Can science be taught through comedy? I headed to the Adelaide Fringe to test the theory out. I will never do stand up again but yes particle physics lessons were remembered by the audience later that evening which was cool
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A planetarium show using the latest simulations of dark matter created at the same time as the science. Together with legend director Peter Morse and data visualisation guru Professor Paul Bourke, Dark has been (as of August 2015) shown by 148 planetariums in 25 countries around the world and dubbed into 6 languages.
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I gave a few words on the opening night of my planetarium show Dark at the SciTech planetarium in Perth, WA. In particular I pointed out that the simulations shown on the big screen were used in my research papers at the same time that this outreach effort was undertaken.
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My first TEDx talk at Northbridge to talk about the amazing discoveries in astronomy and the technological innovation that made them possible (as well as the lucrative spin off tech that came from these).
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A great experience touring the gorgeous Wheatbelt of Western Australia visiting schools and government environment agencies in Narrogin with my favourite Chief Science Prof Lyn Beazley. I spoke about astronomy to everyone I could find but I was also given tours by expert park rangers into the outback and learn about the vast arrays of species in this tough but stunning landscape.
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