2022 Program

WED. 17th AUGUST 2022 - Penrith Library (High Street, Penrith)

• Dr. Nisha Duggan (University of Sydney)
  ​Creepy cures - how flies and spiders can treat stroke and save lives. 
  BOOK HERE (FREE)

14th AUGUST 2022 - Springwood Sports Club, 2:00pm-4pm

• AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS; SAVING US AND SAVING THEM
  Dr. Carolyn Hogg & Prof. Richard Payne  (USYD)
  (This is a special event celebrating Science Week.)
  BOOK HERE (FREE)

19th JUNE 2022 - Springwood Sports Club, 2:30pm-4pm

• Ken Ferris (Riverlands Therapy Services)
  Truth default theory - the social science of lying and deception.    
• Ian Wright (Western Sydney University)

          It's raining - why now is the time to prepare for the worst drought ever

We have had to postpone Ian Seppelt's talk but stay tuned for a new date!
Ian Seppelt  (Nepean Hospital)
​Ethics and consent - clinical trials in critical care medicine. 

​15th MAY 2022 - Springwood Sports Club, 2:30pm-4pm

• Orazio Vittorio (UNSW)
  Copper is the new gold for cancer - how metals can change the way we treat tumors.    
• Josephine Munro (ANU)
  ​Consider the optics - why twinkling is good for songwriters and bad for astronomers.