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World Science Festival Brisbane is returning 22-26 March 2023, featuring Curiocity Brisbane from 22 March – 2 April 2023. Get ready for an all new celebration of science.

 

Upcoming Events

Explore upcoming dates for schools and communities around Queensland.

World Science Festival Queensland: Ipswich

9 – 10 September 2022

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World Science Festival Queensland: Toowoomba

9 – 10 October 2022

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2022 Digital Conversations

You can engage with the wonders of science through the curated program of digital conversations. These are available to watch online, for free, whenever it suits.

Lifespan Expanded: The Scientific Quest for a Fountain of Youth
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We’re born, we grow old, we die. It’s a rhythm long considered inevitable. But is it? Or is aging merely a disease awaiting a cure? Will science one day stave off aging or even reverse it? Leading scientists explore the biology of aging and recent breakthroughs that some think could have people living healthfully to 120 or beyond by the end of this century. Moderated by Brian Greene and featuring experts in ageing, David Sinclair, Laura Niedernhofer, Nir Barzilai and...

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Remaking the Coral Tree of Life
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A coral reef in all its glory is quite a sight, teeming with life and home to many diverse species. Recent advances in technology have challenged our understanding of coral...

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The Rights of Nature
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In 2021, the United Nations recognised that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right. First Nations Australians have known this for over 60,000 years. Can countries, companies...

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Cybercrime Revolution
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Technology is embedded in everything from communications to finance and health to education. It has enabled more aspects of our lives to move online and be interconnected. It has also...

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The Elusive Darkness of the Universe
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All we can see makes up just 5% of the Universe. The rest of the vast darkness is not as empty as we once thought, but instead filled with dark...

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What on Earth is so Good About Mars?
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      Mars represents a rich destination for scientific discovery, and an important step in humanity’s exploration of deep space. In 2021 China became the third nation to land...

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Reading the Earth
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      Western science… believed man could force nature to reveal its secrets; the Sioux simply petitioned nature for friendship (Sioux scholar and activist, Vine Deloria, Jr.). The greatest...

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Space Race 2.0
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      More rockets were launched into space in 2021 than any year before, taking with them hundreds of satellites as well as the odd first-time astronaut. The Australian...

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Everything you Need to Know About: Weather
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      The past summer many Australian communities have experienced the devastation of natural weather patterns morphing into disasters. What causes these events and what is the science that...

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