BOOK LAUNCH: The Explainer
Sat 5th October 5.00pm-7.00pm
The Conversation has arrived on the Australian media scene, bringing with it experts from all disciplines to write about news as it should be covered. Unlike most media outlets, The Conversation uses writers with expertise in the subject area of the topics they’re writing on. This is not hack writing. Not filler pieces. It is not a mouthpiece for big business interests. It is a news and analysis service in the best sense of the term.
One of the most popular sections on their website, Explainer, provides short and to the point pieces on a wide variety of specific subjects that frequently get short shrift elsewhere. So at the time of writing this post, the subjects ‘above the fold’ on the site include: the ethics of ritual slaughter; why is the Hendra virus so dangerous; the chikungunya virus and its risk to Australia; and what is cute aggression?
So it is with great pleasure that Embiggen Books hosts the launch of the book, The Explainer.
The impressive list of contributors is as follows:
Carolyn Allan, Clinical Research Fellow, Prince Henry’s Institute
Nadia Badawi, Macquarie Group Foundation Chair of Cerebral Palsy, University of Notre Dame, Australia
Siobhan Banks, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia
Samuel Baron, Postgraduate Research Student, University of Sydney
Philip Batterham, Research Fellow, Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU
Louise Baur, Professor of Paediatrics, University of Sydney
Nan Bernstein Ratner, Professor and Chair, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland at College Park
Michael J. Biercuk, Senior Lecturer, School of Physics, University of Sydney
David Blair, Director, Australian International Gravitational Research Centre, UWA
Andrew Blakers, Director, Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSES), ANU
Mark Blaskovich, Senior Research Officer, University of Queensland
Jonathan Borwein, Laureate Professor of Mathematics, University of Newcastle
Robert Braun, Chief Scientist for CASS, CSIRO
Jonathan Carroll, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Centre for the Subatomic Structure of Matter, University of Adelaide
Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
Matthew Cooper, Professor, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland
Mark Creamer, Professorial Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne
Merlin Crossley, Dean of Science and Professor of Molecular Biology, University of NSW
Tim Crowe, Associate Professor in Nutrition, Deakin University
Peter Daniels, Assistant Director, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, CSIRO
Tim Davis, Principal Research Scientist, Materials Science and Engineering, CSIRO
Drew Dawson, Director, Appleton Institute, Central Queensland University
Susie de Jersey, Dietitian, PhD Scholar and Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
Andrew Dempster, Professor, School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems, UNSW
Nick Dorsch, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney
Rachael Dunlop, Post-doctoral fellow, University of Technology, Sydney
Lou Farrer, Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Registered Psychologist, Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU
Ulrike Flierl, Research Officer, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Lyn Griffiths, Professor of Molecular Genetics; Director, Genomics Research Centre; Director, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University
Amelia Gulliver, PHD Candidate & Research Assistant, Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU
Murray Hamilton, Associate Professor in Physics, University of Adelaide
Nick Haslam, Professor of Social and Clinical Psychology, University of Melbourne
Kevin Hennessy, Principal Research Scientist, Marine & Atmospheric Research, CSIRO
Rob Herbert, Senior Principal Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia
Kate Hoy, Research Fellow/Clinical Neuropsychologist, Monash University
Jee Hyun Kim, DECRA Fellow, Behavioural Neuroscience, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Gillian Isoardi, Lecturer in Optical Physics Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
Takashi Kubota, Research Fellow in Experimental Particle Physics, University of Melbourne
Leon Lack, Professor of Psychology, Flinders University
Wayne Leifert, Senior Research Scientist, Nutritional Genomics and DNA Damage CSIRO
Neil Levy, Honorary (Principal Fellow), School of Historical and Philosophical Studies; and Neuro-ethicist, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Dyani Lewis, Sexual health researcher, University of Melbourne
Annukka Lindell, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University Mark Lonsdale, Chief, Ecosystem Sciences, CSIRO
Ray Lowenthal, Professor of Oncology, University of Tasmania
Friederike Mansfeld, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Medicinal Chemistry, University of Queensland
Paul Martin, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology & Eye Health, Central Clinical School, Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney
Robert McLachlan, Head, Clinical Andrology, Prince Henry’s Institute
Peter Milburn, Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Griffith University
Victor Minichiello, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean, Faculty of The Professions, University of New England
Steve Morton, Honorary Fellow, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
Lisa Nissen, Associate Professor of Pharmacy, University of Queensland
Iona Novak, Head of Research, Cerebral Palsy Alliance; and Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame, Australia
Ian Olver, Clinical Professor of Oncology, Cancer Council Australia
Karlheinz Peter, Professor and Lab Head, Atherothrombosis and Vascular Biology, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Anna Phan, Postdoctoral Researcher, Syracuse University
Mitra Rashidian, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Collaborative Research Network for Mental Health, Faculty of The Professions, University of New England
Amy Reichelt, Research Fellow in Neuroscience, University of New South Wales
Dean Rickles, Associate Professor at University of Sydney
Janet Rimmer, Respiratory Physician and Allergist and Clinical Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
James Risbey, Researcher, Marine and Atmospheric Research, CSIRO
Scott Ritchie, Professorial Research Fellow, James Cook University
Monique Robinson, Associate Principal Investigator, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia
Michael Rose, PhD Candidate, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Newcastle
Gary Sacks, Research Fellow, Deakin Population Health, Deakin University
Darren Saunders, Cancer biologist, Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research; and Senior Lecturer in Medicine, University of NSW
Andy Sheppard, Theme Leader, Biodiversity, CSIRO
Maria Skyllas-Kazacos, Professor Emeritus, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW
Terry Slevin, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Curtin University; Education & Research Director, Cancer Council WA; Chair National Skin Cancer Committee, Cancer Council Australia
Melissa Southey, Professor of Pathology University of Melbourne
Fiona Stanley, Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiologist; Founding Director and Patron of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research; Distinguished Professorial Fellow, University of Western Australia
Michael Tam, Lecturer in Primary Care, UNSW
Daniel Tan, Senior Lecturer Agriculture, University of Sydney
Merlin Thomas, Adjunct Professor, Preventive Medicine, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
Lewis Tunstall, PhD Candidate, Centre for the Subatomic Structure of Matter, University of Adelaide
Michael Vagg, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Deakin University School of Medicine; and Pain Specialist, Barwon Health
Harrison Weisinger, Foundation Director, Optometry Studies, Deakin University
Elizabeth Williams, Research Fellow in Nuclear Physics ANU
Howard Wiseman, Professor in Physics, Griffith University
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