NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK SPECIAL: “Whales, poo and Antarctica all make the world go round!” with Dr Vanessa Pirotta

“Whales, poo and Antarctica all make the world go round!”

NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK SPECIAL - ALL AGES WELCOME

🇦🇶 Antarctic Dialogue session - 9.30 am Wednesday, 16th August 🇦🇶

Whales are just amazing! They:

✅ are the largest animals on Earth 😳

✅ have the biggest babies 👼🏼

✅ keep the oceans healthy with their poo 🌊

✅ can talk to each other over hundreds of kilometres 🗣️

✅ love living in Antarctica! 🇦🇶🧊❄️ 🌊

There is no one better to talk to us about amazing whales than the very excellent Dr Vanessa Pirotta! 💫

Dr Vanessa has been around animals all her life and is deeply committed to the understanding and protection of animals by helping to educate the next generation of scientists and citizens.

In this special Junior Antarctic Dialogue session will as we ask:

✅ Why do whales go to Antarctica?

✅ Why are whales important for our ocean? (Clue: poo )

✅ If we could talk to a whale, what would she tell us about Antarctica?

✅ What is it like to grow up to be a whale scientist?

In this highly interactive National Science Week session, we will learn from each other about Antarctica and its whales, find out why they are important to us and what we can do to protect and understand them.

There will be time for lots of questions and discussion, so please sign up for an hour to explore whales and their home in Antarctica.

Join us for our first National Science Week - Antarctic Dialogues session, “Whales, poo and Antarctica make the world go round!”

9.15 am Wednesday 16th August (AEST)

Register HERE

Time-zone converter:

🕘 16:30 Los Angeles/Vancouver (15/8/23)

🕘 19:30 New York/Ottawa (15/8/23)

🕑 00:30 London

🕒 01:30 Amsterdam

🕡 05:15 Mumbai

🕘 07:30 HK/S’pore

🕚 9:30 Syd/Mel/Bri (AEST)

🕐 11:30 Auckland

Antarctica offers us the answers.

Let’s ask the questions together.

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Presenter:

Dr Vanessa Pirotta is a wildlife scientist and science communicator. Her research uses innovative technologies for wildlife conservation.

Vanessa’s zoological background has taken her around the world for wildlife research. Notable projects Vanessa has worked on include leading pioneering research in collaboration with industry experts to develop custom-built, waterproof drones to collect whale snot (lung bacteria) for an assessment of whale health. Vanessa is also a primary investigator on a major wildlife trafficking detection project with Rapiscan Systems, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and Taronga Zoo.

Host:

Andrew Kelly is the CEO of The Antarctic Science Foundation, which connects supporters with researchers to enable catalytic scientific research on the Icy Continent. Across two decades, he has witnessed the power of generosity by facilitating transformational gifts to Youth Off The Streets, The Smith Family, The Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS), the Society of St Vincent De Paul and Children’s Medical Research Institute. Andrew trained as an economist before commencing a career in banking with Macquarie, Bank of America and Westpac. He has competed at an elite level in road cycling and is an Observer at the Australian Antarctic Science Council. His favourite role is being a Dad.