By DAVID MYTON It might be more an exploratory hop than a giant leap for mankind, but Australia nevertheless got serious about the science and business of space (the final frontier kind) in recent days. The Federal Government has committed to establishing a national agencywith the aim of...
By DAVID MYTON People with a background in science could be far better prepared to run a business than those who study management, according to Dr Larry Marshall, Chief Executive of CSIRO, Australia's national science agency. In an article to coincide with National Science Week, which has...
By DAVID MYTON A lone rower sculls across the placid surface of Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin, the passage of his craft marked by the ripples and eddies stirred by the vessel and the rhythmic lapping of the oars. Emeritus Professor Barry Ninham AO is taking his...
The light bulb is commonly used as an illustration to accompany articles about innovation and science (see above). It is a universally recognised symbol of discovery – the a-ah! moment when the researcher/inventor finally finds the big breakthrough or cracks a hitherto unsolvable problem. A light...
An amazing event happened this week that simply could not have been conceived of in any practical sense in previous eras. It took place, along no doubt with many other splendid things, big and small, amid the business-as-usual tragedy and turmoil that haunts our planet....