tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39487787549330748612024-02-20T00:13:53.396+11:00The Yeah SessionsA series of talks, held at Yulli's in Surry Hills, about science, art, and everything else. The Yeah Sessions aim to be informative, funny and unrestrained. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-53509024682228687252016-02-22T13:23:00.003+11:002016-02-22T13:24:53.531+11:00Yeah History - 10th May, 2016<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: block; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Oh, lordy. It's been a while, hasn't it? Are you yearning for words? Do you long for knowledge?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Fear no more, friends - we're very excited to announce that the next Yeah Session will be on May the 10th, at our home,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=246722732114242" href="https://www.facebook.com/YullisSurryHills/" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Yulli's Surry Hills</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- our topic will be 'history' - that's Yeah History.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">So if you know about things that have happened in the past, or the way tendrils of tradition drive our contemporary world, please get in touch with us - yeahsessions@gmail.com - and<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>pitch us a talk, or just say hi.</span></span></div>
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Oh, my word. <i>The Yeah Sessions</i> are back, and we’re returning to our roots with Yeah Science - a night of talks on all things sciency and evidency.<br />
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When - 6:30pm, October 28th (finishing up around 9:30, 10 ish)<br />
Where - Upstairs at <a href="http://yullis.com.au/">Yulli's</a>, 417 Crown St, Surry Hills, Sydney<br />
Updates: <a href="https://twitter.com/YeahSessions">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YeahSessions">Facey </a><br />
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We’ve arranged a very talented mix of speakers to fill your noggin with science, and they’ve volunteering their time so make sure you come along and get your fill of weird, wonderful facts. On the night, we’ll hear from:<br />
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Dr Mel <a href="https://drmelthomson.wordpress.com/">Thomson</a>, a biomedical researcher, microbiologist, science communicator and lecturer at Deakin University - <a href="https://twitter.com/DrMel_T">@DrMel_T</a><br />
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Ivy <a href="http://kirby.unsw.edu.au/people/ms-ivy-shih">Shih</a>, a PhD student at the Kirby Institute, UNSW, talking about giant viruses that are messing with the tree of life - <a href="https://twitter.com/ivyhish">@IvyHish</a><br />
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Dr Amanda <a href="http://www.amandabauer.blogspot.com.au/">Bauer</a>, science communicator and expert astronomer, talking about the universe (make you check out her great <a href="http://www.amandabauer.blogspot.com.au/">blog</a>) - <a href="https://twitter.com/astropixie">@AstroPixie</a><br />
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Jade <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadefennell">Fennell</a>, engineer, volunteer and clean energy expert, talking about automation addiction and the outsourcing of common sense<br />
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Astrid <a href="https://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/members/profile.php?memberID=511">Zeman</a>, PhD student in machine learning and psychophysics, talking about visual illusions and human perception - <a href="https://twitter.com/astrid_zeman"><complete id="goog_1583825573">@astrid_zeman</complete></a><br />
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It's going to be a great night, so come along, support our speakers, buy some great beer from our generous hosts at <a href="http://yullis.com.au/">Yulli's</a>, and come and meet some friendly, happy science-lovin' people. It's going to be a good one - see you there, friends!<br />
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<i>- Kim and Ketan </i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-4059662183812851192014-10-04T09:50:00.000+10:002014-10-21T13:30:11.333+11:00Upcoming: Yeah Australia - Tuesday the 21st of OctoberOur next Yeah Session will be on the 21st of October 2014. We're
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This great clip from <a href="http://www.clientliaison.com/">Client Liason</a> should help you with some inspiration....<br />
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Kate Robertson, expert in Australian art history, on Australian landscape, art and identity<br />
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Ryan Mitchell Wittingslow, communicator and philosophy professional, on a Graeco-Roman Republic, Reborn - "Is Australia’s political and cultural heritage founded upon Judeo-Christian principles?"<br />
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Anna Cain, renewable energy developer, talking about Engineers without
