Blog archive: April 2010
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Science
Ian Kiernan blogs on Plastiki
Ian Kiernan the founder of Clean Up Australia and Clean up the World talks about a throwaway society on Plastiki website.
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Museullaneous
Museums and the Web Conference 2010
Links to papers and online summaries from the 2010 Museums and the Web Conference.
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At the Museum
New Exhibition - Tiwi Footy
Our next upstairs temporary show looks at something unusual for the Australian Museum - sport.
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Museullaneous
Smartphones and open content – emerging trends
Smartphones are changing the face of journalism and open content is changing the nature of education – what does this mean for providing museum content on demand?
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Museullaneous
Are we addicted to social media?
A new study from the International Center for Media; the Public Agenda (ICMPA) at the University of Maryland suggests that we are.
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Science
Tips for looking after our oceans
Here is a short list of how we can all care for our oceans to protect the beautiful marine life that lives there.
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Science
One Day Without Shoes
Thursday is ‘One Day Without Shoes’ day, a day to spread awareness about children developing preventable feet conditions. By not wearing shoes for one day gives you the opportunity to walk in the steps of these children in developing nations.
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Science
Plastiki expedition update
The journey of Plastiki is well underway and things are looking positive!
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Science
The breakdown of the world’s water content
Why is water so precious? Because only a small percentage, 0.08% of the world's water can be used for domestic use.