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Museullaneous
ASTC 2011 Presentation
Online delivery at the Australian Museum, Sydney - my talking points for the ASTC 2011 conference.
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Museullaneous
The Open and Learning Museum Conference
Attended this conference held in Tampere, Finland, on 11-12 October. Here's some links I promised to post.
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Museullaneous
A mobile app in development
A case study from Finland: Presentation by Leenu Juurola, Museum of Technology (Tekniikan museo) Finland, at the Open and Learning Museum Conference, Tampere, Finland, 12 October 2011. My edited selection of Leena's PowerPoint slides are reproduced here with permission.
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Museullaneous
Sample Sizes in Visitor Surveys
I often get asked how many people should we be sampling. How do you work this out?
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Science
Museum Scientist Wins Prestigious Publishing Prize
A Q&A with Technical Officer Michael Shea, co-winner of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales' Whitley Medal, the most sought after prize in Australian zoological publishing.
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Science
Coral trout spawning
Just before sunset on the night of the new moon (27 September 2011) Mike Emslie, Lyle Vail and Anne Hoggett visited a known spawning aggregation site for coral trout not far from the research station.
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Science
For Arts Sake! – Visiting Bali #1
Exploring classical Balinese paintings and the cultural practices behind this astonishing tradition.
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Science
Coral Biodiversity Expedition #4
To our great fortune the wind dropped slightly so we had the opportunity to survey the exposed South Eastern slope.
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Coral Biodiversity Expedition #3
The lagoon at Lizard Island is pretty shallow so over spring's low tides, much of the reef is exposed. At high tide, however, the lagoon provides plenty of scope for easy-access diving.
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Science
Coral Biodiversity Expedition #2
We are here at Lizard Island Research Station, the trade winds are blowing, but this has by no means inhibited our work program.
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At the Museum
Deep Oceans – Sneak Peek with Dr Nerida Wilson
The Australian Museum, in collaboration with Questacon, is currently developing an exhibition on the mysterious 'Deep Oceans'.
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At the Museum
DAW: Day 7 The most dangerous animal?
DAW? Dangerous Animals Week, of course! We're featuring a different Australian creature each day.
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Science
Welcome to the Jungle - Day 12
Mountains, monsoons and mosquitoes: highlights from amphibian biologist Dr Jodi Rowley's diary of her recent field trip to Central Vietnam.