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Ari Mattes, film PhD, on how boredom filters through into Australian cinema<br />
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The talks will be held at <a href="http://yullis.com.au/">Yulli</a>'s
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Peace out, friends.<br />
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- KJ + KW<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-34850950969925084122014-03-04T02:44:00.004+11:002014-03-04T02:44:54.330+11:00Yeah Music - 27/11/2013 - Performance by Wyatt Moss-WellingtonSomething a little different for the last talk at Yeah Music last November - this talk didn't have any talking. Rather, Yeah Sessions alumni Wyatt Moss-Wellington performed three short songs for us, at the end of the night. <br />
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<br />Wyatt performed his own piece, 'Sanitary Apocalypse', which was launched a few days ago - you can find the full album <a href="http://wyattmosswellington.com/">here</a> - Have a listen, and be sure to donate! <br />
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<br />The second song was 'cry' by Godley and Creme, and the third was 'Creep' by Radiohead. <br />
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Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Music-of-Wyatt-Moss-Wellington/167047908885">here</a> to visit Wyatt's facebook page<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-68722678584220949732014-02-28T06:19:00.001+11:002014-02-28T06:19:37.358+11:00Yeah Music - 27/11/2013 - The Evolution of Music <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--></style><span style="color: black; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">On the Wednesday, the 27th of November, we flung ourselves merrily into the happy world of musics! Our third and final speaker was Justin Zeltzer, tracing the history of music back to the first recorded sounds. </span><br />
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Our second speaker was Larry Heath. Click here to watch the video on youtube, or have a peek at the video embedded below:<br />
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Larry Heath gave us a brief insight into what it's like being involved in a multicultural exploration of Australian music - Larry travelled to India as part of government efforts to introduce Australian music to Indian audiences. <br />
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Larry Heath is the founder of Heath Media, and the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the fantastic music review publication The AU Review - some links below: <br />
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<a href="http://www.heathmedia.com.au/">Heath Media</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-19239797605589154372014-02-13T21:28:00.001+11:002014-02-13T21:43:46.202+11:00Yeah Music - 27/11/2013 - Characteristics of Musical Perception in the Brain<style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--></style><span style="color: black; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">On the Wednesday, the 27th of November, we flung ourselves merrily into the happy world of musics! </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Our first speaker was Nikk Retalic. To watch the video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqy43wXPkxo">click here</a>, or cast your eyes to the embed below:</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> Nikk talked about the way frequencies inhabit the way we define and understand music, and how key changes can also alter our experience of sound. Nikk is a student of music, and a general enthusiast of all things to do with sound and science. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-1200900832541449672014-01-14T14:49:00.002+11:002014-01-14T14:49:15.417+11:00Yeah Debates @ Jurassic Lounge - Is De-extinction wrong? On the 27th of November, The Yeah Sessions took part in the final season
of Jurassic Lounge, held at the Australian Museum. We held two 'speed
debates', the first of which was on the topic "Anyone can be a
photographer, but to be a filmmaker requires real skill". The second topic was as follows:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-46589130125007237952013-12-11T13:29:00.003+11:002013-12-11T13:30:14.527+11:00Yeah Debates @ Jurassic Lounge - Filmmaking Vs Photography On the 10th of October, The Yeah Sessions took part in the final season of Jurassic Lounge, held at the Australian Museum. We held two 'speed debates', the first of which was on the topic "Anyone can be a photographer, but to be a filmmaker requires real skill", during Jurassic Lounge's Film and Photography night. Have a peek at the video below:<br />
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Each speaker had strictly three minutes to make their case, and the winner was decided by the audience yelling incoherently at the end. We'll be uploading the second speed debate, on extinction and ethics, very soon! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-25824266408077429402013-11-01T16:39:00.001+11:002013-11-01T16:40:49.075+11:00The Final Jurassic Lounge This coming Tuesday the 5th of November, the final night of 'Jurassic Lounge' will be held at the Australian Museum, near Hyde Park in Sydney.<br />
