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• Meet the astrophysicists using a galaxy-sized telescope – made up of dead stars – to find a background ‘hum’ of gravitational waves.
• Delve into the fascinating origins of the complex climate models predicting our future on this planet.
• Visit the World Vegetable Center Genebank to meet the delightfully quirky hunters and gatherers of the planet’s edible plants.
• Peer into the future of treating eye disease, where the race is on between bionic eyes and gene therapy.
• Hike to a geologist’s favourite place and learn to read the Earth’s deep history in the rocks.
• Meet the researchers – young and seasoned alike – feeling chewed up by the system, and learn what Australian science is losing because of it.
• Make an appointment with the AI doctor to see how artificial intelligence is revolutionising breast cancer diagnosis.
• Page through a dictionary of weather to understand the new words being coined to explain our changing weather.