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25.01.2022 Are you interested in maths, evolution or creativity? Perhaps all three? Then this is the episode for you! Tune in to hear mathematician and physical chemist Dr... Rowena Ball discuss real-world problems maths helps solve, what maths really is and the joys of maths through creative expressions. Find the episode on any major podcast platform or via our website below! https://thatsscience.org//episode-84-the-humanity-of-maths/

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22.01.2022 I was about to store these re-stocks away, when I suddenly thought NO! Have I shown this to all the gentle-folk out there? Are there closet seashell collectors ...out there that DON’T know about this book? Who am I to assume! $32.95 each if you’d like one! See more

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20.01.2022 Along with our partners, NRM South, CSIRO, and recreational fishing groups OzFish and TARFish, we are excited to hear that a grant application to roll-out seagr...ass friendly moorings in North West Bay was successful. The Australian Government’s Fish Habitat Restoration Program funding will contribute a total of $300k to the project which focuses on the installation of environmentally friendly mooring systems in North West Bay to help restore seagrass communities and associated fish populations. It is hoped that as a result of this project, these new moorings will become more widely used across the region. Council was able to provide funding for the project thanks to the Kingborough Environmental Fund, which has been receiving financial offsets for the loss of important biodiversity values associated with development. The two photos show scars in seagrass at Margate by traditional moorings, and also a concept diagram for the seagrass friendly mooring. Check out the media release by NRM South here: https://www.nrmsouth.org.au/media-release-funding-for-fish/

20.01.2022 Are you interested in improving the quality of your/your lab's marine zooplankton identification? Want to assess current skill levels? We're running the interna...tional zooplankton ring test, offering individuals and organisations the chance to assess their quality of identification and providing an opportunity for taxonomic discussion during a 2 day workshop https://buff.ly/377kH5S Register by Nov 27th See more

19.01.2022 Join Kate as she goes on a Mystery Tour with Kirrily Moore, Collection Manager of Invertebrate Zoology, at TMAG's Rosny Collections and Research Facility. Find... out all about Kirrily's research into deep-sea corals, and her time working on the recent devastating whale stranding on Tasmania's West Coast. #MuseumFromHome

19.01.2022 There's global interest in the mass whale stranding on the West Coast WIN News Tasmania reporter Imogen Elliott just spoke to BBC World News about the ongoing rescue efforts BBC News

19.01.2022 Critically endangered Antarctic blue whales are making a comeback to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, 50 years after whaling all but wiped them out. W...hale surveys between 1998 and 2018 resulted in just a single sighting. But a survey this year recorded 58 blue whale sightings, and detected numerous calls. It’s great to see the collaborations and techniques for studying Antarctic blue whales, developed and refined at the Australian Antarctic Division over the past 10 years, continue to yield new and hopeful information about their recovery. Brian Miller, marine mammal acoustician (and an author of a new report at https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v43/p359-373/) SOUND UP! Here’s a recording Brian made of male #Antarctic blue #whales communicating over vast distances (Z-calls sped up 8x to make them audible)

18.01.2022 Almost half of all current PhD candidates in Australia are considering disengaging from their studies due to the financial pressure of the COVID-19 #pandemic. F...ive per cent are at risk of homelessness and 11% are skipping meals, according to a study by the #University of Sydney. The ASF is offering #grants of up to $5000 to support #Antarctic research students who have been impacted by the current economic conditions. Visit our website for more info and apply by 19 August: https://antarcticsciencefoundation.org/blog/covid-grant See more

17.01.2022 TMAG scientists have collected important data for future research, after spending last week working at the site of the mass whale stranding on Tasmania’s West C...oast. Belinda Bauer and Kirrily Moore from TMAG’s Zoology team assessed and documented over 250 deceased long-finned pilot whales at Macquarie Harbour and Ocean Beach. They also collected tissue samples which have been stored at TMAG’s Rosny Collections and Research Facility, and will be available to researchers around the world to help provide more insights into the tragic incident. Find out more about Belinda and Kirrily’s work and how it will contribute to research into whale strandings at our website: https://www.tmag.tas.gov.au//tmag_scientists_collect_data_ You can also learn more about the whales found in Tasmanian waters in this Facebook Live Mystery Tour of TMAG’s cetacean collection, led by Belinda: https://www.facebook.com/watch/ Image details: Belinda Bauer on the scene of the stranding at Ocean Beach, near Strahan; Kirrily Moore recording details of whales at Ocean Beach.

16.01.2022 Our new paper, published in the journal Global Change Biology, proposes a process linking the 2015 Paris Agreement with the Antarctic Treaty System to safeguard the continent’s blue carbon contribution. The study involved a major collaborative effort spanning 8 institutes across 6 countries.