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Jurassic Lounge has been a Sydney insitution, opening up the doors of the Australian Museum to a demographic that might otherwise not consider skipping through its elegant halls. It's sad to see it go, and the Yeah Sessions are extremely proud to be part of its ultimate night.<br />
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We're hosting a 'Speed Debate' - six speakers, three on each side, with three minutes each, and an extremely strict timekeeper - it's funny, fast and often, accidentally insightful.<br />
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Check out the Facebook event page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/486199001478733/?source=1">here</a>, the official Jurassic Lounge page <a href="http://www.jurassiclounge.com/tue-5-nov-extinction">here</a>, and buy your tickets <a href="http://www.jurassiclounge.com/buy-tickets/">here</a> - in fact, do that soon, because we think this one's going to sell out rather fast.<br />
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Here's our topic:<br />
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<b>'Jurassic Park's Dr Ian Malcom was correct when he said “Dinosaurs had
their shot, and nature selected them for extinction”. It’s wrong to
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- Paul Oscar<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-15962233110651920592013-10-02T16:24:00.002+10:002013-10-02T16:24:41.040+10:00Yeah Politics - 07/08/2013 - The Politics of Eurovision On the 7th of August, we dove briefly into the tepid pond of politics.<br />
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Our fifth and final speaker was Elyse Zaccai, Yeah Sessions alumni and self-described Eurovision Overlord. Elyse discussed the various vagaries of the politics of Eurovision, including the various under-explored chunks of context that explain why the countries vote the way they do.<br />
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Elyse is a Eurovision enthusiast and has spoken for the Yeah Sessions before, on potions and black magic, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri9cX85SSbY">here</a>! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-40674068849633622762013-09-16T11:32:00.000+10:002013-09-16T11:32:50.843+10:00Yeah Politics - 07/08/2013 - Vaccination, Policy and MediaOn August the 7th, before the election, we delved bravely into the world of politics and policy.<br />
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Our fourth speaker was Yeah Sessions co-founder and co-curator Ketan Joshi, talking about vaccination - a topic that is frequently blended with politics and media. In this talk, we explore the occasional but problematic involvement of politicians in health policy, and the recent case of an Australian media outlet deciding to campaign for new laws on the access of un-vaccinated children to childcare centres. <br />
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Ketan Joshi is co-founder and co-curator of The Yeah Sessions, and works in research and communications at a renewable energy company. <br />
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To view the Daily Telegraph's article on 'No Jab, No Play', click <a href="http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/big-win-for-no-jab-no-play-as-nsw-state-cabinet-approves-tough-new-vaccination-laws/story-fni0cx4q-1226652581582">here</a>, and to read Leask and Willaby's article on the legislation, click <a href="http://theconversation.com/with-vaccination-rates-stable-no-jab-no-play-rules-are-beside-the-point-14522">here</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-80306988154994539882013-09-10T12:10:00.000+10:002013-09-10T12:10:54.226+10:00Yeah Politics - 07/08/2013 - The Social Determinants of HealthOn the 7th of August this year, we casually strolled into the dark woods of politics.<br />
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Our third speaker was Alice Gentle, who spoke at the very first Yeah Session (Yeah Science), on the demonstrable irrationality of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMu6xlIO-5w">Slime Mould</a>. At Yeah Politics, Alice spoke on the Social Determinants of Health - going beyond the 'absence of disease' and trying to formulate a way of defining health that incorporates factors like 'walkability', physical well-being and mental health. <br />
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Alice Gentle works in public health in NSW, and is passionate about innovation in health. <br />
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If you'd like to view the 2013 interactive budget tool, click <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-09/interactive-budget-2013-where-will-your-tax-go/4682404">here</a>. For more information on the Health Impact Project in the US, click <a href="http://www.healthimpactproject.org/hia/us">here</a>. And click <a href="http://createthegood.org/toolkit/sidewalks-and-streets-survey-1?how-to-toolkit=1">here</a> for information on AARP's 'Sidewalks and Streets Survey'.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-1334319351660872112013-09-01T16:00:00.004+10:002013-09-01T16:04:33.916+10:00Yeah Politics - 07/08/2013 - Political PsychologyOn the 7th of August, The Yeah Sessions dipped nervously into the muddy pond of politics. <br />
