST Dr Neville Marchant will be sharing his passionate interest in the flora of the south west during a five week lecture series, commencing tomorrow. There is still time to enrol!! His illustrated lectures aim to increase appreciation of the incredible plant diversity of the south west. You will learn of the gradual evolution of the region from the ancient southern continent, Gondwana, to its present-day status as a world hot-spot.... The course will cover the fascinating history of botanical discoveries of WAs plant diversity from 1699 and examine the floral features of the major plant families that attracted early European botanists and gardeners. Topics will also cover insectivorous and poisonous plants as examples of how our diverse flora has evolved with poor soils, a harsh climate, and grazing animals. This course runs from 12 October to 9 November: 10:15am to 11:15am. $45.To register, go to the George Burnett Leisure Centre, Manning Road, Karawara tomorrow morning around 10:00am.

10.01.2022 THE WONDERS AND HORRORS OF CARNIVOROUS PLANTS Youve probably heard of the Venus flytrap with its leaves snapping shut around prey, but its not the only carnivorous plant out there. Laura Skates, PhD candidate and science communicator has spent many years researching carnivorous plants around the world. More than 800 species of carnivorous plants are currently recognized, with a wide variety of trapping mechanisms, evolutionary histories, and ecologies. In this course, Laura... will explore carnivorous plants in science, history, art and popular culture, from Charles Darwin experimenting in his personal glasshouse, to monstrous myths of man-eating plants, to current research being conducted all around the world. She will also discuss some of the future challenges for carnivorous plants, from illegal wildlife trade to conservation of natural habitats. Enrol now to learn more about this fascinating topic! www,perthmala.org.au for enrolment form, or email [email protected]. This course runs over five consecutive Fridays, from 1 March to 29 March 11:45am to 12:45pm - $45

09.01.2022 MYTH IN LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (1): Antiquity Join Prof Ian Reid, author of a dozen books (fiction, poetry, non-fiction) and Adjunct Professor in Humanities at the University of Western Australia as he explores the concept of myth in storytelling through the ages. Why does the word myth have such diverse meanings, from mere fallacies to fabulous old tales of gods, superheroes? Why do many myths have long-lasting appeal? Why do creative writers go on retelling and adapting m...ythical stories? What can myths tell us about the societies that produced them, and what relevance can they still have in our own time and place? In exploring such questions, this course draws examples from several ancient sources, e.g. Greco-Roman classical drama, poetry and epic; biblical scriptures; old Babylonian clay tablets. (A sequel course on myths from the medieval period onwards will be offered at a later date.) 1 March to 29 March 10:15am to 11:15am $45

08.01.2022 Can YOU tell the DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MELANOMA AND A MOLE? Professor Mel Ziman leads the strong innovative research team in WA that has developed several melanoma blood tests, set to revolutionise the way melanoma is diagnosed and treated. Learn to monitor your own skin, find out about skin cancers and what causes them. Learn how skin cancer is formed and the way it is treated. Find out about the latest treatments for melanoma and how they work, the shear brilliance of the w...ay the treatments are formulated and why they work and why they fail. Do you know about the latest immunotherapy cancer treatments that activate your immune system to fight and CURE cancer? Find out more!! Can modern cancer treatments be personalised for optimal benefit? Yes, they can - find out how this works to treat each persons cancer. Find out how the ECU Melanoma Research Team are developing blood tests for the diagnosis and prognosis of melanoma and other cancers. 1 March to 29 March 10:15am to 11:15am $45

07.01.2022 EMERGING VIRUSES EXPLORING THEIR ORIGIN AND THREATS TO HUMAN HEALTH Enrol now in this five-week lecture series to hear Prof John Mackenzie (Former Premiers Research Fellow and Professor of Microbiology and Tropical Diseases) as he discusses emerging and pandemic viruses, ranging from SARS to Ebola, and influenza to Ross River virus. Initially, the series will explore how and where new virus diseases emerge. Most emergent viruses arise from an animal source called zoonose...s, and they form the subject of the second lecture. Subsequent lectures will then explore insect-transmitted viruses and influenza. The final lecture will investigate the new International Health Regulations and international outbreak alert, response, and include a discussion of threats from deliberate release. 12 October to 9 November: 10:15am to 11:15am $45

07.01.2022 Why does music evoke strong emotions or feelings and what effect does it have on our health? Join Ronniet Orlando on a 5-week lecture series "MUSIC FOR LIFE" from 24 August to 21 September, as she explains how music is fundamental to our health and wellbeing. The mysteries of how this is so will unfold through an exploration of the power of music to touch our emotions, memories, stress levels, immune systems, and our sense of connection with others. This course will weave together the history of music, understanding the structures of music, and the biopsychophysiological impacts of both listening and active participation throughout the life span.

