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If there’s one thing the pandemic has shown us, it’s the value of science.
So for this year’s national science week, we’ve got a stellar lineup of content across RN and the ABC Listen app. Get to know the “sparkly stuff in the sky” with a new series of astronomy podcast Cosmic Vertigo.
Or for those in lockdown, put your hours inside the home to productive use by becoming a “hoot detective”. Scientists need your help identifying owl calls to help train robots to do it for them.
Yes, the robots will even steal owl detectives’ jobs — but that’s a good thing, allowing scientists to analyse vast amounts of audio data that will show where owls are, and whether they’re breeding successfully.
While I didn’t expect to spend my week listening to owl calls, it’s the meditation I didn’t realise I needed. The owls need us, and there’s never been a better time to get involved in some citizen science.
Finally, if mocking scientists is more up your alley than joining them, we’ve also got you covered, with our comedy science show The Pop Test. This week, comedians Naomi Higgins, Ben Russell and Professor Alan Duffy tackle the history of flight.
Until next week,
Annika Blau, digital editor
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National Science Week kicks off today with events across the country.
The ABC's science week project, Hoot Detective, can be joined by anyone, anywhere, regardless of lockdown status! It's starting to take flight, with almost 3,000 owl calls detected by citizen scientists.
Keeping to the nature theme, podcast Off Track will be featuring owls over two episodes. And if you missed it, you can check out the first episode of Back To Nature on iview. | | EXPLORE NOW |
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Big Weekend of Books features top local and international writers in discussion such as Holly Ringland, Colm Toibin, Alice Pung, Douglas Stuart, Lisa Taddeo, Andrew O’Hagan, Marina Warner, Craig Silvey, David Mitchell, Imran Mahmood, Brendan Cowell and more.
The full schedule will be released on Monday August 16. | | EXPLORE NOW |
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Podcast Cosmic Vertigo returns for a new season, with new episodes airing every day this week.
Do you ever feel dizzy when you think about the incomprehensible scale of space? We call that feeling Cosmic Vertigo.
Welcome to a head-spinning conversation between two friends about the sparkly — and not so sparkly — stuff in the sky. | | LISTEN NOW |
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