16.01.2022 CLOSING SOON: Calling all science professionals, communicators, teachers, innovators and researchers! Applications close this Friday 18 September for the Tasmanian STEM Excellence Awards 2020. https://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au//tasmanian_stem_excelle

14.01.2022 The Government’s Job-Ready Graduates Bill is set to cause chaos to Australia’s higher education sector. The ramifications of this bill for the already underfund...ed Australian Health and Medical research are disastrous. Did you know that when someone is awarded a research grant, there are a number of additional indirect costs and shortfalls that that the administering institution has to cover? These costs often include the superannuation of the researchers employed, laboratory usage fees, infrastructure and administration costs. In short, this means that the institution must find an additional ~20-40%* of the value of the grant, to cover these costs simply so the research can continue as intended. Previously, this shortfall has been covered by the "base research" component from the Commonwealth Grants scheme. The Job-Ready Graduates Bill is set to remove this component. The implications of this on the ability to carry out research is catastrophic. The Bill has passed through the Senate inquiry with support and remains only to be voted on by the Senate before it will severely impact on Universities, academics, students and the sector. The ASMR has serious concerns regarding various aspects of the Bill and how it will likely adversely affect the future of health and medical research in Australia, and opposes its passage into legislation. At present the votes are 38 for and 37 against, with one cross-bench senator undecided; Stirling Griff. The only way the Bill can be stopped is if this Senator Griff also votes against it. The ASMR recently made a submission opposing the Bill (see below) and we’re now calling on our members to contact Senator Griff and tell him who you are, why you care, what impact this bill will have and that you implore them to vote against the Job-Ready Graduates bill. Time is running out as the Senate vote may be as early as next week. We strongly encourage you and your network to contact the senator ASAP and make your voice heard. Senator Stirling Griff Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Stirling_G Electorate office: (08) 82121409 Some points you may wish to consider in your correspondence: The current bill will remove the ‘base research component of the Commonwealth Grants Scheme, which will destabilise an already unstable University sector and see more job losses. Inevitable job losses associated with the Bill will impact on academic teaching capacity. Restructuring of course fees will create perverse financial incentives for Universities, giving preference to certain courses. The current Bill will reduce the cost to students but will actually cost Universities between $3,000-$12,000 per student enrolling in Science, Math and Medical Science courses, thereby disincentivising the offering of these courses contrary to the apparent intention of the Bill. *Institution dependent

14.01.2022 FROM THE EDITOR: The Conversation was established in 2011 to give experts a greater voice in public debate. In the decade since we’ve been able to build a bridg...e between academics and millions of people interested in what they have to offer. We get around 7 million readers every month on our website, with millions more joining in via other media outlets that republish our work. This year the coronavirus pandemic doubled our audience as people looked to experts in epidemiology, virology and economics to help them make sense of a complex situation. Despite this great success, we still sometimes discover gaps in our approach including how we define expertise. The Conversation’s point of difference as a media outlet has always been that our authors are all academics or researchers from universities and research institutions, writing in their area of expertise. For verification of expertise we lent heavily on our university partners and leading research bodies like CSIRO. But this doesn’t always work. A few weeks ago we were preparing an article on changes to biodiscovery laws in Queensland. The laws were being updated to better reflect Indigenous knowledge, and one of the co-authors of the piece was contributing Indigenous knowledge. But, as is sometimes the case, he did not have a formal academic position with a university so under our old author guidelines, we would have been unable to properly credit him. To solve this problem, we have created a new institutional category in our publishing system for authors who are contributing Indigenous knowledge. We hope this approach will support our efforts to boost the participation of Indigenous authors in public discourse, and remove an unnecessary barrier so everyone can benefit from their insights and expertise. This work is part of a broader range of initiatives to ensure we reflect the central importance of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives. Our Editorial Board has recently endorsed this policy on articles relating to Indigenous affairs: "Where a proposed article, or article pitch, is addressing Indigenous affairs, or a matter that is primarily of concern to First Nations peoples, the responsible editor must endeavour to find an Indigenous or First Nations author and/or co-author. If this is not possible an Indigenous reviewer will be sought. In the absence of credited input from an Indigenous or First Nations academic such an article will only be published if a genuine attempt has been made to satisfy this policy and approval is granted by the chief of staff or senior editor on duty." We have also written an acknowledgement of country, to be posted on our website, so we can better pay our respects to the First Peoples in Australia and New Zealand. We hope to have more to announce soon as we pursue our goal of ensuring our editorial team is set up to make the most of the deep expertise of Indigenous Australians and Mori in Aotearoa New Zealand. In the meantime, here’s our proposed new acknowledgement of country: "We pay respects to Traditional Owners of lands where our contributors and editors work. We particularly acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation on whose lands our Melbourne HQ is located. We also acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia and Mori as tangata whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand."

