This class is part of our Marvellous Melbourne series. Click here to see other classes celebrating Melbourne. What’s it all about? Many fun adventures and memories happen in the bustling laneways of Melbourne, the crowded trams, the lovely river bank of the Yarra. In this class, we will explore what we love most about Melbourne, …
This class is part of our Marvellous Melbourne series. Click here to see other classes celebrating Melbourne. What’s it all about? Ohhh the wonders of Melbourne and its distinct style! Amazing street art in hidden laneways, Flinders Station and its clocks and the Yarra River to name just a few. But also Little Audrey (the …
What’s it all about? In many ways, defeating death is the ultimate goal of humanity; a malignant force that has forever bound us, dictating everything about our lives, our culture and even our biology, to defeat death would be to know true freedom for the first time in human history. Through developments in medical science, …
What’s it all about? If you have ever visited an abattoir or broiler farm, then you will have seen firsthand the downside of meat. Regardless of the nutritional and economic benefits of animal farming, there is no denying that it isn’t great for the animals involved – but what if you could enjoy your steak …
What’s it all about? Nanotechnology and nanobots is a concept that has fascinated humanity for decades, but which has only recently started to emerge as a truly possible technology. The implications of this are colossal, allowing construction at impossible scales and complexity, treatment of diseases virtually without collateral damage, and profound advances to computing power …
What’s it all about? The internet age has seen the emergence of many any various strange and wonderful phenomenon. Of these, the advent of cryptocurrency as a popular and realistic alternative to state-backed currency is one of the stranger and most significant, threatening to turn the global financial order on its head – for better …
What’s it all about? In 2017 the world’s population surpassed 7.5 billion people, and the question was once again raised; how many people is too many? Whether your concern is environmental sustainability, financial security, immigration or simple quality of life, there is no denying that the more people we have, the more pressure is placed …
What’s it all about? With the first successful gene editing of twin babies by a Chinese doctor in 2018, many ideas previously only seen in science fiction have become very real indeed. But while technology offers us the possibility of managing or even eradicating genetic conditions, it also raises more questionable uses – designer babies …
What’s it all about? So simple to create yet stunning to wear, glass and paper can be made into wonderful pieces of jewellery; who would have thought? With the limitless bounds of print media (think books, old maps, sheet music, photographs, etc.) you can take almost anything flat and make it into your very own …
What’s it all about? Travelling to the stars has been a fascination and hope of humankind for much of our existence. Now a new age of commercial space travel and ownership of the moon is rising. Many experts suggest that unless humanity expands beyond the planet Earth we will become extinct. But assuming we can …