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Our second speaker was Tim Dean, speaking on the genuinely fascinating patterns we find when we look at political viewpoints from a psychological perspective, and some of the ways that our political views might be more predictable than we think. <br />
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Tim Dean is an established science journalist, and editor of the<a href="http://www.lifescientist.com.au/" target="_blank"> Australian Life Scientist Magazine</a>. He is completing a PhD in philosophy at UNSW, researching the evolution of morality. Check out his blog <a href="http://ockhamsbeard.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">here</a>, and read his fantastic articles on ABC's The Drum, <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/tim-dean-34652.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Tim is also editor-in-chief of <a href="http://www.pausetowonder.org/authors/">Wonder</a> - an excellent website dedicated to rational appreciation of the natural world, and most definitely well worth checking out. <br />
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More videos coming very soon, people! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-43827940904992586762013-08-18T13:15:00.000+10:002013-08-18T13:20:33.579+10:00Yeah Politics - 07/07/2013 - The Mechanics of ChangeOn the 7th of August, we cautiously toed the murkey waters of poltics. <br />
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Our first speaker was Eran Asoulin, speaking on the varied mechanics of politcal change, exploring the history of how governments have wrought influence, and the factors that have driven this, and the way these factors operate in modern times. <br />
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Eran, aka Bud Petal, is an avid musician and holds a deep interest in the machinations of the political world. Check out his <a href="http://budpetal.wordpress.com/">blog</a>, and his <a href="http://www.budpetal.com/">band page</a>.<br />
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What we are going to be talking about really interesting things like…health, the mechanics of political change, Eurovision, political psychology, and the influence of the anti-vaccination lobby. Sounds great, yeah? Yeah!<br /><br />Our wonderful speakers for the session will be Eran Asoulin, Ketan Joshi, Tim Dean, Elyse Zaccai and Alice Gentle.<br />
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50% of the Yeah Sessions (Ketan Joshi, one of the aforementioned speakers) did an interview with 2SER radio about Yeah politics. Have a listen, and be there on Wednesday night for beers, politics and fun..<br />
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Our fourth speaker was Evan Tanner, delivering a truly fascinating talk about the world of holographic optical trapping. This technique involves the use of light to trap microscopic objects, including live bacteria, and then using this to manipulate these objects in real time. Put simply: the use of holograms to wreak havoc on tiny things.<br />
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Evan Tanner is a researcher who has worked previously for Arryx Inc as a research and development manager, and studied at Stanford University in California. He has had his work published <a href="http://arxiv.org/pdf/cond-mat/0402454.pdf">here</a> and <a href="https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/239225.pdf">here.</a> <br />
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Click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_tweezers">here</a> to read more about optical tweezers on Wikipedia.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-43345564125016677792013-07-15T14:26:00.000+10:002013-07-15T14:35:03.120+10:00Yeah Science - 12/06/2013 - Are you tired, or just drunk?On the 12th of June, we gleefully dipped our collective toes back into the gurgling river of science. <br />
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Our third speaker was Samuel Duncan, speaking on the effects of sleep deprivation on performance. Sam presents in his talk an experiment in which he is the subject - and he performs a psychomotor vigilance test before our very eyes.<br />
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Click <a href="http://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/9122630/cumulative-sleepiness-mood-disturbance-and-psychomotor-">here</a> to view the psychomotor vigilance performance study Sam references in his talk, and click <a href="http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/safety/publications/2000/pdf/Fatig_Alc.pdf">here</a> to view the UNSW fatigue and alcohol study.<br />
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Samuel Duncan works in logistics planning and transport, and has been tracking his personal sleep data for longer than a normal person would willingly admit.<br />
