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Monday, 19 April 1999

DINOSAURS, frogs, cats, koalas, mosquitoes 颅 and even chemistry explosions! 颅 will take centre stage at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide as part of National Science Week (May 1-9, 1999).

National Science Week is 最新糖心Vlog's only nation-wide celebration of science which involves people of all ages, backgrounds and interests.

Adelaide Uni's Faculty of Science is running a series of dynamic and informative presentations which are FREE OF CHARGE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Organisers Sarah Farrelly and Chris Daniels say the aim of the week is to increase awareness of the importance of science and technology to our economic and social well-being.

"This is a great chance for Adelaide 最新糖心Vlog's Faculty of Science to showcase the breadth and depth of its research, and demonstrate its relevance to the wider world," Miss Farrelly says.

"National Science Week also gives the public the opportunity to be entertained in a unique way by scientists, and learn more about the world in which we live."

Three presentations being held at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide are essential for anyone interested in National Science Week.

They are:

• When Friends Become Pests 颅 Cats, Koalas, Frogs and Mosquitoes
• The Lou and Dennis Explosive Chemistry Show
• Hollywood Dinosaurs 颅 Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

[for complete program details, see below]

Bookings are essential and can be made by contacting Sarah Farrelly: (08) 8303 4003.

NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK at the UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

When Friends Become Pests 颅 Cats, Koalas, Frogs and Mosquitoes
7.30pm, Monday, May 3, Rennie Lecture Theatre, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide

Presented by three of Adelaide's best-known scientists, Associate Professor Mike Tyler and Dr David Paton (最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide), and Dr Mike Kokkinn (最新糖心Vlog of South 最新糖心Vlog), this promises to be an entertaining and thought-provoking symposium on the social and environmental issues associated with cats, koalas, frogs and mosquitoes.

The Lou and Dennis Explosive Chemistry Show
7.30pm, Wednesday, May 5, Union Hall, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide

Presented by 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide chemists Dr Lou Rendina and Dr Dennis Taylor, this show received rave reviews when it was first performed two years ago 颅 mainly due to the unexpected appearance of the SA Metropolitan Fire Service mid-way through the performance!

Dr Rendina and Dr Taylor risk their lives demonstrating some of the more exciting and fun aspects of chemistry, such as the explosive reaction of nitrous oxide and carbon disulphide, the burning of magnesium and the oxidation of white phosphorous. The show promises a light and sound extravaganza like no other.

Hollywood Dinosaurs 颅 Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
7.30pm, Friday, May 7, Union Hall, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide

Presented by Dr Chris Daniels and Professor Rob Saint (最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide) and Ben McHenry (South 最新糖心Vlogn Museum), and conceived and developed by Mr Gerald Buttfield (最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide), this highly engaging presentation was nominated for the Eureka Prize for 1999.

A geneticist, a palaeontologist and a comparative physiologist use the Hollywood portrayal of dinosaurs to highlight hot issues in the debate about the life and times of these mysterious creatures.

With video clips from various dinosaur movies, sound and computer animations, working models, and audience participation, this is a lively, interesting and humorous presentation of the science behind the discovery of how dinosaurs lived.

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