07.01.2022 CRIME INVESTIGATION AND FORENSIC SCIENCE: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Join Emeritus Professor Bob Mead, Forensic Toxicologist and Biochemist, in his expository of the fascinating world of forensics. Miscarriages of justice can occur due to investigator bias, tunnel vision, expectation and context effects and from the misinterpretation of forensic evidence. In this course you will be introduced to the main causes of miscarriages of justice and through the study of intrigui...ng homicide cases, good and poor forensic investigations will be contrasted. From the Body in the Bag case you will learn how forensic anthropological investigation of skeletal remains identified a victim and led to the apprehension of a killer. From the Stallings case you will recognize how and why misinterpretation of forensic toxicological evidence resulted in a woman being convicted of murder for a non-existent crime. This course runs from 24 August to 21 September: 11:45am to 12:45pm - $45. More information at www.perthmala.org.au

06.01.2022 PROBLEMS OF WAR AND PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST A/Prof Alexey D Muraviev (Associate professor of National Security and Strategic Studies at Curtin University) is delivering a stimulating course which explores the key developments in the Middle East and the Persian/Arabian Gulf regions during and after the Cold War: the evolution of the Arab-Israeli confrontation, the rise of Iran and Iraq; wars in the Gulf; problems of terrorism in the region, and other security challenges faced by regional states and ruling regimes. This course starts TOMORROW, so be quick:12 October to 9 November: 11:45am to 12:45pm $45. To enrol, just turn up tomorrow morning prior to the start time, at George Burnett Leisure Centre, Manning Road, Karawara. Hope to see you there!!

05.01.2022 THE WHISPERINGS WITHIN Join Dr Chris Meredith, two-time winner of the Vice Chancellors Teaching Excellence Award (Edith Cowan University) and Past Honorary Research Fellow at the Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute, as he explores our primate ancestry and how we evolved as humans. The distinctive manner in which humans think and interact with the world around them has been under construction for a very long time indeed. If anything different had happened on our long ...and winding evolutionary road, then we would not be who we are today. As a result, we are who we are, but we are also who we were. In an attempt to find out how our ancestors lived (who we were) this course examines the behaviours of our closest living relatives, our primate cousins - the apes, the monkeys and the prosimians. Tantalizing clues about the roots of human behaviour are emerging: infant crches run by female lemurs, intense paternal care by monogamous titi monkeys, territory gifts given to departing titi offspring, and the similarity of chimpanzee and human cooperation, communication, theory of mind and grieving. May the whisperings of our primate ancestors be with you! A Primates Ahoy! field trip will run at Perth Zoo on Saturday November 10th for those interested in catching-up with their primate cousins. 12 October to 9 November: 11:45am to 12:45pm $45

05.01.2022 THE ORIGIN OF LIFE Join Dr Alan Needham - zoologist and former senior lecturer at Edith Cowan University, as he explores the evolution of life on earth. It is thought that life arose on Earth about 3,800 million years ago, when conditions were very different from those today. Although life may have arisen more than once, it is likely that all present living things share a single ancestral line, so we will explore current hypotheses on the formation of the first self-replicati...ng cells our first ancestors. This study of life and its requirements will lead us to speculate on the prospects of finding life elsewhere in the solar system and beyond. 12 October to 9 November: 10:15am to 11:15am $45

04.01.2022 BEYOND BALI THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF INDONESIA Join Dr Ian Chalmers, researcher in Asian Studies and Social Sciences at the University of Western Australia as he presents a 5-week lecture series on our nearest neighbour, Indonesia. Indonesia is our nearest neighbour, but many Australians are not aware of its internal cultural diversity. This course will thus describe the various ethnic groups, societies and religions of its five major islands, namely Java, Sumatra, Sulaw...esi, Kalimantan and Papua. However, it is also clear that there are strong historical forces that bind the nation together. The organising theme of this course is to explore the tension between Indonesias cultural diversity and this nationalist impulse. We will look at recent developments on these five islands to investigate certain issues relating to this theme, giving particular attention to the impact on Indonesias foreign relations. 12 October to 9 November: 11:45am to 12:45pm $45

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04.01.2022 What is the Square Kilometre Array, what is ICRAR and what does it mean for Western Australia? To learn about these and all sorts of other burning questions you... might have about our incredible universe, join A/Prof Kevin Vinsen from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) for his five-week lecture series "EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE UNIVERSE, BUT WERE TOO AFRAID TO ASK " (24 August to 21 September). Kevin will share his passion and enthusiasm as he introduces you to the basics of Astronomy, Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics. For more information about this course and others, visit http://www.perthmala.org.au//PERTH%20SEM%202%20PROGRAM%202