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More Yeah Science, coming soon....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-79976669972581281122013-07-08T12:22:00.001+10:002013-07-08T12:22:16.196+10:00Yeah Science 12/06/2013 - NeuroplasticityOn the 12th of June, we flung ourselves happily back into the glorious maelstrom of science.<br />
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Our second speaker was Jo Dudney, talking about the varied wonders of neurplasticity. From the sex-obsessed Hank to the stroke-addled Bill, Jo explains that we're not stuck with the neural pathways we're born with, and that certain professions can lead to significant changes in the structure of our brains.<br />
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Jo completed a masters of psychology at UNSW and a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sydney. For more information on neuroplasticity, try <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroplasticity">here</a>, <a href="http://blogs.abc.net.au/allinthemind/2008/09/your-digital-an.html">here</a> or <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/part-1-of-2-the-power-of-plasticity/3183256">here</a>. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-70699271416328079422013-07-02T11:21:00.002+10:002013-07-02T11:21:29.471+10:00Yeah Science 12/06/2013 - Rubber Duckies at the End of the OceanOn the 12 of June, The Yeah Sessions dove for a third time into the wonderful word of science.<br />
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Our first speaker for the night was Erik Van Sebille, physical oceanographer at UNSW, talking about the eerily beautiful story of thousands of rubber duckies (aka 'friendly floaties') sent across the world on the churning currents of the ocean, and tying the this into the tricky problems we encounter when considering the impact of garbage, pollution and plastics on ocean life.<br />
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Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-zfoz7Xs9Y">here</a> to watch the video on youtube, or, cast your gaze below (unfortunately, a technical hitch meant there's no video of the first half of the talk, but we did get audio!) <br />
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Erik is an accomplished oceanographer - he's an ARC research fellow at the <a href="http://www.ccrc.unsw.edu.au/">Climate Change Research Centre</a> at the University of New South wales, an Associate Investigator at the <a href="http://www.climatescience.org.au/">ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science,</a> and recipient of a 2013 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) by the Australian Research Council on "Inter-ocean exchange around Australia and its relation to regional and global climate". <br />
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You can also watch an interview with Erik on UNSWtv <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4UK9Yt6A-s&feature=player_embedded">here</a>.<br />
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His <a href="http://erik.vansebille.com/science/home.html">website</a> is chockers with a bunch of great interactive tools, some of which he mentioned in his talk - be sure to check out <a href="http://adrift.org.au/">Adrift.org.au</a>, where you can simulate the impact of garbage flows, using your very own rubbery ducky!<br />
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Get in touch with Erik via Twitter, or through the contact details on his website, <a href="http://erik.vansebille.com/science/contact.html">here</a>, or read more about the UNSW Climate Research Centre <a href="http://www.ccrc.unsw.edu.au/">here</a>. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-25677420943161320102013-06-20T21:03:00.000+10:002013-06-21T18:30:54.456+10:00Short cuts 1 - We Are Hollywood (Or, How I learn to quit bitching and love the machine) <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">On the 7th of June 2013, The Yeah Sessions guest curated <a href="http://sff.org.au/public/events/short-cuts-1-quick-talks-by-film-addicts/">Short Cuts 1</a> - five talks delivered by film buffs at the Sydney Film Festival <a href="http://sff.org.au/public/hub/">Hub</a> theatrette. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Our fifth and final speaker was Lee Launay. Lee took us through his musings on how we engage with modern cinema, including his thoughts on the surprising roots of the Hollywood, and where have to go from here. Don't miss his excellent summary of the standard Hollywood three-act-structure at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXDNYKYorec&feature=player_detailpage#t=1301s">21:41</a>! </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-59666505216152343722013-06-19T18:51:00.000+10:002013-06-19T18:51:36.574+10:00Short Cuts 1 - Storytelling: Why do we do it? <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the 7th of June 2013, The Yeah Sessions guest curated <a href="http://sff.org.au/public/events/short-cuts-1-quick-talks-by-film-addicts/">Short Cuts 1</a> - five talks delivered by film buffs at the Sydney Film Festival <a href="http://sff.org.au/public/hub/">Hub</a> theatrette. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our second speaker was Wyatt Moss-Wellington, who took the audience on a fast-paced journey through the varied reasons that story-telling occurs in modern cinema. From the daily problems of ancient humans dealing with bad berries to the happy concoction of simulated threats in order to 'feel alive', Wyatt packs into 19 minutes a broad array of brilliantly delivered reasons why we tell stories in cinema. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Teenage Paparazzo</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Under Fire</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Land and Freedom</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Casa de los Babys</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The White Masai</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">O Lucky Man</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Klute</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An American Werewolf in London</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pontypool</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Fall</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Galaxy Quest</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Brothers Grimm</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chungking Express</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Room</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-20662464428219267702013-06-17T13:10:00.002+10:002013-06-17T13:10:50.617+10:00Short Cuts 1 - Vertigo: The Greatest Film Ever Made? <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the 7th of June 2013, The Yeah Sessions guest curated <a href="http://sff.org.au/public/events/short-cuts-1-quick-talks-by-film-addicts/">Short Cuts 1</a> - five talks delivered by film buffs at the Sydney Film Festival <a href="http://sff.org.au/public/hub/">Hub</a> theatrette. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our third speaker was <a href="http://sydney.edu.au/arts/art_history_film/staff/bisaacs.shtml">Dr Bruce Isaacs</a>, talking about the recent <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/aug/05/sight-sound-best-film-poll-2012">Sight and Sound</a> poll that saw Vertigo pushed into the top spot as the 'greatest film of all time'. Bruce discusses his love for the film, and explores the features of Vertigo he feels make it worthy of being called 'The greatest film of all time'. </span></span><br />
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Isaacs is a lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Sydney. He
has published work on film history and theory, with a particular
interest in film style and technology in the era of Hollywood. His most
recent work, 'The Orientation of Future Cinema: Technology, Aesthetics,
Spectacle' (Bloomsbury) was published in March 2013. He adores all things
Hitchcock, but Vertigo has a very special place in his heart</span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08987630969081812563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948778754933074861.post-75080880184520869962013-06-16T17:06:00.003+10:002013-06-16T17:06:37.679+10:00Short Cuts 1 - Re-Queering Australian Cinema<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the 7th of June 2013, The Yeah Sessions guest curated <a href="http://sff.org.au/public/events/short-cuts-1-quick-talks-by-film-addicts/">Short Cuts 1</a> - five talks delivered by film buffs at the Sydney Film Festival <a href="http://sff.org.au/public/hub/">Hub</a> theatrette. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our second speaker was Sophia Davidson Gluyas. She talked about 'Moving the pictures': Reading Buffy's queer tendencies, queer interpretations of Peter Weir's 'Picnic at Hanging Rock', and the direction she hopes Australian cinema might turn in how we read, counter-read and watch Australian film. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-0cb6046c-47c4-3571-3e17-bd0c1c0e3156" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">She completed her Arts degree at the University of Sydney
in the Art History and Theory department in 2006. In 2010, Sophia
retired young from her budding career as a theatrical agent to return to
her studies and write an honours project on 1970s Australian cinema.
Sophia is currently very cold in Melbourne writing her PhD on lesbian
visibility in 90s Australian cinema at <a href="http://deakin.academia.edu/SophiaBella">Deakin University</a> in the School
of Communication and Creative Arts. Sophia is one fifth the team who
launched the <a href="http://www.filmonik.com.au/about-filmoni-melbourne/">Melbourne cell of Filmonik</a> (aka <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KinoMelbourne">Kino</a>) last month. Sophia
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Yeah Sessions co-founders/co-curators Kim Wilkins and Ketan Joshi were interviewed last night on <a href="http://eastsidefm.org/">Eastside 89.7</a> FM's Drive program as part of Yeah Science - have a listen!<br />
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The night was a huge success, and we want to thank our speakers, who generously donated their time, and to all the people who came along for a yarn. We learnt a lot about rubber duckies, sex, London taxi drivers, holographic trapping and fatigue responses times!<br />
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