[ASC-list] Physics Phun - Canberra and Sydney

Wed Aug 7 00:20:18 UTC 2024

Hi All

When too much physics is barely enough (proof you can say anything with
statistics*), August is packed with Physicsy Phun in Canberra and Sydney.

In Canberra it’s Open Day at the ANU accelerator
<https://accelerators.org.au/hiaf-open-day-10-august/>on August 10, then
the Dark Matter in the Pub
<https://events.humanitix.com/dark-matter-in-the-pub-canberra-friday-august-23rd-7pm>
tour kicks off August 23 at Badger and Co.

Sydney: Dark Matter in the Pub
<https://events.humanitix.com/dark-matter-in-the-pub-sydney> on Sat 24/8,
and AIP Physics in the Pub
<https://events.humanitix.com/physics-in-the-pub-sydney> hot on its heels
on Tuesday 27/8. Both great nights, with a fascinating array of scientists,
getting creative to explain their research.

Details are below - and links to Canberra Dark Matter in the Pub, so you
can tell your friends and family about that.

   *The authors did not report sample size

CANBERRA

ANU ACCELERATOR OPEN DAY - Saturday 10/8/24

Come and see inside the big white tower at ANU - the Aussie answer to the
Large Hadron Collider (don’t tell my colleagues I called it that…)
https://accelerators.org.au/hiaf-open-day-10-august/
<https://accelerators.org.au/hiaf-open-day-10-august/>

Dark Matter in the Pub, Canberra - Friday 23/8/24

Don't miss the darkest night of your life, as the scientists looking for
dark matter share the seemingly impossible quest they are on to find the
elusive - yet apparently common mystery substance.

As part of science week, seven remarkable scientists from around the
country have come together for an entertaining and fascinating night
discussing the mysteries of dark matter.

Grab a beverage and a snack and settle in for a dark night with this
captivating lineup of physicists, featuring a mix of creative delights:
comedy, demos, songs, and much more!

When: 7PM Friday August 23rd, 2024

Where: Badger & Co, 156-11 Joplin Lane, Kambri, ANU.

How Much: Free! Thanks to generous sponsorship by:

   -

   ARC Centre for Dark Matter Particle Physics
   -

   ACT National Science Week Grant
   -

   Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, School of
   Physics, ANU
   -

   Australian National University

But registrations are essential - ie, get a ticket, places are limited!
https://events.humanitix.com/dark-matter-in-the-pub-canberra-friday-august-23rd-7pm

Share this event with your friends and bring your plus one! More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1641151446425561

MC’ed by Dr Phil Dooley of Phil Up On Science
<https://philuponscience.com.au/>

THE LINE UP

Ben McAllister (Swinburne Uni) is part of a team using quantum mechanics to
look for dark matter in case it’s made of particles that are teeny tiny.
Instead of eyes and ears they are developing the new ORGAN detector (love a
physics acronym gag).

Zuzana Slavkovska (ANU) says looking for dark matter is like looking for
invisible fish. Which, apparently, makes the whole task easier.

How do you develop theories to find something, when you have no idea what
it is? Ciaran O’Hare (Sydney Uni) goes through some of the good theories,
and some of the… other theories.

Imagine if we find Dark Matter! Apart from being a little excited, would it
change our lives at all, asks Theresa Fruth (Sydney Uni).

Can you build a computer the size of a galaxy? Ellen Sirks (Sydney Uni) can
- she fits whole clusters of galaxies into her computer.

When you say tiny particles, people think elements and the periodic table.
We’ve come so much farther in the study of particles, says Phil Dooley (ANU
| Phil Up On Science). So it’s time to update Tom Lehrer’s elements song
with something more modern.

SYDNEY

Dark Matter in the Pub - Sydney Saturday 24/8

Don't miss the darkest night of your life, as the scientists looking for
dark matter share the seemingly impossible quest they are on to find the
elusive - yet apparently common mystery substance.

As part of science week, seven remarkable scientists from around the
country have come together for an entertaining and fascinating night
discussing the mysteries of dark matter.

Grab a beverage and a snack* and settle in for a dark night with this
captivating lineup of physicists, featuring a mix of creative delights:
comedy, demos, songs, and much more!

