Explore Magazine - Summer 2014, Volume 36 No. 2
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CONTENTS
OPINION
From the Director
Kim McKay makes an entrance
In this issue
Your guide to this edition’s stories
Building capacity
Training young scientists in Southeast Asia by Jodi Rowley
Reptiles and amphibians of Australia
reviewed by Chris Hosking
Members message
Serena Todd’s guide to upcoming events
FEATURES
Opening our doors
Preparing for the Museum’s first exhibition by Rose Docker
Special feature
25 years of the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
Douglas Grant: Aboriginal Digger
His was an accomplished yet tragic life by Elizabeth McKinnon
Life among the Aztecs
Life could be hard for Aztec commoners by Fran Dorey
Meeting Hal Cogger
A living legend of Australian natural history by Maxine Kauter
Bilum in the Maketi Ples
A traditional weaving technique finds new expression by Yvonne Carrillo-Huffman
What on earth is a goniometer?
It was state-of-the-art apparatus … in 1902 by Patricia Egan
Remembering Harry Wickham
He brought two surprising gifts from the Solomons by Scott Mitchell
FAVOURITES
Musings
What’s new in culture
Australian Museum Foundation
The Drier collection comes home by Mandy Reid
Xplorer young scientist liftout
Crystal world centre
Xplanations
Search > Discover
In your backyard
with Martyn Robinson
Photofeast
Getting up close to crystal
Members events
Travel, talks and more