Science Revealed

Hop aboard the Museum Revealed Podcast Express to the Queensland Museum Network's Ipswich campus: The Workshops Rail Museum. Somewhere amongst the network's biggest and heaviest collection items you'll find Curator, Rob Shiels. Like the museum itself, Rob isn't just about trains, so come along for the ride... you never know where he might take us!

CREDITS

Host: Laura Cantrell

'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.

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Visit our website: https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/

Let's start with an undeniable fact: Queensland is a big state. From Texas in the south to the Torres Strait 3000 kilometres to the north, from Fraser Island on the east coast to Camooweal in the far west. How does a state museum make sure that people who'd have to travel by plane or four-wheel drive vehicle - or both - to visit on one of its museums, can benefit like everyone else?

Digital technology certainly helps but Queensland Museum Network in conjunction with Arts Queensland have been running a program for over 20 years that gives people all across the state an opportunity to access museum expertise face-to-face.

Do you have a story to tell? Or do you need a grant, advice or training? You need a Museum Development Officer.

CREDITS

Host: Laura Cantrell

'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.

Follow us on social media: @qldmuseum

Visit our website: https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/

Tape worms. Ticks. Head lice. The thought is enough to make you squirm, flinch and scratch. Yes, we're talking about parasites! Most parasites are tiny; you'll need a magnifying glass handy to see them.

Dr Terry Miller, parasitologist and Queensland Museum Network's Head of Biodiversity and Geosciences reveals more about this interesting, and often unpleasant group of organisms, as well as his role and research happening at the museum.

There's a good chance that as you listen to this podcast you're sitting on a mass-produced piece of furniture - not that there's anything wrong with that! But what if you could learn the skills to make your own?

Andrew MacDonald could teach you. He's the Factory Supervisor at Cobb+Co Museum, our Toowoomba campus, where talented and knowledgeable people like Andy are keeping traditional trades and crafts alive. Find out how he does it and why it's so important to keep the trade alive.

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Visit our website: https://www.qm.qld.gov.au

CREDITS

Host: Laura Cantrell

'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.

There's a group of unsung heroes in the museum world who work harder than anyone to bring the knowledge and vision of the curators and scientists to life in a way that excites and inspires you. We're talking about the designers!

Queensland Museum's Senior Exhibition Designer Alison Ross gives us exclusive insight into her role at the museum, a day in the life of a designer and the challenges that come along with this interesting job. Discover how her background as a stenographer influences museum exhibition design and find out what her favourite project to date is... you might have seen it on display recently.

Host: Laura Cantrell

'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.

Follow us on social media: @qldmuseum

Visit our website: https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/

How did such a large ship and experienced crew come to be wrecked? What is the full story of HMS Pandora that now lies at the bottom of the ocean? These are some of the questions Maritime and underwater archaeologists work to answer. So no, archaeology isn't just digging up old objects from the ground!

Dr Maddy McAllister, Senior Curator for Maritime Archaeology at Museum of Tropical Queensland in Townsville reveals what it's like to work on these incredible shipwrecks and some of the challenges faced... including sharks!

View the show notes and transcript.

Host: Laura Cantrell

'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.

Follow us on social media: @qldmuseum

Visit our website: https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/

Deadly (adj) - Awesome., great.

Corey Tutt is a Kamilaroi man and CEO and founder of DeadlyScience which is dedicated to providing science resources and opportunities to remote and indigenous schools.

Corey's passion for Indigenous education has also been recognised through various awards, he was named a human rights hero by the Australian human rights commission, in his spare time writes for K-Zone magazine and is currently authoring a children's book called The First Scientists. Phew... it's good thing for us he didn't stick with Llama shearing as a career. Laugh, learn and be inspired as you take five with Corey Tutt.

The preferred trajectory of a space-bound rocket is straight and ever upwards. But for budding rocket scientist Myrthe Snoeks, her path to running a 100 strong student-led rocket building team is anything but.

From dropping out of high school to staring down an Angus bull, and then of course to space. T minus minutes and counting with Myrthe Snoeks.

When Wendy Zukerman agreed to try her hand at creating a science-y podcast for the ABC, she had no idea that a few short years later she would be in New York taking her Science Vs podcast to the world. In fact, she always assumed she'd have to get a "real job" at some point. From the ABC to NYC - take five Wendy Zukerman.

The Queensland Chief Scientist journey with science started out with a love of bird watching and the environment. Throughout his career he has his interests have grown to include to mathematics, software modelling, decision science and global conservation. His passion for science is infectious - take five with Hugh Possingham.