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Food security, climate change, disease control and more. Monash Science researchers make valuable contributions to solving the world's problems. Hear from our researchers about their cutting-edge work.
Deficiency to excess - it’s all about the dosage
Can man live on cupcakes alone, asks Dr Chris Thompson, Associate Dean of Education, School of Chemistry.
Ice, trees, supercomputers and Australian droughts
The prolonged 13-year Millennium drought affecting south-eastern Australia has been unprecedented, says Dr Ailie Gallant, School of Earth, Atmosphere and the Environment.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Geometry
School of Mathematicslecturer Dr Norman Do explains what geometry is all about.
Supernova explosions, destroyers and creators of habitable worlds
Will a supernova explosion wipe all of us out asks School of Physics and Astronomy Research Fellow Dr Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway.
On the front line: finding how much rain comes from fronts
How much rainfall do we get from the meeting of warm and cold fronts? School of Earth, Atmosphere and the Environment's Dr Jennifer Catto explains.
The detection of gravitational waves
Einstein was right! School of Physics and Astronomy's Dr Eric Thrane explains why the detection of gravitational waves involving a team of Monash astrophysicists confirms a major prediction of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, and how it opens a new window on to the cosmos.
Studying tiny things that matter a story of viruses, mosquito spit and perseverance
Mosquitos spit contains viruses that can transmit diseases such as dengue fever and malaria. At only 1/10,000 of a millilitre, Associate Professor Beth McGraw, School of Biological Sciences talks about the challenges she and her fellow researchers had to overcome in getting the spit for analysis.
Using maths to solve the Rubik's Cube
Solving the Rubik's Cube has nothing to do with magic, but everything to do with maths. Associate Professor Burkard Polster from the School of Mathematicsshows you how.
Plants that kill - how climate change is changing our food
Cassava is a staple food that's eaten by over 1 billion people around the world. As cyanide occurs naturally in cassava, eating improperly processed cassava has been known to result in paralysis and death. School of Biological Sciences Associate Professor Ros Gleadow talks about how climate change can increase the toxicity levels of these plants.
STEM talks were proudly produced in partnership with the Monash Faculty of Education.
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