A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
Words by Walter Marsh.
Water has always been a precious commodity in Australia. For water engineer and lawyer Danielle Fopp, adapting to the challenges of urbanisation, population growth and climate change is an uphill battle that demands new approaches and solutions. “I’ve always been a bit of a water baby,” Danielle explains. “Since I was little I have loved […]
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The Hooded Lycrabot (Flore pneumaticae) is a synthetic organism that can detect heat from living things. We have been cultivating them here at MOD. for quite a while, and since it is World Creativity and Innovation Day, we decided it was as good a time as any to release them on an unsuspecting public. The […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
Octopus can’t talk, and so Dr Jasmin Martino is developing new techniques to reveal details of their fascinating, complex lives. Jasmin Martino drove from Adelaide to Eyre Peninsula and climbed on and off fishing boats multiple times in the first year of her postdoctoral research. She was looking for octopus. But not for dinner. For […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
Keeping our data safe in an online world is complicated — but also simple The way we work, shop and connect has been transformed by the cloud. But, as more and more aspects of our lives move online, the value of our data — and the task of protecting it — are more important than […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
Some kids learn better when they work in real physical spaces. So Katie Gloede paired STEM with Aussie Rules Football. Run! Kick! Calculate! Imagine you create a new way to help children understand science and maths. The approach involves a professional Australian Football League (AFL) club, and gets kids outside doing activities like kicking […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
Yusuf Hayat’s research starts with questions, and creates more questions. “So, where are you from?” It’s a question many non-white Australians are still asked, even though their families have been citizens here for several generations. PhD candidate Yusuf Ali Hayat is interested in this experience of feeling like a stranger in the country you live. […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
We don’t always know how our way of life could impact the planet in 50 or 100 years’ time. For environmental scientist Mikala Kidd, the problems facing our soil today raises big questions about the future. “I knew I wanted to do something to do with environmental science – it’s a pretty broad field these […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
Dorsa Maher’s research aims to match patients with the best treatment. Imagine you’ve got a medical condition that causes swelling and intense pain in your left big toe and sometimes a knee. It comes on quite randomly: you wake up, and damn! There it is again. When it does hit, it stops you standing and walking normally. You can’t shop, work or do exercise. Can’t even bare the weight […]
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When you create an exhibition set thirty years in the future, there are significant considerations when it comes to expressions of identity and diversity. We wanted to think about how society could change with regards to our understanding of gender and sexuality, and we also wanted to consider what disability might look like in the […]
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At the start of the year, automation and artificial intelligence were challenging the future of work, and the climate crisis was reshaping our expectations of the economy and nature. And then COVID-19 hit. These large shifts are changing the practices of museums, and as a result new ideas and practices are emerging in digital spaces. […]
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