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19 March 2019
SCIENTIA ADDRESS: Tim Flannery with John Doyle
Concert Hall, QPAC
19 March 2019

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SCIENTIA ADDRESS: Tim Flannery Including an intimate conversation with John Doyle “Sometime this century, the day will arrive when the human influence on the climate will overwhelm all natural factors.” Tim Flannery World Science Festival Brisbane is proud to present the inaugural Scientia Address, an opportunity for audiences to hear from a science icon – someone who has changed our thinking, bettered our lives and opened our minds to science’s limitless capacity for new ideas, stunning innovations and implications for our shared future. The Scientia Address 2019 will...

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23 March 2019
TIME AND THE CREATIVE COSMOS: with Brian Greene, Pilobolus, and more
Concert Hall, QPAC
23 March 2019

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Queensland Museum in association with World Science Festival and Queensland Performing Arts Centre presents Time and the Creative Cosmos Created by World Science Festival and Pilobolus Conceived and Written by...

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20 March 2019
HOMEWARD BOUND: Mother Nature Needs Her Daughters
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
20 March 2019

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Going to extremes to save the planet. In 2015 a leadership expert from Melbourne and a marine scientist from Tasmania launched a bold idea – to gather 80 or so...

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24 March 2019
WE WILL BE MARTIANS: Our Future on the Red Planet
Concert Hall, QPAC
24 March 2019

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As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, take a journey to our next destination: Mars. Our stellar group of interdisciplinary experts will explore the technological, physiological, and psychological challenges of sending humans to Mars, perhaps one day to live there permanently. And we will explore how we may one day make space as accessible as the skies, with ideas like the Space Elevator, the Space Fountain, the Launch Loop, and the Skyhook. Join us as we contemplate...

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22 March 2019
ANTARCTICA: What Happens There Matters Everywhere
Concert Hall, QPAC
22 March 2019

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The future of our frozen continent. The land covering Earth’s southern pole is a place of extremes – fierce weather, raw beauty and essential science. Like the canary in the...

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20 March 2019
BRINGING THEM BACK: The De-extinction Debate
Concert Hall, QPAC
20 March 2019

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 If we could…should we? Earth is experiencing the sixth great extinction, this one created largely by us. Fortunately, human beings now have the tools to potentially undo some of the...

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21 March 2019
OUR JEWELLED SEAS: Future-Proofing the Great Barrier Reef
Concert Hall, QPAC
21 March 2019

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It’s five minutes to midnight and scientists are leaving no coral unturned to save the reef. Coral reefs contribute considerably to Earth’s biodiversity, harbouring 25 per cent of all marine...

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22 March 2019
PANDEMICS & EPIDEMICS: Preparing for the Ultimate Travel Bug
Concert Hall, QPAC
22 March 2019

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Can 21st century intelligence finally tame age-old enemies?   From the bubonic plague to malaria and swine flu, infectious diseases that spread through communities and across borders have significantly shaped...

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23 March 2019
FEEDING THE WORLD: The Big and Small Solutions
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
23 March 2019

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Global food security and why it matters. The world population is expected to nudge 10 billion by 2050, but predictions of food availability for this estimation are less certain. Food...

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