The ABC Island Ampitheatre has started playing host to CSIRO scientists. Each week in September there'll be a seminar. Tonight's featured Dr Peter Clifton, a researcher in Obesity and Diabetes at CSIRO and co-author of the CSIRO Total Well Being Diet Book. He presented on "Anti-Aging; The Prospect of Human Life Extension". More than 40 people attended so you can expect next … [Read more...] about CSIRO launch seminar series on ABC Island
Education
Victoria University joins the class
Recently, Victoria University established a large holding in SL. It is pretty obvious that Victoria University is taking a 'from the ground up' approach to their SL presence. There is none of the polish or professional builds we have seen with other Australian or other Universities. In fact, there could be said that this presence is akin to that of the MIT area that was set … [Read more...] about Victoria University joins the class
Interview – Kim Pasternak (Kim Flintoff)
Kim Pasternak is one of Australia's passionate education users of Second Life and runs the AusSLERs site. We caught up via email to discuss education and more. Lowell Cremorne:Tell us a little about your educational background Kim Pasternak: OK. I started out with the sciences, Chemistry especially, when I first left school and for a variety of reasons found my way into … [Read more...] about Interview – Kim Pasternak (Kim Flintoff)
Interview – Gizzy Electricteeth (Kelly Daly), IBM
Gizzy Electricteeth (aka Kelly Daly) is another Australian in SL that has been a very active participant in a range of areas. As training and technology lead for IBM Australia in SL, she's busy enough. On top of that she's played a training role for Aussie residents, recently commencing the Prim School series on ABC Island which shows residents how to create objects in … [Read more...] about Interview – Gizzy Electricteeth (Kelly Daly), IBM
Fishace – in-world environmental education
On a modest plot in Epsilon Orionis, Fishace Pye has set up a backyard waste management system to demonstrate the real-life benefits. Fishace sums up the purpose of his plot: "Fishace Ecological Engineering is an Australian consultancy specialising in the design of zero waste systems. With climate changes ahead we need to do things in different ways. This system shows how you … [Read more...] about Fishace – in-world environmental education