14.01.2022 https://oceanimpactorg.typeform.com/to/LycnfK

13.01.2022 What a day at Australia’s Wilkins Aerodrome! Perfect for the offloading of the latest custom-designed #Antarctic tractor for the AAD’s million-year ice-core mis...sion. ‘Bungle Bungle’ artwork by the timeless Ken Done. #kendonegallery #RAAF #opsoutherndiscovery #YourADF #MYIC Royal Australian Air Force Dane Riley, Aerodrome Plant Operator

10.01.2022 International legal agreements could be used to protect Antarctica’s increasingly important role in carbon sequestration, according to a new IMAS University of ...Tasmania-led study. 'Antarctic blue carbon' is the world’s largest increasing natural form of carbon storage. Published in the journal Global Change Biology, the study proposes a process linking the 2015 Paris Agreement with the Antarctic Treaty System to safeguard the continent’s blue carbon contribution. https://www.imas.utas.edu.au//international-legal-protecti https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15392

07.01.2022 The Maritime Museum of Tasmania is proud to present Pics on the Rig, a new outdoor projection programme located on Hobart’s historic waterfront. Supported by t...he Hobart City Council and in partnership with the May Queen Trust Pics on the Rig will feature contemporary projection works, historic footage and imagery celebrating Tasmania’s maritime history and heritage. Projected onto a ‘sail’ screen rigged aboard Australia’s oldest floating vessel, May Queen located at Constitution Dock, the inaugural programme begins with Ice Blink: Ahoy! by Tasmanian Antarctic expeditioners Miranda Nieboer and Frederique Olivier, alongside exclusive footage supplied by the Australian Antarctic Division. Rug up, grab some fish and chips, a thermos of hot milo and come see amazing vision of the seaward journey south. Pics on the Rig will be showing at Constitution Dock (adjacent the Waterside Pavilion, cnr of Morrison and Davey Streets). Nightly screenings (subject to weather) - check here for updates. Program consists of 4 short duration films on a loop, approx 20 mins in total. 6:00 9:00pm 4 Sep 16 Nov

07.01.2022 NEW ARRIVALS AT MACCA The 19 expeditioners at Macquarie Island research station must feel like they’re living in an Attenborough wildlife doco! This week, s...outhern elephant seals started to give birth in dense colonies on the beaches. Pups weigh about 40kg at birth and are weaned after 24 days, by which time they triple their weight to around 120kg. Find out more at www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarct//seals/elephant-seals/ Troy Henderson, station communications technical officer

07.01.2022 The National Maritime Safety Authority in Papua New Guinea has asked that thanks are passed on to the Tasmanian boating public from people in villages around th...eir coast. As part of the change to the new standard in January 2021, 4,400 life jackets have been sent to PNG for distribution. The attached photo is from a remote village at East Cape, Milne Bay. PNG is starting their safety program with very limited resources, so to be able to help in someway is a great experience for all. There are 15 coastal provinces in PNG. If this program saves just one life and a family from grieving then it has been worthwhile.

07.01.2022 Happy #PolarPride Day from #Antarctica, the #SouthernOcean, and #Tasmania. Today is an important recognition of LGBTQ+ inclusion and contribution to #polar #science. Best wishes to our friends in #Australia and around the world! Polar Pride Day #LGBTQSTEMDay British Antarctic Survey

06.01.2022 Exciting news HobARTians! We're hosting another round of #ArtScience workshops this year! We've got #ceramics, #painting and #sculpting lined up for you These are aimed at all levels of creativity, shoot us a DM or email ([email protected]) for more details

06.01.2022 LIVE UPDATE: It has been a day of drama, mixed with sadness and some success on Tasmania's west coast. Join us for an update from Strahan. DETAILS: https://ab.co/2FXMBr2

04.01.2022 Monitoring #marine life in the #SouthernOcean: what happens when you pit the #steampunk plankton sampler against the state-of-the-art environmental DNA detector...? Our scientists put 'biochemical barcoding' to the test. Read more at www.antarctica.gov.au//capturing-marine-biodiversity-with/ #BiodiversityMonth #genetics

03.01.2022 The Aquatic Scientific Societies World Climate Statement has been released, supported by AMSA and 110 other societies representing over 80,000 scientists from a...ll continents. This is the largest number of scientific societies to ever contribute to a statement on climate change, and AMSA is proud to support it. We encourage our members and those interested in the marine environment to share this statement with your colleagues, stakeholders, and media channels so that its impact can be fully realised. https://climate.fisheries.org/world-climate-statement/

02.01.2022 #FunFactFriday Did you know that humpback whales have inspired new wind turbine technology? The humpback whale is a giant in the sea, yet it manages tighter tur...ns than any other baleen whale. This is due to the tubercles (bumps) on the leading edges of its flippers. Research found that humpback whale flippers have an angle of attack up to 40 percent steeper than that of a smooth flipper before stall (loss of lift) occurs. Tubercles change the distribution of pressure on the flippers so that some parts stall before others. Therefore, different parts of the flipper stall at different angles of attack, which gives the whale more freedom to attack at higher angles. Prototypes of wind turbines blades mimicking humpback whales’ pectoral fins have been created. Tests show that the turbines with tubercles generate the same amount of power at 16 km per hour that conventional turbines generate at 27 km per hour. Tubercles on the blade’s leading edge enable it to capture more energy from the wind, but also reduce noise and increase its stability. You can read more about this interesting biomimetic research & technology development here: https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icr016 Are you eager to learn more about the fascinating humpback whale? Visit our species page: https://nammco.no/topics/humpback-whale/ 1: Tubercles on a humpback flipper thara58/Pixabay 2: Tubercle technology on a wind turbine blade WhalePower

02.01.2022 ABC News 24 with Kirrily Moore

01.01.2022 https://tasmaniantimes.com//09/blackspace-creative-launch/