BrisScience: Misunderstood Dinosaurs
Event Details
- Date:
- Monday, 25 June 2012
- Time:
- 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Room:
- Long Room
- UQ Location:
- Customs House (Customs House)
- URL:
- https://brisscience.wordpress.com/
- Event category(s):
Event Contact
- Name:
- Dr Andrew Stephenson
- Phone:
- 67964
- Email:
- a.stephenson@uq.edu.au
- Org. Unit:
- Mathematics and Physics
Event Description
- Full Description:
- Misunderstood Dinosaurs
Dr Paul Willis, RiAus
For too long dinosaurs have been a euphemism for slow, stupid, big, out-dated and many other negative stereotypes. But a new look at these misunderstood marvels rewrites all that! We’ll see how a new appreciation of those archosaurian wonders not only reveals an amazing diversity of fascinating creatures but that re-interpreting them has lessons for us today.
Time: 6:30 – 7:30pm, Monday 25 June, 2012
Venue: Long Room, Customs House at Riverside
Arrangements: Doors open at 6pm. No need to book – just show up!
Refreshments: There will be complimentary drinks and nibblies following the talk, where Dr Willis will be available to answer any questions
Questions? For any further information please contact Andrew.
RiAus Director Dr Paul Willis is well-known as a science broadcaster with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, presenting and producing on ABC television science shows including Quantum and Catalyst.
Paul is passionate about informing, educating and amusing people of all ages and backgrounds about science and is keen to seize the opportunity to talk about science in a variety of public forums. He was rewarded for his passion in 2000 when he was joint recipient of the Eureka Prize for Science Communication.
Prior to his work in television, Dr Willis had a research career in vertebrate palaeontology, and was the resident palaeontologist on seven Antarctic expeditions. He has produced many academic reports and papers, has authored or co-authored seven books on dinosaurs, rocks and fossils, and has written many popular science articles for a variety of publications.
Directions to UQ
- Google Map:
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- Directions:
- To St Lucia Campus, UQ Ipswich, and UQ Gatton.
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