When: 7PM Saturday August 24th, 2024

Where: 349 Kent Street, Sydney

How Much: Free! Thanks to generous sponsorship by:

   -

    ARC Centre for Dark Matter Particle Physics
   -

   Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, School of
   Physics, ANU
   -

   Australian National University

But registrations are essential - ie, get a ticket, places are limited!
https://events.humanitix.com/dark-matter-in-the-pub-sydney

*Let us know if you plan to buy food, so we can ensure the kitchen is open
- check the box on the Humanitix registration page.

Share this event with your friends and bring your plus one! More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/435001436032390

MC’ed by Dr Phil Dooley of Phil Up On Science
<https://philuponscience.com.au/>

THE LINE UP

Ben McAllister (Swinburne Uni) is part of a team using quantum mechanics to
look for dark matter in case it’s made of particles that are teeny tiny.
Instead of eyes and ears they are developing the new ORGAN detector (love a
physics acronym gag).

Zuzana Slavkovska (ANU) says looking for dark matter is like looking for
invisible fish. Which, apparently, makes the whole task easier.

How do you develop theories to find something, when you have no idea what
it is? Ciaran O’Hare (Sydney Uni) goes through some of the good theories,
and some of the… other theories.

Imagine if we find Dark Matter! Apart from being a little excited, would it
change our lives at all, asks Theresa Fruth (Sydney Uni).

Can you build a computer the size of a galaxy? Ellen Sirks (Sydney Uni) can
- she fits whole clusters of galaxies into her computer.

Laura Manenti (Uni Sydney) wonders if Dark Matter could kill us? If it did,
that would be interesting data. But so far, it hasn't - also interesting -
which gives info on what dark matter isn’t.

When you say tiny particles, people think elements and the periodic table.
We’ve come so much farther in the study of particles, says Phil Dooley (ANU
| Phil Up On Science). So it’s time to update Tom Lehrer’s elements song
with something more modern.

For More Pub Physics, check out AIP Physics in the Pub on Tuesday 27/8 :
https://events.humanitix.com/physics-in-the-pub-sydney

Wormholes, Multiverses and Magical Music: Physics in the Pub

Local physicists and astronomers are coming to the pub - join them to hear
all about building the tiniest nano-things, up to exploring this huge
universe (and the parallel ones too).

There’ll be magic, there’ll be superpowers, but no cosmetologists as this
amazing line up explores the astonishing world that is physics research.

Get there early to grab a drink and a feed, so you can settle in for a
mind-blowing and rib-tickling evening. MC Dr Phil Dooley will keep the
evening moving along - easy on the long words and equations- long on
entertainment.

When: 6.30 for 7pm, Tuesday August 27th 2024

Where: The Abercrombie Hotel, 100 Broadway, Sydney

How Much: Free! thanks to our generous sponsors:

   -

   FLEET (ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics
   Technologies)
   -

   EQUS (ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems)

Registrations essential:
https://events.humanitix.com/physics-in-the-pub-sydney

More Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/7090253614417227/

And for more physics check out Dark Matter in the Pub, Saturday 24th August
<https://events.humanitix.com/dark-matter-in-the-pub-sydney>.

The Line Up

Red Clump stars are very important - astronomers love them. Which is why
other stars try to impersonate them - Kirsten Banks (UNSW) is out to unmask
these imposters.

Nanofabrication machines are amazing at making really small things. REALLY
small. Smaller than light - so how can you see what you are doing? Lesley
Spencer (UTS | TMOS) has that superpower.

Rachel Rayner (CSIRO | Rayner Explainer) is reaching out to the folks in
Newtown who are looking for a psychedelic side to life. She says quantum
mechanics is all they need.

Lorna Jarrett and Dean Cutajar (Wollongong) believe musical instruments are
magical - and they are going to explain how that magic works (spoiler: I
think it’s physics).

Daniel Terno (Macquarie Uni) wrote a paper about wormholes. His family
didn’t like it - they stopped talking to him after that.

Lachlan Rogers (Newcastle Uni | EQUS) runs the EQUS podcast, and explores
the sounds of quantum. According to his guests it could sound like Mozart.
Or the sound of a vacuum pump.

Ian Falconer (USyd) also has a number of superpowers, that he learnt last
century. He’s going to demonstrate amazing skills with a sliderule, graph
paper and a pencil!

Despite what people say, Jahanvi Maheshwari (UNSW) is not a cosmetologist.
Not in any universe. To prove it he’s going to talk multiverses with us.

 o  o  o  o
Dr Phil Dooley
Science writer, videomaker, presenter and science communication trainer.
PhilUpOnScience.com.au
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