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A geeky day out in Sydney

January 14, 2014January 14, 2014 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Cockatoo Island, Fort Dennison, Nicholson Museum, Powerhouse, Professor Plum's, Sydney Observatory

  What would you do for a geeky day out in Sydney? Serious question: What would you do? I recently

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Mars landing and the Sydney connection

August 1, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Curiosity, Frederick Gale, Gales Crater, Life on Mars, Mars landing, Sydney Observatory

NASA’s Curiosity Rover has already done 550 million kilometres on its trip to Mars. There’s only a measly 12 million

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One week to Venus doing its fly-by

May 30, 2012June 7, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Sydney Observatory, Transit of Venus, Transit of Venus app

Next Wednesday is the Transit of Venus. I’ve written before about how significant the Transit of Venus is from scientific, historic and

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Is your school transiting Venus?

March 28, 2012March 28, 2012 Evan Predavec 1 Comment School, Sydney Observatory, Transit of Venus, Transit of Venus in schools

The Transit of Venus is one of the reasons modern Australia exists as it does. It’s not only of great

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Pizza at the Observatory

January 20, 2012February 10, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments pizza, planetarium, Sydney Observatory

Did you know that while our Western culture has traditionally seen shapes in the stars by joining the points of

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Judging student IT competitions
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Judging student IT competitions

November 30, 2015March 17, 2016 Evan Predavec 0

Student competitions involving coding and technology are proliferating. They are a fine, fine thing and a great way to incentivise

It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet
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It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet

June 18, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 2
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Technology and ethics: pretend someone is watching

June 15, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 8
When maps lie, and why it matters
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When maps lie, and why it matters

May 23, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 3
Why LEGO costs more in Australia
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Why LEGO costs more in Australia

May 21, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 19
Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want
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Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want

May 2, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 5

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